03/01/2023
Today is the day! Good luck Jeffrey Taylor!
Today, March 1st, Jeff Taylor, President of Crafts Technology, a Hyperion Materials & Technologies Company, will be speaking about Tungsten Carbide PM Products in High Precision and High-performance Engineered Tooling and Wear Solutions at the MIM2023 event.
Here's a little information about Jeff:
Jeffrey Taylor is the President of Crafts Technology | A Hyperion Materials & Technologies Company, which is part of the Precision Solutions by Hyperion®. While HMT is a leader in advanced materials with decades of experience developing and manufacturing tungsten carbide powder, cemented carbide, industrial diamond, and cubic boron nitride, Crafts Technology and the Precision Solutions group specializes in the conversion of the powdered metallurgy products into finished high precision and high-performance engineered tooling and wear solutions.
Jeff’s 36-year professional career includes having worked in a variety of roles, including toolmaker and then manufacturing manager at New England Carbide, sales and sales management at A.W. Chesterton, and then ultimately as President of Crafts Technology, one of the world’s oldest continuously operated companies of its’ kind in the world. Each of these respective companies all specialize in the design and production of engineered wear solutions, cutting tools, and/or fluid handling & control products where powdered metallurgy, in the form of tungsten carbide, advanced ceramics or diamond matrices, is a core competency.
Jeffrey’s education includes an AS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology as well as a Bachelor of Manufacturing Management obtained from the University of Minnesota.
Some additional accomplishments:
1. Previously presented at The American Pulp & Paper Association (TAPPI), Water Environment Federation (WEF), Marcus Evans Hydropower Maintenance & Reliability Conference….and many other venues.
2. Past “Chairman of Certification”: Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME NS Chapter) and Advisory Council Member for National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
3. Three patent pending innovations including a brazed carbide tip Automated Fiber Placement [AFP] cutter/blade, a CraftAlloy™ diamond nozzle for fluid dispensing and a CraftAlloy™ diamond capillary.
Outside of work, Jeffrey is the father of two daughters, 16 and 21 years old. The oldest of which is enrolled in an Advanced Manufacturing Degree/Apprenticeship program at Harper College. His hobbies include traveling, skiing, rollerblading, mountain biking, running and he is a PADI certified Rescue Diver.
Best of luck today, Jeff! We know you will be awesome!