June 11 & 12, 2024 – Music City Center, Nashville •

Timothy W. Klein

Principal engineer – structures and fabrication, WireCo

For the past 24 years Timothy W. Klein has worked in the Fabricated Products Division at WireCo. He is currently the Director of Structures and Fabrication. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the several US states as well as holding a Professional Engineering License in Canada. He earned his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri Science and Technology. Tim has several published papers on the mechanics of wire rope and currently serves on the Main Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers B30 and is the Chair of the B30.26 Subcommittee. He is also the past Chairman of the Technical Committee for the American Wire Rope Fabricators Technical Association and past Chairman of the Wire Rope Technical Board. Tim is a proud Veteran of the US Army and continues to stay active outside of work spending time with his family and volunteering with the community. 

Topic: Synthetic rope versus wire rope: the two distinctions
Presenting with Brooks Nunley, Kennedy Wire Rope