Thwing-Albert Instrument Company Acquires Protek Group Expanding Manufacturing Capabilities.

Oct. 1, 2012 - PRLog -- West Berlin, NJ – Thwing-Albert Instrument Company, a leading manufacturer of materials testing equipment, announced its acquisition of Protek Group.  Protek Group is an ISO9001 conforming contract manufacturer with capabilities in mechanical and electrical assemblies, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, prototyping, plating, and painting.

Thwing-Albert is a manufacturer and global distributor of materials testing instruments. The addition of Protek Group enables Thwing-Albert to manufacture custom parts in-house, thereby increasing productivity and turnaround. The acquisition will result in a better customer experience and an increased level of company productivity.

“We proudly welcome Protek into the Thwing-Albert family” said Scott Raab, Executive Vice-President of Thwing-Albert Instrument Company. “The acquisition of Protek greatly enhances our ability to satisfy the testing needs of our customers.  The combined resources results in a shortened product design cycle allowing us to deliver solutions to our customers rapidly and efficiently. Control over all aspects of the manufacturing process, from raw material to finished goods, will ultimately translate into a superior customer experience.”

About the Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
The Thwing-Albert Instrument Company is a leading manufacturer of advanced testing instrumentation. For over a century, Thwing-Albert has provided proven testing equipment, earning a reputation as a foremost authority on physical testing methods. From the tab on a cough tablet package, to the seal on a bag of potato chips, to the fabric of a pair of jeans, Thwing-Albert designs and manufactures products that test the physical properties of a wide range of materials. Research laboratories and quality control departments worldwide confidently rely on Thwing-Albert's affordable precision instrumentation to develop and produce high quality products.  To learn more, visit www.thwingalbert.com.

About the Protek Group (http://www.protekgroup.com/index.htm)
The Protek group was founded in 1985 to provide turnkey design and build solutions for electro-mechanical assemblies, prototypes and production machinery.  Protek solutions have allowed companies to improve profit margins, eliminate design risks and iterations, trimmed manufacturing costs and reduced time to market.  Utilizing state of the art software, machinery and lean manufacturing processes have allowed Protek to create the “perfect environment for your assembly needs.”   To learn more, visit www.protekgroup.com