Journal of the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP:
OPPORTUNITY
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Together, EWS and Command create an
unstoppable team for engineering innovation
and growth. The companies are capitalizing on
the combined power of German and American
engineering and sharing resources. Their shared
buying power keeps the price of purchased
materials and hardware low. Their private
ownership makes them incredibly nimble in the
decision making process.
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“Our ability to leverage U.S. and German
engineering resources places us significantly
ahead of the competition,” enthused Bahti
Hanedar, international business manager. “From
my perspective, we must continue driving towards
innovation and capitalize on each company’s
strengths; we already see it happening in the
engineering and design departments.”
ENGINEERING: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT,
SPEED OF RESPONSE
▶ ▶ “What makes us unique is that our engineering
team responds so quickly,” said Berg. “Typically,
engineering is seen as the bottleneck for
operations. We provide concept tooling and
approved drawings, all internally, within a few days
rather than a few weeks. This often is a problem
area; we have made it a strength.”
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“We also are finding a great market in ‘specials,’”
Berg continued. “We design and manufacture
custom tooling, and we do it both quickly and
efficiently. This ability affords us a marked
advantage above our competitors.”
Command offers repair services on any brand
name of driven tools and their service technicians
are trained in Germany. EWS has experience and
so does Command.
INNOVATION: FROM DESIGN
TO MANUFACTURE
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Command currently is in the development phase
for several new tools, scheduled for introduction
in 2010. “Our vision is to be the market leader
in precision tool holding,” said Berg. “Significant
growth definitely is ahead of us. We are combining
powerful manufacturing resources in the United
States and Germany to offer the broadest line in
the marketplace.”
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Command also works very
closely with its customers
through the entire process
of a tool’s development. “We
have the capacity in-house
to take a job from design to
manufacturing,” explained Nick
Martin, president. “Tooling is
what we do, it is our priority.
This isn’t simply a portion of our
business; this is our business.
And nobody does it better.”
Our work goes beyond
drawings,” added Hanedar.
“We provide test verification of
manufacturing processes. We
assist in process development
to maximize efficiency and
productivity.”
The Command Team
Command’s management team is bringing new life and new
perspectives. Couple that with their long-term employee
knowledge base, and they have an unstoppable combination. If
you haven’t seen Command lately, you haven’t seen Command.
Nick Martin, president
“I know who Command was, and I know where
we can take it.”
Dutch by heritage, mechanical engineer by trade,
Nick Martin has almost 40 years of experience
within the machine tool industry. Martin brings
the unique perspective of understanding
and experience in both the European and
American machine tool industries. In 2009,
his commitment to “local manufacturing” was
sealed when he became a U.S. citizen.
Chuck Berg, director of engineering
“We have the right people, and have
accomplished amazing things.”
Chuck Berg has extensive experience in the
engineering field, particularly in the systems
and process-driven aerospace and medical
markets. For the last 18 months, Berg has
been working on streamlining all engineeringrelated
activities at Command.
Greg DeVore, director of sales
“We continue driving towards innovation.”
Greg DeVore has 20 years of experience in
various aspects of machining, from applications
to service to product management and
sales. DeVore has been tasked with growing
sales and presenting to market. Command/
EWS Group has a wide range of advanced
technologies to present to market.
Bahtiyar Hanedar (Bahti),
international business development
manager
“I provide a bridge between German and
American engineering.”
Joining Command from EWS, Bahti Hanedar
now is a permanent member of the Command
team. Hanedar’s manufacturing expertise
in EWS products, engineering ingenuity, and
application-driven sales expertise will be a
significant support for Command’s customers
and sales network.
Kurt Brenny, accounting manager
“The challenge is managing growth and
ensuring the systems are in place to
accomplish that.”
Kurt Brenny is Command’s new accounting
manager and is actively involved in streamlining
all financial procedures at Command. Brenny
has years of experience in accounting and taxrelated
matters.
www.commandtool.com
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