Ben Box

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Applications Engineer and New Business Development @ VACUUMSCHMELZE Gmbh & Co. KG
Fort Myers, FL, US
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In my position I work in the Materials and Parts division which includes soft and semi hard magnetic, spring materials, amorphous and nano-crystalline for shielding, brazing and other materials. I assist salespersons and customers to define the correct materials for given applications which sometimes includes 3d FEA magnetics modeling.Additionally I also work as a business development seeking out new applications, penetrating into companies engineering staff and developing close relationship with them while bringing in our sales team to engage. I cover all sectors including commercial and military. Some areas include Aerospace (motors and APU’s), Automotive, Brazing, EM Shielding, Industrial, Oil and Gas, Medical, and high end scientific.

Ben Box's Current Company Details
VACUUMSCHMELZE Gmbh & Co. KG

Vacuumschmelze Gmbh & Co. Kg

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Applications Engineer and New Business Development
Fort Myers, FL, US
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515
Ben Box Work Experience Details
  • Vacuumschmelze Gmbh & Co. Kg
    Applications Engineer And New Business Development
    Vacuumschmelze Gmbh & Co. Kg
    Fort Myers, Fl, Us
  • Vacuumschmelze Gmbh & Co. Kg
    Applications Engineer /New Business Development
    Vacuumschmelze Gmbh & Co. Kg Dec 2014 - Present
  • Vac Magnetics
    App Engineer- Magnetic And Motors
    Vac Magnetics 2014 - 2017
  • Axi International
    Vice President
    Axi International Dec 2013 - Aug 2014
    Fort Myers, Florida Area
    Management of day to day operations for Engineering, Research and Development, Production, Purchasing etc. for AXI's USA facility.Managing Director for AXI Malaysia including Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, and Finance.Directly reporting to the CEO.
  • Carpenter Technology
    Commercial Product Manager Strip Magnetic
    Carpenter Technology Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
    Reading, Pennsylvania Area
    Commercial Manager with direct responsibility for Strip Product including Magnetic Alloys and Hi Temp Alloys for Aerospace, Defense, Industrial, and Commercial application.Develop and implement Commercialization Strategy, Pricing, Contract Negotiation, Forecasting and Oversight of customer portfolios.
  • Omega Engineering
    Metrology And Analab Manager
    Omega Engineering Dec 2009 - Jan 2012
    Bridgeport Nj
    Metrology and Analab Manager:. Directing Testing for FCC and EU product testing including anachoic camber testing and Open Area Test Site (OATS) Testing. Managing day to day function of NIST certified calibration labSales Application Engineer:Assisting customers from all facets of industry such as pharmaceutical, food, university, industrial, to finding solution for their measurement problems with over 100,000 products. Selected Achievements:* Working in Temperature and… Show more Metrology and Analab Manager:. Directing Testing for FCC and EU product testing including anachoic camber testing and Open Area Test Site (OATS) Testing. Managing day to day function of NIST certified calibration labSales Application Engineer:Assisting customers from all facets of industry such as pharmaceutical, food, university, industrial, to finding solution for their measurement problems with over 100,000 products. Selected Achievements:* Working in Temperature and RH, I-R, Flow, Pressure, Automation and Data Acquisition to assist customers to finding and implementing solution. Typical customers include Lockheed Martin, NASA, Boeing, NREL, and over 30,000 others.* Developed new quick release vacuum temperature thermocouples* Developed new ultrafine insulated thermal couple to .001” for semiconductor and cryogenic research.* Engineered a line of plug and play prepackaged temperature control boxes which won national best prize for innovative products Show less
  • Consarc Corporation
    Product Line Manager
    Consarc Corporation Aug 2006 - Jul 2009
    Consarc is an Inductotherm Group Company with over 40 years of technical experience specializing in design, and manufacture of a wide range of advanced vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces for the processing of metals, specialty alloys, and engineered materials.Managing day-to-day operation for specialized vacuum melting furnaces for use with super alloys and titanium for the aerospace industry. Responsible for in house testing of all equipment including Electro Slag Refining, Vacuum… Show more Consarc is an Inductotherm Group Company with over 40 years of technical experience specializing in design, and manufacture of a wide range of advanced vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces for the processing of metals, specialty alloys, and engineered materials.Managing day-to-day operation for specialized vacuum melting furnaces for use with super alloys and titanium for the aerospace industry. Responsible for in house testing of all equipment including Electro Slag Refining, Vacuum Arc Furnaces, An Vacuum Induction Melting systems. Testing including Vacuum systems, electronics including PLC (ACSCL500 and 5000 and Siemens S7, Intermat drive, and Wonderware). Testing also included 30,000 amp Power Supplies, hydraulics systems, pneumatic, hydronic and pressure relief system. I also designed systems for pressure relief and have a intimate knowledge of defragration. Supervising Field Engineers within house testing. Responsible for writing all equipment operations manuals.Selected Achievements: >Employed Maxwell 3d Finite element analysis software to design High Current (80,000 amps) to maximize efficiency and very accurately predict magnetic coupling.>Modeled the magnetic heating effects of a multi stage thermal Induction process designed for the production of solar grade silicon production. Acquired a detailed understanding of present day and new silicon melting technologies including mono-crystal, poly-crystal, Solar Cells. >Used Maxwell 3D Magnetics FEA modeling software to study efficiency improvements in cold crucible levitation and magnetic stirring effects of the levitation molten metal. Show less
