New Destructive Testing Manager at Laboratory Testing Inc.
Brandon McVaugh has been promoted to Destructive Testing Manager (Mechanical Testing Machine Shop) at Laboratory Testing Inc. Brandon has served as Assistant Manager of the Department since August 2012 and prior to that worked as LTI's Customer Service Supervisor since joining the company full-time in January 2010. Brandon's new responsibilities will include staffing, training, overseeing order processing, budgeting and monitoring quality and turnaround in Mechanical Testing and the Machine Shop.
Brandon McVaugh, a third-generation family member of Laboratory Testing Inc., previously held positions in the company's Machine Shop and Nondestructive Testing Department while earning his bachelor's degree in business from Delaware Valley College. After graduation, he was employed by The Vanguard Group in Valley Forge, PA for five years before joining LTI full time in 2010. He is enrolled in the MBA program at Delaware Valley College.
The former Destructive Testing Manager, Glenn Derstine, has moved into the role of Senior Technical Advisor for Mechanical Testing. He has been with Laboratory Testing Inc. since 1988 in his previous position. In his new role, Glenn will assist with quality assurance, quoting, order processing and customer service.
ABOUT Laboratory Testing Inc. -- Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) of Hatfield, PA is an independent materials testing and metrology laboratory in business since 1984. The range of services offered by LTI includes mechanical testing, metallurgical testing, chemical analysis, corrosion testing, nondestructive testing, specimen machining, failure analysis, dimensional inspection and calibration services with results documented in a Certified Test Report or Calibration Certificate. The laboratory specializes in metal and polymer testing, but also analyzes powdered metals, ores, ferroalloys, composites and ceramics. LTI holds PRI/Nadcap accreditations in materials and nondestructive testing, and A2LA accreditations to ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 in materials testing, dimensional inspection and calibration services, which complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Test specimens are machined on-site and material investigations are conducted to determine the root cause of material failures. LTI Metrology, a division of Laboratory Testing Inc., provides dimensional inspection and NIST-traceable calibration services for measuring hand tools, masters and a wide-range of measuring instruments and equipment. On-site calibration, repairs, new instruments and replacement parts are offered. Information on Laboratory Testing Inc. services and accreditations is available at www.labtesting.com, sales@labtesting.com or 800-784-2882.
