Bert Vogt – Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40

Name: Bert Vogt
Company: Penna Flame Industries
Position: Robotics Department Manager

Bert joined and quickly moved up in the company with his work ethic, thirst for knowledge, and unbelievable dedication. Within 3 years he moved from Robotic Flame Hardening Operator to taking over the position of Robotics Department Manager. He was trained by the nominator (Michael Orr) and also took 3 Fanuc robotics classes, including the new Collaborative Robotics class, to gain his extensive knowledge. He was put in charge of the purchase, installation, operation, and training of our 4th robot which is a collaborative robot from Fanuc, and did an outstanding job. Bert oversees 3 employees, programs robots, verifies/develops/runs hardening processes, and handles customers and vendors. He is the "full package" employee that pushes the envelope at Penna Flame every day.

Nominated from within his own company, Penna Flame Industries


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