Ken-Tool Has New President
Douglas Romstadt was named president of Ken-Tool, succeeding Alec Pendleton, who will continue as chairman of the company. The appointment was effective Sept. 20. Romstadt joined Ken-Tool in March 2004 as the company’s comptroller. “I’m looking forward to the challenges. I feel there are many opportunities in front of the Ken-Tool team to make improvements
Floridian Wins First Monthly Ken-Tool Honors
John "Junior" Blackmar of Kissimmee, Fla., showed off his toolbox full of Ken-Tool products, making him the first monthly winner of Ken-Tool’s "Quest for the Best: Show Us How You Do It" online video contest. Rock Tyson, Ken-Tool vice president of sales and marketing, presented Blackmar with a $500 check for his winning submission. The monthly
Ken-Tool Introduces Valve Breaker Tool
Ken-Tool announced its latest tire service tool, the Valve Breaker, designed to quickly remove valve stems from demounted wheels. The tool uses a slide-ram design to drive a heat-treated punch into the valve stem seat to pop the valve stem out of the rim after the wheel has been demounted. An energy absorbing, spring-loaded punch
New Ops Manager for Ken-Tool
Ken-Tool has named Randy Parrish as its new operations manager. Parrish will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Ken-Tool facility, including production, plant scheduling, engineering and oversight of purchasing. Parrish, a certified trainer in kaizen/lean manufacturing methodology, has had a long career in the automotive, steel and glass industries.
Ken-Tool Launches New Twist Sockets
Removing a nut or bolt with damaged or rounded hex surfaces, or severely corroded and frozen threads, can be a problem. Ken-Tool says the solution is its Twist Socket that uses an integral counterclockwise spiral surface to grip a damaged bolt head or nut to allow it to be removed. The maker says the Twist
Tyson Named VP by Ken-Tool
Ken-Tool has promoted Rock Tyson to vice president of sales and marketing. Previously director of marketing and sales, Tyson will direct all domestic and international sales and marketing efforts for the Ohio-based company. Tyson joined Ken-Tool in 2007 after holding marketing posts with Stride Tool and Ridge Tool.
Ken-Tool Launches New Mount/Demount Tool
Ken-Tool has announced the Nineteen-Five, a tire mount/demount tool set designed to make changing 19.5-inch truck tires, notoriously difficult to mount and demount due to their thick beads and high ply-rating, very easy. The Nineteen-Five includes two Nineteen-Five bars measuring 38 inches each in length and weighing 3.5-pounds; one patent-pending bead holder for 19.5-inch aluminum
Homman Heads Ken-Tool Operations
Ken-Tool has named Rick Homman as director of operations, replacing Robert Dempsey, who retired.
Mayhew Tools to Acquire Ken-Tool Lines
Mayhew Steel Products and Ken-Tool have announced that Mayhew will acquire Ken-Tool’s OldForge and Carica product lines within the next few weeks.
Ken-Tool Names Vice President
(Akron/Tire Review) Douglas M. Romstadt has been named vice president of Ken-Tool Co., a manufacturer of hand tools for tire service and automotive repair based in Akron, Ohio.