Level up your engine building skills without spending days away from the shop!

Date: July 18, 2026
Location: Don Gross Warehouse | Vernon, CA
Cost: $25 per person (includes lunch and a free tech resource manual!)

The lineup includes sessions on:
○ The Evolution of Honing (Scott Rowe, Rottler)
○ Engine Bearing Polymers and Failures (Dan Begle, King Bearings)
○ GM Active Fuel Management (Cale Risinger, Melling Engine Parts)
○ Gasket and Seals Technologies (Brian Roberts, AERA)

► Full conference agenda

For episode 19 of the Rottler Featured Series, we’re in Piney Flats, Tennessee, home of Straub Technologies.

There we catch up with Chris Straub & company to see how he and his people use their suite of Rottler Machinery (they have one of every machine we make!) to keep the business running even when the lights are off.

Chris and his four guys leverage Rottler’s automation features—set it and forget it—to do the work of 12 people.

The machines you’ll see in the video include:

• F69 – Programmable Automatic Machining Center
• EM69HP – CNC Machining Center
• SG9MTS – Seat & Guide Machine
• H85AXY – Automatic Vertical Honing Machine

Jeff Gunther of Gunther’s Machine & Rebuilding located in Walkersville, MD does just about any type of engine work. From 1 cylinder to 12 cylinders, and gas to diesel and even propane, Gunther’s Machine & Rebuilding can tackle it, and they do it with the help of Rottler equipment. Jeff has several Rottler machines, including a new SG9MTS seat and guide machine.

This machine speeds up the process of the job… it’s a great machine”

Nick Cogar works at Diesel Power Parts & Machine, an engine machine shop located in Missoula, Montana. The shop mainly focuses on remanufacturing engine blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, and connecting rods among other engine machine processes. The shop owns a Rottler F79A machine that helps keep the shop running smoothly.

“I would recommended Rottler because the machines are very user friendly, and it’s sped up our machining time by 50% or better.”

Logan Vass works at Almax Engine Rebuilders, an engine machine shop located in Red Deer, AB Canada. The shop is family owned and operated, and mainly focuses on cylinder head repair, crank grinding & polishing, resurfacing, and line boring, among other engine machine processes. They own a number of Rottler machines to keep the shop running smoothly.

“Rottler brought us into the modern era – they’re the biggest name in the game, and the Rottler mill is the only way to go.”

Robert Tanquary is the owner of RNR Custom Engines, an engine machine shop located in Phoenix, AZ. The shop is family owned and operated, and mainly focuses on vintage car and truck engines – from flatheads, Jeeps, AMCs, Buicks, and Pontiacs to small block Chevys and diesel engines. They own a number of Rottler machines to keep the shop running smoothly.

“These Rottler machines work by themselves after setup, which has become a very valuable asset at RNR.”

Bryan Neelen is the owner of Late Model Engines, an engine machine shop located in Houston, TX. The shop specializes in high performance LS and new LT engine development, all of which are machined on Rottler Manufacturing machines, including their new H85AX.

“Once you dial in the sizing it’s very precise and can run cylinder to cylinder unattended. The thing’s incredible and is great for consistency.”

Steve Morris is the owner of Steve Morris Engines, an engine machine shop located in Muskegon, MI.

They recently purchased a new Rottler Manufacturing H85AX machining center. With in-house prototype development and CNC machining capabilities, Steve Morris Engines builds close to 100 exclusive, full-custom engines each year. They also have the capability to dyno tune engines that exceed 4,500 horsepower. The shop recently purchased a new Rottler Manufacturing H85AX.

“I choose Rottler because they’re a staple in the industry, they’re well known for good and technologically advanced equipment, and they’re customer support is great.”