Philadelphia Gear Appoints Charles Zirkle New Turnkey Project Manager; 34-Year Industry Vet Takes Vast Experience & Knowledge to New Aftermarket Product Offering.KING OF PRUSSIA King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , Pa. -- Officials of Philadelphia Gear Corporation, a full-service provider of gearing and power transmission solutions, have announced the hiring of Charles L. Zirkle as the company's new On-Site Technical Services Project Manger. Zirkle comes to Philadelphia Gear after 34 years in various capacities of increasing responsibility with Horsburgh & Scott Company. For the last five years of his tenure with H&S, Zirkle served as Field Services Manager, contributing significantly to the company's growth. He was directly responsible for such functions as on-site machining, gearbox rebuilds and project management, field tear downs and reinstallations, and reverse engineering. Prior, he held the positions of Operations Manager See datacenter manager. , Maintenance Superintendent, Plant Engineering Manager, and Enclosed Drive Designer. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Philadelphia Gear President Carl Rapp, Zirkle will coordinate the new On-Site Technical Services product offering, working closely with the company's five regional service centers to provide complete coast-to-coast coverage, and afford the company's customer base with another important aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. service. "As we establish the full capability of this new line of technical services here at Philadelphia Gear, there is no one in the industry better suited to spearhead our effort than Chuck," said Rapp. "Bringing on an individual of Chuck's caliber demonstrates our commitment to building and expanding our service model." Zirkle's educational background includes an Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . A founding member of the American Gear Manufacturers Association The American Gear Manufacturers' Association or AGMA is the responsible authority for the dissemination of the knowledge pertaining to the design and analysis of gearing. The methods that AGMA presents are in universal use when strength and durability of gears are the primary (AGMA AGMA American Gear Manufacturers Association AGMA American Guild of Musical Artists AGMA Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (UK) AGMA Alliance for Gray Market and Counterfeit Abatement ), Philadelphia Gear offers products and services found in use worldwide; from conveyor gear drives used in long wall coal mining operations, to emergency repair services critical to the power generation industries. The company serves thousands of customers across the globe from its regional service and manufacturing facilities in New Castle, DE; Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA. Philadelphia Gear is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA. For more information, call 1-800-766-5120, fax 610-337-5637, or visit online at www.philagear.com. This press release can be accessed online in the News & Events section at www.philagear.com. Photos and additional artwork are available upon request. |
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