CINCINNATI - The Modal Shop Inc., A PCB Group Co. announces the hiring of Art Rich as the director of Asia Pacific Sales. Michael Lally,The Modal Shop’s president, says, “Art’s prior experience with the PacRim market makes him an ideal complement to our growing NDT and industrial monitoring operations. His deep experience with industrial systems, “can-do” style with customers and rapid response will expand The Modal Shop’s and PCB Group’s reputation for Total Customer Satisfaction.”

The Modal Shop provides dynamic measurement solutions for manufacturers and industrial customers worldwide. Nondestructive quality-testing systems for powder metal, cast, ductile iron and forged parts using the Resonant Acoustic Method (NDT-RAM) technique has proven effective for many manufacturers in a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, and medical devices. NDT-RAM is ideal for manufacturers that have substantial inspection costs, require 100% inspection, produce or use safety-critical parts, have substantial, or simply want to improve their part quality. With no part preparation required, NDT-RAM can successfully identify internal and external flaws due to cracks, voids, material density, dimensions, porosity and nodularity as well as missed manufacturing processes.