Irwindale, CA (May 9, 2005) . . . NDC Infrared Engineering has announced it has expanded its operations in Asia by opening a new office in India. The company has hired Pravin Kulkarni as Country Manager for NDC India.
In this position, he will be responsible for supervision of all NDC activities in the country.Kulkarni worked for Honeywell Measurex in India for the past 10 years in both technical and sales positions, most recently as Business Manager for the company’s Continuous Web Solution Group. “Pravin’s background with gauging systems technology makes him an excellent choice to lead NDC into India,” said Dr. Bromley Beadle, President of NDC.
“His hiring and the opening of NDC India provides us with an important foothold in this country, which is poised for substantial growth over the next several years.”The new NDC India office will be based in Pune, outside of Bombay. Administrative support will be based in New Delhi. Contact information for NDC India is:Pravi Kulkarni, Country ManagerNDC India7A/12, Paschimanagari, Survey 21Kothrud, Pune 411 029INDIATel.: +91 20 2543 5768
About NDC Infrared Engineering
NDC Infrared Engineering offers the world's most extensive range of non-contact sensors and systems for measurement of moisture, fat, protein and continuous web processes variables such as coat weight and film thickness.The group's range of complementary measurement technologies for the web industry includes infrared absorption, beta transmission, gamma backscatter, X-ray fluorescence and transmission, laser caliper and UV absorption. Applications include blown film, cast film, paper, foil and film converting, pulp and paper, nonwovens, rubber and plastics sheet materials, tire production and plastic pipe manufacture.
Products range from hand-held, portable devices for QA checks, to complete on-line system solutions for continuous precision measurement and process control.The group is the world market leader in the design and manufacture of near infrared (NIR) sensors and systems for on-line and off-line analysis and measurement.
The NIR product range includes instruments for monitoring fat, moisture and protein content in food; moisture, nicotine and total reducing sugars in tobacco products; alcohol content and specific gravity of beer; film thickness, barrier layers and coat-weight in plastics; paper and board, foils and sheet steel.Other products in the NDC Infrared Engineering portfolio include a microwave system for measuring the moisture content of paper and a wide range of hardware and software accessories for the sensor and system ranges. All products are CE marked.NDC Infrared Engineering is headquartered at Irwindale, California in the USA and Maldon, UK in Europe.
Operating companies in Germany, China and Japan provide local support to key world markets, and NDC Infrared Group is presented in more than 60 countries worldwide by a comprehensive network of specialist distributors.NDC Infrared Engineering is a Spectris company, an international company specializing in high value-in-use process control solutions.Visit their website at www.ndcinfrared.com
