Christian Joest

Christian Joest is the former Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Imperial Machine and Tool Co. a 75 year-old advanced manufacturing company based in Columbia, N.J. In addition to his 43-year tenure at Imperial, Chris is also an entrepreneur, owner and active board member of several technology companies. He is a leading proponent of additive manufacturing and the positive impact it is having on American manufacturing and technology. Beyond incorporating additive manufacturing and hybrid manufacturing into the workflow at Imperial, Chris has been a primary driving force behind automated in-process quality inspection and verification of additively manufactured components.