WARREN, OHIO--Drake Manufacturing, an innovator in CNC grinding systems has named James L. Vosmik as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Jim comes to Drake from Precision Threading Corp., where he served as its President with responsibility for day-to-day operations. During his nine-year career at PTC, he managed the company’s transition from an old-line, product-oriented company into a modern, customer-centered provider of highly engineered threading solutions. In the process, Jim developed an extensive knowledge of grinding, machining, and measuring threads as well as advanced manufacturing processes.

“Our customers will benefit from Jim’s manufacturing experience,” says John Drake, CEO. “He knows the pressures facing manufacturing today and he has innovative ideas that will help our customers. We expect him to build on our reputation for quality, service and delivery.”

Drake Manufacturing designs, builds and services state-of-the-art precision CNC grinding and gear hobbing machines that help maximize productivity, improve quality and reduce production costs for a wide variety of demanding applications.