Andy Joseph Andy Joseph is President of Apeks Supercritical, a manufacturer of CO2 subcritical and supercritical extraction equipment in Johnstown, OH. Joseph began building extraction machines more than sixteen years ago in his pole barn as a side business. In 2012, he left his positon as Director of Welding and Testing Labs for Edison Welding Institute (EWI) to dedicate full time to Apeks Supercritical. Today, the company has 500+ equipment installations in more than 20 states. The inventor of five patents, including Valveless Expansion Technology, Joseph and his company were recognized as one of the “Top 100 Most Brilliant Companies” by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2014. In 2016, the company is a winner of the Edison Award and Joseph was a regional winner and national finalist in the EY (Earnest and Young) Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his outstanding leadership, ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit. Joseph earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in welding engineering from the Ohio State University. A two-time Navy Achievement Medal recipient, he served aboard the USS San Francisco as an enlisted nuclear propulsion mechanic. A native Ohioan, he and his wife and five children live in Johnstown, not far from the company’s 17,000 square-foot facility. This user account status is Approved Industrial Corner: Facility Planning is Critical to Success 6 years ago in: Processing, Science and Technology no comments CO2 is Here to Stay…. 6 years ago in: Op-Ed, Science and Technology, The Buck Stops Here no comments The Industrial Corner: Using Procurement Leverage to Ensure Manufacturer Accountability 6 years ago in: Science and Technology no comments Why Not Hemp? 7 years ago in: Cultivation, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Processing no comments The Importance of Scale 7 years ago in: Processing no comments Legislative legalization: The Work Doesn’t Stop When Laws Pass 8 years ago in: Policy & Legal, The Buck Stops Here no comments Fellow Ohioans: If Issue 3 Passes, What Happens on November 4? 8 years ago in: Ohio, Opinions, Policy & Legal 3 comments