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Stork Materials Technology acquires laboratories in U.S. and Europe

Stork Materials Technology has acquired the assets and business of Professional Metallurgical Services Inc. (ProMet), Buchanan, Mich., and the outstanding shares of Materials Testing Technology BV (MTT), which operates from facilities in Breda, Sittard, Rotterdam, and Veendam, the Netherlands; Herne, Germany; and Aberdeen, Scotland.

ProMet is an A2LA-approved metallurgical testing and consulting laboratory that provides forensic metallurgy, routine testing, metallurgical failure analysis, and casting technology. The acquisition includes the relocation of ProMet's staff, resources, and equipment to the Stork Climax Research Services facility in Wixom, Mich.

MTT offers mechanical testing, chemical analysis, weld inspection, and failure analysis. For several years the company was a joint venture owned by Stork and Applus RTD, a nondestructive testing company.

Stork operates 30 laboratories in the U.S. and Europe, conducting materials testing, failure analysis, consulting, product development, and qualification testing for industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, construction and architecture, power generation, manufacturing, primary metals, oil, gas, and chemical.