




CERATIZIT Promotes Kuhnle to Business Development Specialist for Defense
June 1, 2026

Steve Kuhnle
Troy Wilt, Managing Director of CERATIZIT USA, has announced the promotion of Steve Kuhnle to U.S. Business Development Specialist for Defense. Kuhnle previously served as the cutting tool company's sales director for the East region.
In his new role, Kuhnle will focus on strengthening CERATIZIT's engagement with the U.S. security and defense sector by identifying opportunities where the company's materials expertise and cutting tool technologies can best support manufacturers.
"Steve has been a valued member of our team for more than a decade and an ideal choice for this position," said Wilt. "The combination of his institutional knowledge of CERATIZIT, cutting tool solutions, and the defense industry will be an asset to our customers in the U.S."
In addition, Kuhnle will immerse himself with customers to better understand their machining challenges and requirements while helping develop a portfolio of cutting tools and solutions tailored to the unique demands of security and defense applications.
"After more than 40 years in the cutting tool industry, I am motivated to apply my experience to supporting defense manufacturers," said Kuhnle. "I look forward to helping them address manufacturing challenges with machining strategies and tooling technologies that improve efficiency and keep production moving."
For more information contact:
CERATIZIT USA, LLC
625 Griffith Road, Ste. 120
Charlotte, NC 28217
800-783-2280
www.cuttingtools.ceratizit.com
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