  • Tech-Terra Llc.
    General Manager
    Tech-Terra Llc. 2003 - 2006
    Start up business manufacturing customized biologically active organic material for soil amendment and a distributor of organic products. Tech Terra serviced the agricultural, nursery and landscaping industry of New Jersey.Developed lean manufacturing and managed sales, production, financials, marketing and establishing distributor relationships. Spearheaded research with Rutgers University on research projects involving the use of the microorganisms we manufacture in pathogen suppression… Show more Start up business manufacturing customized biologically active organic material for soil amendment and a distributor of organic products. Tech Terra serviced the agricultural, nursery and landscaping industry of New Jersey.Developed lean manufacturing and managed sales, production, financials, marketing and establishing distributor relationships. Spearheaded research with Rutgers University on research projects involving the use of the microorganisms we manufacture in pathogen suppression and insect repellence. Became one of 35 certified advisors worldwide for Soil Food Web labs and worked closely with Dr. Elaine Ingham world-renowned soils microbiologist.>Increased revenue from $0 to $900k per year in sales and services, within 3-years. Acquired accounts with most of the largest firms in NJ including The Brickman Group, Lipinski Landscaping, Toll Brothers, True Green and Princeton Nurseries to name a few. >Worked with Princeton Nurseries one of New Jersey’s largest, implemented a system of biological soil remediation designed specifically for the tree crop they were trying to grow. This consisted custom tailoring bacteria, fungal, protozoa, and beneficial Nematodes to creat soil for the specific types of plants being grown. This allowed them to plant and move thru production cycles much faster. This became the highlight is the International Plant Propagators national convention in Atlantic City on their tour of nurseries.>Became a guest lecturer for Rutgers University’s Master Gardener Program lecturing on the importance of soil biology and ways to enhance plant performance using organic methods. Show less
  • Emsco Corp
    Sales Account Manager
    Emsco Corp 2001 - 2002
    A world leader in the repair of induction furnaces, coils, water cooled leads and associated systemsResponsible for all “A” accounts for the North Eastern United states. Trained salesman from other facilities on equipment and opportunities.
  • Inductotherm Corp.
    Technology Transfer Manager
    Inductotherm Corp. 1984 - 2002
    Worldwide leader in induction technology, design and manufacture advanced melting, heating, holding and pouring systems for virtually all metal and material processing.Reporting directly with the CEO interface with inter-corporate group presidents and chief engineers globally with responsibility over 14 corporations to report financial information and ensure latest technology development updates and fielding engineering type questions. Tracking lost business, installations and helping to… Show more Worldwide leader in induction technology, design and manufacture advanced melting, heating, holding and pouring systems for virtually all metal and material processing.Reporting directly with the CEO interface with inter-corporate group presidents and chief engineers globally with responsibility over 14 corporations to report financial information and ensure latest technology development updates and fielding engineering type questions. Tracking lost business, installations and helping to prepare global markets analysis. ISO 9000 Internal Auditor.Sales Engineer 1999 – 2000Engage in sales activities and prepare quotes for international customers for industrial melting equipment ($35k-$1.5M systems)Project Engineer – Electrical/Mechanical 1984 – 1999Design high frequency inverter power supplies to suit customer needs ranging from 15KW to 3000KW and Design induction melting furnaces from 2kg capacity to 30 Tonne, including hydraulics, pollution control, water systems, refractory, and establishing BOM, cost studies, new product development and controls.Selected Achievements: U.S. Patent # 5,901,170>Co-invented the concept of using specialized wire shunt material to replace conventional flat shunt material. This created an advantage by eliminating side entry flux heating and substantially increased efficiency by 40%>Streamlined customer EDM system, by pre-engineering most of inverter to furnace combinations and coding possible options for the furnaces. This lead to a drastic reduction of engineering hours and greatly reduced mistakes and miscommunication. Realized opportunity to stream lines the sales thru engineering process to reduce man-hours and mistakes.Implemented it reduced the time spent on engineering by 80%. Show less

Ben Box Skills

Engineering Manufacturing Product Development Lean Manufacturing Electronics Materials Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Automation Finite Element Analysis New Business Development R&d Testing Semiconductors R

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