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In late 2002, an affiliate of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp., the parent company of TOCCO Inc., purchased the assets and business of Ajax Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio. The result of this acquisition was the formation of Ajax/TOCCO Magnethermic, a new company with over 147 years of combined induction equipment manufacturing experience.
The company's president is Mr. Ronald Cozean, formerly of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. Sales and marketing are handled by Mr. Gary Teise, formerly sales manager for TOCCO Inc. In an exclusive interview with Industrial Heating Editor Ed Kubel and Publisher Doug Glenn, Mr. Cozean and Mr. Teise discussed how the new company will use the best of both former companies to build a new and better induction equipment manufacturing company. People, products and service are the key elements to the future of Ajax/TOCCO.
"Ajax/TOCCO's future is wrapped up in our people," said Mr. Cozean. "We have some exceptionally talented people here and we're working to...