Revolutionizing technique provides new cost effective solutions to the
material and medical industries.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. and PITTSBURGH, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The ULTRAN
Group, a State College, PA, pioneer in the development of transducers,
systems and services for advanced materials testing and characterization,
has teamed with PRIMA Problem Solving, Inc., a multi-faceted business
management and manufacturing solutions firm with offices in Pittsburgh and
State College, PA, to accelerate the launch of its revolutionary
non-contact ultrasound technology and other products.
The ULTRAN Group has named Rocco Petrilli, Managing Partner of PRIMA
Problem Solving, to its Board of Directors. He will work closely with the
ULTRAN team in areas of strategic plan development, business plan
execution, organizational and financial resource optimization and business
growth management. Petrilli has over twenty-five years of executive
management experience in the automotive metal and ceramics industries.
"Petrilli & PRIMA's proven abilities in business launch and execution
coincides perfectly with ULTRAN's desire to deliver our innovative new
non-contact ultrasound technology to the materials market," stated John
Miles, Chief Executive Officer of The ULTRAN Group. "Our transducers,
imaging and analysis products and systems have received enthusiastic end
user approval in the areas of composites, plastics, rubber, foam materials,
ceramics, concretes and wood/lumber. Given the ever increasing importance
of quality assurance in critical materials applications, ULTRAN'S
ultrasound technology promises to provide manufacturers and end users the
confidence they need to use these materials to their maximum benefit."
"Non contact ultrasound technology represents a fundamental vision
changing opportunity," emphasized Petrilli. "Internal material flaws and
their associated costs, warranties and liabilities, represent the greatest
threat to the introduction of new and viable materials systems in such
markets as defense, automotive, etc. ULTRAN's product and system offering
will allow the full evolution of these new materials with improved
efficiency of manufacture and performance benefits."
The ULTRAN Group (http://www.ultrangroup.com) is the innovator and
world leader in non-contact ultrasound materials analysis technology.
Headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, the company serves a global
customer base throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The ULTRAN
Group provides patented non-contact transducers, SecondWave(TM) Systems,
consulting services and custom solutions for improved product quality and
process control, helping its customers "gain a material advantage."
PRIMA Problem Solving, Inc. (http://www.ppspi.com) helps a wide variety
of businesses solve problems with such services as temporary executive
assignments, business brokerage, business valuation and strategic and
business planning and execution. Its association with The ULTRAN Group is a
further extension of its commitment to companies in possession of high
value capabilities that will provide future success and opportunity to the
global manufacturing industry.
ULTRAN GROUP Contacts:
info@ultrangroup.com
PRIMA Contacts:
Kathryn Lima 724-981-4318 / 724-301-6984(cell) klima@faroenterprises.com
Patience Wilkerson 412-395-1706 / 412-607-4574 (cell) pwilkerson@ppspi.com
SOURCE The ULTRAN Group; PRIMA Problem Solving Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ppspi.com
http://www.ultrangroup.com
CONTACT:
Kathryn Lima, +1-724-981-4318, or
+1-724-301-6984 (cell), klima@faroenterprises.com or Patience
Wilkerson, +1-412-395-1706, or +1-412-607-4574 (cell),
pwilkerson@ppspi.com, both for PRIMA Problem Solving Inc.; or
ULTRAN GROUP Contacts: info@ultrangroup.com
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