PROVIDENCE, RI — MWF Roland Friedrich GmbH in Grossostheim, Germany has been added to the Mahr Group.

MFW offers custom measurement and testing solutions for automotive and other industry applications. Solutions range from simple hand-held measuring stations to fully automatic measuring units for 100 percent control in production.

"By joining the Mahr Group, we guarantee to fulfill our customer commitments and benefit from the good reputation of the Mahr Group," said Managing Director Roland Friedrich.

Stephan Gais, managing partner of the Mahr Group, sees the acquisition of MWF Roland Friedrich "as a reinforcement of our own activities in customer specific measurement solutions and as a logical step for further revenue growth."

With the merger of the two companies, special measurement and test solutions from MWF Roland Friedrich, supplemented by building blocks of Mahr measurement technology, will be offered through the Mahr Group global sales and service network. This will further expand the custom design and build capabilities that Mahr Federal provides to its customers in North America.

Mahr Federal Inc., a member of the Mahr Group, has been providing dimensional measurement solutions to fit customer application needs for over 150 years. The company manufactures and markets a wide variety of dimensional metrology equipment, from simple and easy-to-use handheld gages to technically advanced measurement systems for form, contour, surface finish and length. Mahr Federal is also well known as a producer of custom-designed gages and a provider of calibration and contract measurement services.

For more information, visit www.mahr.com.