Technical Experts

Expert: Bob Brandemuehl
Company: Durst Division of Regal Beloit Corporation
Area of Expertise: Electrical & Mechanical Power Transmission Products
Years of Expertise: 41 years

Expert Biography: Bob Brandemuehl, Engineering Manager, has 23 years of product design engineering/development experience with Durst. Specializing in mechanical power transmission drives, Bob focuses on enhancing product quality and efficiency and ensuring customer satisfaction. Before joining Durst, he spent 18 years in the new product development group at Falk Corp. He earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering. Bob will be at the show 3/22 to 3/24.

Expert: Charles Throckmorton
Company: Sauer-Danfoss
Area of Expertise: Industrial Hydraulic Products, Mobile Hydraulic Products, Technical Advisor, NA Marketing
Years of Expertise: 41 years

Expert Biography: Charles' career began in Design Engineering then he had leadership roles in Engineering, Quality, and Plant Operations. For the last 12 years, he has been actively involved in Systems and Applications Engineering projects.

Expert: Bert  Martinez
Company: Sun Hydraulics Corporation
Area of Expertise: Hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds
Years of Expertise: 41 years

Expert Biography: Bert is currently serving as Lead Engineer in the Manifold Engineering group for Sun Hydraulics. He previously served for Parker Hannifin. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and Engineering Management advanced degree. He will be at the show 3/23 - 3/25.

Expert: Sam Finocchio
Company: Durst Division of Regal Beloit Corporation
Area of Expertise: Electrical & Mechanical Power Transmission Products, Industrial Hydraulic Products
Years of Expertise: 40 years

Expert Biography: Since joining Durst in 2002, Sam has held the positions of New Product Development Manager and Project Engineer. Sam was responsible for devising a new line of Durst pump drives. Previously, he was a Project Engineer at Taylor Co., a leader in food service equipment. Before that, he served as Project Engineering Supervisor for a maker of HVAC systems. Sam holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University. He will attend the show 3/23 to 3/26.

Expert: Thomas Wanke
Company: Milwaukee School of Engineering
Area of Expertise: Industrial Hydraulic Products, Mobile Hydraulic Products, Related Products & Services
Years of Expertise: 40 years

Expert Biography: Thomas Wanke MSE,CFPE Director FPI. Experience: component and system design and evaluation; field troubleshooting failure analysis; fluids, filtration and contamination control. Member of SAE and IFPS; Chairman NFPA Tech Board & T2.12; Co-Chairman T.2.24 & ISO SC 8 and Co-Chairman of the IFPE 2011 Educational Program.

Expert: Rick Grawunde
Company: Sun Hydraulics Corporation
Area of Expertise: Hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds
Years of Expertise: 40 years

Expert Biography: Rich is currently engaged in cartridge valve design with a focus in load control products. He has worked the past 35 years in cartridge valve design and manufacuring, first with Fluid Controls and with Sun for the past 30 years. He will be at the show 3/25 - 3/26.

Expert: Bill Zoller
Company: Sun Hydraulics Corporation
Area of Expertise: Hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds
Years of Expertise: 37 years

Expert Biography: Bill is currently in marketing at Sun Hydraulics and previously worked in a Market Sales position with Vickers. Prior to his Product Manager position, he worked with Double A Hydraulics. Other previous experience includes: hydraulic systems engineer at a major construction machinery manufacturer, hydraulic engineer on hydro-mechanical servo systems and operation hydraulic experience in the U.S. Navy. He holds a mechanical engineering and MBA degree and he'll be at the show 3/22 - 3/25.

Expert: Larry  Leggett
Company: Bailey International Corporation
Area of Expertise: Electrical & Mechanical Power Transmission Products, Industrial Hydraulic Products, Mobile Hydraulic Products, Pneumatic Products, Related Products & Services, Water Hydraulic Products
Years of Expertise: 34 years

Expert Biography: Larry Leggett, Executive Vice President of Market Development, specializes in procuring new and expanding existing product lines at Bailey International Corporation. Larry has 34 years of experience at Bailey and has previously acted as Head of Sales and Head of Purchasing. He currently oversees procurement of Surplus and Excess Inventories and serves on Bailey's Advisory Board and Executive Leadership Team.