Atlas Announces Strategic Partnership with Weiss Technik
Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC a global provider of weathering testing technology, instruments and services has entered into an exclusive partnership with Weiss Umwelttechnik GmbH (Weiss Technik). Under this agreement, Atlas becomes Weiss Technik's exclusive partner for marketing and production of standard climatic test chambers in the United States and Canada. The partnership is expected to further enhance the range of technology offered by Atlas, and to increase the depth of Atlas' commitment to excellence in materials durability testing. The expanded offering will provide added convenience to Atlas customers in automotive and other associated industries, as Atlas becomes the single source for material durability testing instruments and services.
Based in Reiskirchen-Lindenstruth, Germany, Weiss Technik is the world's largest manufacturer of environmental test chambers with annual revenue of $190 million, and is a member of the Schunk Group with annual revenue of $790 million. Weiss Technik, which dominates the European market and has a strong presence in the Asian-Pacific region, has been seeking a strong industrial partner to open the North American market with an estimated annual market of $400 million in environmental test chambers. They selected Atlas Material Testing Technology due to its established sales and service network and its strong reputation in the market.
Atlas will begin production of the environmental chambers in mid-September. As with all of the Atlas products, these chambers will receive field service support from Atlas' highly trained, experienced technical service staff.
For more information regarding the Atlas Weiss partnership, contact Jamie Chesler at jchesler@atlas-mts.com; or, for more information regarding the environmental chambers, contact Larry Bond at lbond@atlas-mts.com.
Atlas is a recognized leader in quality control and quality assurance testing, offering a complete line of material testing instrumentation, including weathering instruments, textile test products and analytical instruments. For accelerated laboratory and outdoor testing, Atlas Weathering Services Group offers four laboratories and over 25 outdoor sites around the world with a variety of climates, including desert, subtropical, high-altitude and corrosive. Atlas Weathering Services Group is ISO 17025 (A2LA) accredited. Atlas products are designed and manufactured to conform to international, national and industry standard test methods including ISO, ASTM, DIN, JIS and numerous others. Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC is ISO 9001-2000 registered.
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