John Del Vecchio of Shop Data Systems, eyes retirement
Closing in on 81 years old and retirement, John Del Vecchio, vice president of sales for Shop Data Systems Inc, leaves a wide-reaching legacy in sheet metal fabrication.
In 1982, John Del Vecchio joined the Met-Coil Systems Corporation’s Board of Directors to help navigate impending litigation facing the machinery brand’s daughter companies, Iowa Precision and Lockformer.
“While on Met-Coil’s board, Lockformer came under significant pressure due to a patent infringement judgement,” Vecchio remembers. “Ray Blakeman, the chairman of Met-Coil, asked me to take over Lockformer”