WCA November 2014

Industry news

Joining forces after merger

New director Surface Technology, a specialist supplier of high performance surface treatments and metal finishings, has appointed Andrew Courtney as group operations director.

NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike, both part of the Spectris family of companies and recognised worldwide in non-contacting measurement and control solutions, have merged to create NDC Technologies. The combination strengthens the new company’s position in the marketplace by offering a more comprehensive portfolio of gauging solutions with enhanced cross-selling oppor- tunities. In addition, the new operating model expands the company’s reach to better serve its growing global base of customers. The corporate headquarters of NDC Technologies will be based in Irwindale, California, USA. NDC Technologies is part of Spectris PLC, a supplier of productivity enhancing instru- mentation and controls, based in the UK. Drew Cheshire, president of NDC Technologies, said: “This merger supports our overall strategy to deliver the most comprehensive and highest quality measurement and control solutions on the market. “It brings together two best-in-class companies, each with strong offerings directed to meet the unique needs of our target markets. By combining these rich offerings into a single complete portfolio, we can provide customers with a broad range of gauging systems that meet a diverse scope of application requirements. This combination will yield many synergies and benefits in the years ahead and pave the foundation for future growth.” “This merger represents the best strategic move for both NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike, and it is the strategy that is most likely to deliver increased value to our respective stakeholders,” said Ken Wright, former president of Beta LaserMike and now

❍ The headquarters of NDC Technologies at Irwindale, California, USA

president of global engineering and marketing for NDC Technologies. “We are confident that the combined company, NDC Technologies, will increase our competitive advantage in products, sales distribution, and technical support, while enhancing our relationships with customers and partners.” Other key strategic benefits of the merger include: • Commitment to inno- vation: The combined company shares a commitment to delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions to address the unique needs of industry and customers • Commitment to customer excellence: The new company has proven teams of talented, experienced employees and sales representatives with strong customer relationships and a commitment to customer excellence • Commitment to operational ease: Integration of business intelligence syst- ems will streamline busi- ness processes, enhance the customer experience, and make it easier for customers to work with NDC Technologies • Financial strength and flexibility: NDC Tech- nologies is part of Spectris PLC, a technology based company with over $2 billion in revenue and listed

on the London Stock Exchange NDC Technologies will offer four key product groups: • Web solutions: For the converting, extrusion, calendering, and non wovens industries, deliv- ering real-time meas- urement and control of key product parameters such as product thickness, coating thickness, and basis weight • Sensors: On-line gauges and at-line analysers for the measurement of moisture and other key product constituents in the food, chemical, pharm- aceutical, mineral, bulk materials and tobacco industries • Metals: X-ray gauges for the on-line measurement of thickness, coat weight, width and optical flatness measurement for the ferrous and non-ferrous metals industries • Laser and ultrasonics: Non-contact gauges for the on-line and off-line measurement of diameter and ovality, wall thickness and eccentricity, length and speed, and other dimensional monitoring of products in the wire and cable, fibre optics, pipe and tube, building, non-wovens, paper, plastic and metals industries. NDC Technologies – USA Website : www.ndc.com

❍ Group

operations director Andrew Courtney

Mr Courtney started his career as an apprentice engineer and gained experience in various industries before being appointed to the position of regional sales engineer at Surface Technology in 1988. With an HNC in mechanical and production engineering, he previously held the positions of operations director at Surface Technology’s Slough and Coventry facilities, respectively, and most recently was group sales and marketing director.

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