Meet the Team

Terry Hendershot

Terry has more than 30 years of experience in a variety of extrusion markets, including high-tech ceramics, catalyst, brick/tile, food, chemical, rubber and butyl. His engineering expertise includes extrusion equipment design, extrusion die design, and screw design. He is also a certified Wire EDM operator. His first engineering position was with WSM Consultants, a manufacturer of plastic extrusion screws and dies. In 1987 he joined Bonnot Company, where he spent the next 13 years in a number of positions, including engineer, purchasing agent, operations manager, and plant manager. In 2000, he joined Reymond Products & Castings USA as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he also provided oversight of the machine shop and foundry. In 2006 Terry took the position of President of Operations at Akron Tool & Die Company, and in 2013 he became president of its sister company, Diamond America. In 2016, he founded CF Extrusion Technologies.

Terry is positioning CF Extrusion Technologies to be an industry leader in extrusion equipment design, consulting and manufacturing. His plans for the company include initiatives to accelerate innovation, elevate design and engineering processes, and capitalize on the company’s manufacturing capabilities.

Larry Schlabaugh

Larry has more than 30 years of engineering experience in extrusion processes for the rubber, plastics, catalyst, DeNox, and food industries. After earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Youngstown State University, he worked as a process engineer at Firestone Tire & Rubber, where he provided advanced tire engineering. Later, as a Senior Machine Design Engineer at Americhem, he designed twin-screw extruders. Larry also designed cold-feed extruders for Diamond America.

Over the course of his career within the extrusion industry, Larry has designed and overseen the design of extrusion machines, headed up research and development of new processes, and served as a CAD manager. He also has experience in company-wide IT support, ISO auditing, and procedural training.

Shannon Davidson

Shannon has more than 20 years experience in client relations, outside sales, and onsite consulting. She has spent more than a decade in the extrusion industry, where her responsibilities have included customer service, ordering, estimating, and outsourcing.

With hands-on, in-the-field experience, Shannon has a comprehensive understanding of carbon, DeNox, butyl, plastics, and food extrusion processes.

Prior to her work in the extrusion industry, Shannon served as a senior client associate at Merrill Lynch for six years, followed by two years managing her family’s business, Towpath Motors.

Chance Hendershot

A certified EDM Wire operator, Chance has seven years experience in equipment and consumable sales and has extensive experience in disassembly and assembly of extrusion equipment. He previously worked for WSM Technologies, where he sold Mitsubishi EDM Wire, Sinker EDM, Lathe, and Milling machines. Chance is responsible for inspection, quality control, and research and development.