Columbia Marking Tools names reps for Midwest, New England

Columbia Marking Tools, a designer and manufacturer of marking tools and systems in Chesterfield, Mich., has appointed manufacturers' representatives for the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S.

Gene Kennepp of Systems and Components Inc. in Antioch, Ill., is responsible for northern Illinois, eastern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. He has been a manufacturers' representative for more than 20 years, with emphasis in the automation industry.

Wayne Beavers of Wayne/White Sales, who covers New York and New England, has spent 27 years representing manufacturers of automation feed systems and precise metal components.