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Fraunhofer USA Retains AutoTech Technology Development, Inc.

29 February 2000

Fraunhofer USA Retains AutoTech Technology Development, Inc. for Sales Support

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Fraunhofer USA, an industrial
research and development organization with research centers nationwide, has
retained AutoTech Technology Development, Inc. to provide sales and marketing
support to the automotive industry.  This alliance will increase Fraunhofer
USA's exposure and contacts within the automotive industry, a primary market
for their innovative technologies.
    The parent company, the Fraunhofer Society, is the largest applied
research and development organization in Europe with annual revenues of nearly
one billion dollars.  Fraunhofer USA enables the transfer from the German
company of a broad range of cutting edge industrial technologies to the U.S.
market.  Keith Blurton, Vice President of Fraunhofer USA explains, "The U.S.
centers draw on 50 years of expertise of the parent company in solving
industries' problems.  Since the U.S. operations began a few years ago, we
have been focusing on establishing the centers.  Now we are ready to put
greater energy into sales and marketing.  AutoTech is a key to this strategy."
    AutoTech Technology Development, Inc. is a global technology development
organization that links worldwide innovators to industry.  The company's
president, Fred Nader commented, "Fraunhofer USA has dozens of R & D success
stories waiting to be told, and a wealth of them in the making.  By meshing
their research capabilities with automotive companies and suppliers, both ends
of the equation are going to enjoy increased success."
    Fraunhofer USA's core areas of industrial research include products and
processes related to laser processes and systems, machine design and
development, machining of difficult to machine materials, thin film coatings
for wear-corrosion-resistance and friction-reduction, new, light-weight
materials and materials processing, materials recycling and life-cycle
costing, software engineering and knowledge management systems.
    Fraunhofer USA takes R & D solutions right through to the shop floor.
They start with customers' requirements and finish with practical technologies
that lower costs, increase profits, satisfy regulatory standards and improve
products.
    More information is also available at http://www.fraunhofer.org