ITW Gema, Indianapolis, is pleased to announce several pro- motions. Michael Prystas has been promoted to Strategic Ac- count Manager and is now re- sponsible for sales in strategic markets and key accounts. Ste- fano DiMarco has been pro- moted to Market Manager of Mex- ico, working with ITW Finishing Mexico. Mike Thies will assume the new position of Director of Op- erations and Engineering. John Argyelan has been promoted to Operations Manager, and Rob Thorn to Sales Engineer.

Leeman Labs Inc., Hudson, N.H., announces the appointment of Charley Belle to the position of Busi- ness Development Manager of the Pul- sar Metal Analyzer. Belle’s responsibili- ties will include the

marketing and sales of the Pul- sar, a pulsed glow discharge atomic absorption spectrophotom- eter for the analysis of solid met- als as well as nonconductive ma- terials.

FARR Mfg. and Engineering Co., Williamstown, WV., is pleased to announce the acquisi- tion of the DETREX Cleaning Equipment Div., Bowling Green, Ky. FARR has been a man- ufacturing partner with DETREX for many years. FARR will now assume full responsibility for the design, manufacturing, and ser- vice of the industrial cleaning sys- tems. FARR has purchased the Technical Center in Bowling Green, KY., and plans to expand sales, engineering, lab testing and evaluation, replacement parts, and service operations at that lo- cation. Manufacturing and equip- ment inspection/testing will re-

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The Surface Engineering Coating Association (SECA), which was formed in 1999 to rep- resent companies in the CVD and PVD coatings industry, an- nounced the election of new offic- ers for 2001-2002. Richard Horsfall of Ionbond Inc., Duncan, S.C., was elected President. Mi- chael Zuraw of Fused Metals Inc Georgetown, Ont., was elecTed Vice President. Michael Smith of Brycoat, Safety Harbor, Fla., was elected Secretary.

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