HORSHAM, PA-Established in 1880 by namesake Tinius Olsen, inventor of testing machines, the Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co. is celebrating 125 years in business. Corresponding with the anniversary is the appointment of C. Robert Tait III as president. He succeeds his father, Robert Tait Jr., who steps down after serving 32 years in Tinius Olsen senior management and 46 years with the company. Both will continue serving on the board of directors.
Tait represents the fifth generation of the founder's family to run the company. The past 65 of those 124 years have included one or more members of the Tait family on the management team.