NIKON METROLOGY AND CROTTS & SAUNDERS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHEAST REGION


BRIGHTON, MI – December 12, 2012 - Nikon Metrology, Inc. and Crotts & Saunders Engineering have announced an agreement offering innovative products and services for industrial metrology across the Southeast region, with state-of-the-art capabilities that will advance the quality of metrology across the region.  Robert Wasilesky, Senior Vice President of Sales for Nikon Metrology states, “Nikon Metrology’s commitment to bring leading-edge technology to the southeast is greatly enhanced by our new partnership with Crotts & Saunders.  This new partnership will benefit industry in this important region by integrating Nikon Metrology’s complete line of innovative metrology products with Crotts & Saunders tradition of sales excellence, service and local support.”  Crotts & Saunders Engineering has offered metrology services in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia for nearly 60 years.  “We have a deep understanding of this service industry and realize that customers’ needs are becoming more complex in terms of their measurement standards as well as their sheer ability to get the job done in a more efficient and effective manner.”, said Van Crotts, President of Crotts & Saunders Engineering, “We are very proud of our past metrology services division, and are now aggressively focused on building an even stronger future to exceed ever changing customer expectations.  By combining Crotts & Saunders full suite of unmatched custom client services and Nikon’s commitment to delivering breakthrough innovative products we will do just that.”  Thomas Ayers, Manager of Metrology Services says, “We are excited about this partnership on a number of levels, but at the core we now have a partner that truly understands that the industry can only advance through innovative technology.  Together we believe that we have the ability to redefine the category and recalibrate customers’ expectations of a metrology partner.” 

Crotts & Saunders services will expand to include West Virginia.  Nikon will also utilize the Crotts & Saunders headquarters located on Silas Creek Parkway as a regional hub for demonstrating the product line and training for the entire Southeast region.