Mishawaka, IN – October 24 -The Shot Peener magazine has named Scott Hatfield as the 2013 Shot Peener of the Year.
Scott Hatfield, left, received the 2013 Shot Peener of the Year award from Jack Champaigne at the US Shot Peening Workshop.
“The Shot Peener magazine is pleased to give Scott Hatfield the 2013 Shot Peener of the Year award because of his advancement of the shot peening process in the medical implant industry. Scott sponsored a new specification for medical peening—J3020, Shot Peening of Medical Devices. He worked diligently on this spec and it went through SAE in only two years, which is very unusual. Scott not only incorporated medical industry practices into J3020, but aerospace applications as well.
In addition, he applied his expertise in manufacturing process design and shot peening methodology to the establishment of the first fully validated medical shot peening process.“ said Mr. Champaigne, Editor of The Shot Peener magazine.
Mr. Hatfield is a Manufacturing Engineer at Medtronic Spinal & Biologics, located in Warsaw, Indiana. Upon completion of his BSME, he joined Medtronic, Inc. as a C.A.M. engineer in their Customs, Specials, and Prototype Department, where he was responsible for making prototype design feasibility parts for use in product development. He then advanced into the New Technology R&D Engineering Group where he manages process and product development projects with a focus on design for reliability and manufacturability.
About the Award
Since 1992, The Shot Peener magazine has given The Shot Peener of the Year award to individuals in the shot peening industry that have made significant contributions to the advancement of shot peening. For a list of previous award recipients, click here.
About The Shot Peener
The Shot Peener shares information of importance to the shot peening and blast cleaning industries. It is published four times a year by Electronics Inc
