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July 21, 2008
The ULTRAN Group Partners with PRIMA Problem Solving Inc. to Advance Non-Contact Ultrasound Technology Business
Revolutionizing technique provides new cost effective solutions to the material and medical industries.
State College/Pittsburgh, PA - July 21, 2008 – 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™ 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.
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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
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