October 23, 2009, Oregon City, Ore.–Benchmade Knife Company is proud to announce Dave Winterling as the new Director of Manufacturing. He will be responsible for all manufacturing operations at the Oregon City plant.

Mr. Winterling brings twenty-four years of manufacturing and metal-working experience to Benchmade. For the past 10 years, he was the Director of Manufacturing at The Stanley Works plant in Milwaukie, Oregon. Prior to that, he spent fourteen years with Kennametal/ Greenfield Industries in various positions including Director of Operations, Plant Manager, Materials Manager, and Engineering Manager. Mr. Winterling was also a Technical Services Engineer for the Timken Company.

“I look forward to focusing on Benchmade’s manufacturing efforts to achieve success in lean manufacturing concepts,” says Mr. Winterling. “I am excited to continue the development of world-class manufacturing at Benchmade.”

“Dave comes to Benchmade with substantial global manufacturing experience,” comments Greg Mooney, President of Benchmade. “I am confident his leadership and knowledge of the industry will help Benchmade’s continued growth and development.”

Mr. Winterling graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

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Tomahawk Tactical Light angle-head flashlight is ready to use even when clipped to your gear, pocket, belt or even when stowed in the holster. Tomahawk Tactical Light Retention Clip works with; MOLLE-compatible gear, helmets, pockets, belts, pack straps and more. When the Tomahawk Tactical Light is clipped on the light can be rotated to point it in the direction you need it. The Tomahawk Tactical Light controls are easy to use and designed to allow instant asccess to features. These photos were taken at the 2009 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Phoenix, Arizona

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