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ASM International has elected Swagelok
Company senior research fellow
Sunniva R Collins PhD as a Fellow of
the Society.
Joining an elite group of technical and
professional leaders, Sunniva was
selected for her contributions to the
technical advances in stainless steels
used in fluid systems applications.
She was formally inducted as an ASM
Fellow (FASM) at the 2008 Materials
Science & Technology Conference and
Exposition Awards Dinner in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania in October.
The honour of Fellow was established
in 1969 by ASM International to provide
recognition of members for their
contributions to materials science and
engineering, and to develop a broad
forum of leaders to serve as advisors
to the society. Members are chosen by
their peers.
Sunniva Collins joined Swagelok in
1995 as a research metallurgist, and
has served in several engineering
management positions, most recently
as technical director for Swagelok
Technology Services Company.
In her current position, as the company’s
first senior research fellow, she
coordinates the company’s academic
and governmental research initiatives.
During her tenure at Swagelok,
she has worked to develop key
standards on materials specifications,
welding, surface finish requirements,
and corrosion test methods for the
semiconductor equipment industry. She
has also contributed to the research
commercialisation efforts surrounding
SAT12 SM services and the patented
SAT12SM process for surface hardening
of stainless steels.
Swagelok Company is a developer
and provider of fluid system solutions,
including products, assemblies,
and services for the research,
instrumentation, pharmaceutical, oil and
gas, power, petrochemical, alternative
fuels and semiconductor industries.
Swagelok Company – USA
New Centricut product
marketing manager
Hypertherm’s Centricut brand has appointedMartin Geheran
as its new product marketing manager responsible for
consumable sales of non-Hypertherm cutting systems. Mr
Geheran is familiar with the North American, European and
Asian markets, with more than two decades of experience
with a number of global corporations. He most recently
served as the senior product manager for a $110 million
consumables business, a position he held for ten years.
“Marty’s experience building sales and awareness of
consumable products on a global level make him a real
asset to the Centricut team,” said Dean Lizotte, team leader
for the Centricut brand.
Hypertherm’s Centricut brand engineers and manufactures
advanced plasma and laser cutting consumables. Its
product line includes consumables that deliver increased
value to people who own almost any non-Hypertherm
cutting system. All Centricut brand products are engineered
and manufactured to exacting standards and incorporate
the latest technological advances that help to reduce
operating costs, while delivering increased cut speed and
quality. Centricut products include free technical support
and same-day shipping.
Hypertherm Europe – The Netherlands
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Sunniva Collins has been elected a Fellow ▲ ▲
of the Society by ASM International
Swagelok senior research fellow
honoured by ASM International