Frank Fenton
President & CEO
Rath Manufacturing Co., Inc.
2505 Foster Ave.
Janesville, WI 53547-0389
www.rathmfg.com

Frank Fenton is president and CEO of Rath Manufacturing Co., Inc. He was named to his current position in 1992 following the planned retirement of the previous president, and presently has complete responsibility for Rath. A 1967 electrical engineering graduate from Kansas State University, Fenton has 25 years of industrial experience. Previous assignments included the presidency of Stewart Warner Instrument Corp. and general manager of two divisions of Ametek, Inc.

Frank Fenton currently is a member of TPA's Tube & Pipe Producing Council.

W.B. "Bud" Graham
President
Welded Tube Pros LLC
16574 Old Chippewa Trail
Doylestown, OH 44230
www.weldedtubepros.com

Bud Graham has more than 20 years' experience in the metal process industry, with special concentration in welded tube process and equipment development, cold roll forming equipment, tooling, and welding process technology. His career at Yoder Manufacturing included serving as director of welded tube and pipe technology, director of international sales, and director of roll forming systems. While employed at Yoder, Graham was responsible for the sale and startup of specialty tube and pipe production lines, from API pipe to refrigeration-grade tube.

Graham was the CEO of Coil Joining Technologies (CJT), International, in Strongsville, Ohio. CJT designs, manufactures, and installs coil end joiners and online, automatic gauge control mills for welded tube and pipe production lines. Currently, he is consulting to the tube and pipe industry and is a member of TPA's Tube & Pipe Producing Council.

Arthur Link

Art Link joined Kipco International in 2000 and was president and a partner in the company, which provides technically advanced products to the tube, pipe, and extrusion industries. The company offers a full line of TIG welding equipment, tube mills, auxiliary equipment, and consulting services to the tube and pipe industry. For nine years prior to joining Kipco, Link was president of T & H Lemont, a world leader in the design and manufacture of roll tooling, tube mills, and auxiliary equipment. From 1981 through 1992, he was president of The Lockformer Company, a leading producer of roll forming equipment.

Link also has been very active in FMA, serving on the board of directors and as chairman in 1990 and 1991. He is a past member of the board of directors of TPA and served on its Tube Producing Council during the development of this course. Link has more than 20 years' experience in the tube, pipe, and custom roll forming industry.

Robert Manos

Bob Manos has spent over 20 years in the Tube, Pipe and Roll Form Industries helping assist customers in all facets of mill operation with an emphasis on tooling design. He was the Vice President of Sales and Service for Chicago Roll Company. He graduated from Indiana University, where he obtained a degree in Economics.

Manos speaks at conferences for TPA, FMA, and other associations. He presently sits on the board of directors of TPA and is a member of TPA's Tube & Pipe Producing Council.

Len Steinmeyer
President
Kent-Tesgo Corp.
9601 York Alpha
North Royalton, OH 44133
www.continuouscoil.com

Len Steinmeyer graduated from Baldwin Wallace College, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business management, and Cuyahoga Community College, where he received an associate's degree in engineering technology. He has more than 25 years' experience in the metalworking industries, during which he has helped numerous customers improve their productivity. Steinmeyer began his career as a service engineer for Kent Corporation, starting up machines and training operators in their use. He later transferred to Tesgo, Inc., sales group, where he currently serves as president.

Steinmeyer speaks frequently at conferences for TPA, FMA, and other associations. He presently sits on the board of directors of TPA and FMA, and is a member of TPA's Tube & Pipe Producing Council.

Ike Tripp, Jr.
President
Etna Products, Inc.
PO Box 23609
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
www.etna.com

Ike Tripp, Jr., is president of Etna Products, Inc., where he has been since 1974. He earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Allegheny College, Meadville, Penn., and has authored numerous papers on various aspects of industrial metalworking compounds and lubricants. In addition, Tripp was president of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) and currently serves as vice-chairman of its health and safety committee.

Headquartered in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Etna Products, Inc., is a manufacturer of specialized metalworking compounds, as well as specialty polymers used by the paint, coatings, ink, and adhesives industries.

Ike Tripp, Jr. currently is a member of TPA's Tube Producing Council.

Dan Ventura
Ventura & Associates
14555 Morningside Road
Orland Park, IL 60462

Dan Ventura is the president of Ventura & Associates, a consulting firm in the metal processing, equipment, and tooling industry. Previously, he was a vice president of sales for Addison Machine Engineering, Inc., Addison, Ill. During his 28-year career in the tube, pipe, and roll form industry, Ventura has worked in many managerial capacities in the manufacture of tube mills, roll formers, roll tooling, and related equipment. His educational background includes degrees in industrial engineering, business management, and applied science.

Ventura is a frequent speaker at FMA's, TPA's, and other associations' conferences and a contributing author of articles published in TPJ - The Tube & Pipe Journal® and The FABRICATOR® magazines. Ventura currently is a director of TPA and a member of its Tube Producing Council.