David Wolfe, President of Acromag, elected Chairman of Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA).

The MCAA elected David Wolfe as Chairman of the Association during the annual business meeting on May 19 in Phoenix, AZ.

Dave Wolfe (President of Acromag) and Charlotte Hill (President of Georg Fischer Signet) were elected Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) during the annual business meeting on May 19. Jack Evans (President of Hawk Measurement America) received thanks for his leadership as Chairman over the past year. New Directors-at-Large elected were Michael Gerster (President of WIKA Instrument) and Jeffrey Peters (President of Precision Digital Corp.). Gordon Arnold (President of Sierra Monitor Corp. and recent Past Chairman) and Gary Cavey (President, MAC Equipment and a Director-at-Large) completed their service to the Association.

The Measurement, Control & Automation Association is the national trade association representing leading manufacturers and distributors of instrumentation, systems and software used in industrial process control and factory automation around the world. Member companies include the leading multi-national companies together with a range of more niche-oriented providers.

David A. Wolfe is the second President of Acromag Inc. Founded in 1958, Acromag is located in Wixom, Michigan and is an international designer and manufacturer of Industrial Electronic Instruments. Its mission is to produce the leading technological products for industry while pioneering innovation and depending on the creative invention of our employees.

Mr. Wolfe received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oakland University. He began working at Acromag Inc. as an electronic design engineer and later became an engineering group leader. As an engineer, he was responsible for many new product designs for VME computer systems. He also contributed to the development of several computer standards including the VME64 extensions. Later Mr. Wolfe held several marketing and sales positions including Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Director, and Vice President. During this time, Acromag enjoyed regular and steady sales growth that continues today. Along with domestic and international sales duties, Dave received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. 
 
Mr. Wolfe serves Acromag Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer, and sits on its Board of Directors. His 20 years in the process and embedded controls industries give him a unique perspective to lead Acromag into the future. He takes time to act as a Special Director for the Central Scholarship Fund in Walled Lake Michigan, an organization established to provide hundreds of college scholarships to needy high school graduates. Dave also sits as an Outside Director on the Visiting Committee for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. He was elected to the MCAA Board of Directors in May 2004 and to the position of Vice Chairman in May 2007.

Living in Southeastern Michigan, with his wife and three boys, Dave is very active in the community. He spends much of his spare time helping at schools, Boy Scouts, and family life. He also enjoys golf and camping.

MCAA helps the management teams of process and factory automation product and solution providers run and grow successful businesses by offering timely, unique and highly specialized resources acquired from shared management benchmarks and strategies where proprietary company information is secure. MCAA serves members by delivering the reliable management data they need to succeed, by providing unique peer and customer networking/education opportunities and by offering a network of industry resources to help them solve their most critical business problems. www.measure.org.

Acromag has designed and manufactured measurement and control products for more than 50 years. They are an international corporation with a world headquarters near Detroit, Michigan and a global network of sales representatives and distributors. Acromag offers a complete line of embedded I/O products including bus boards, mezzanine modules, wiring accessories, and software. Industries served include military, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, and scientific research laboratories.

For more information about Acromag products, call Inside Sales or Marketing Communications at (248) 295-0310, (877) 295-7092, FAX (248) 624-9234, or write Acromag, Inc. at P.O. Box 437, Wixom, MI 48393-7037 USA.  Information is also available on the Internet at www.acromag.com.

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Contacts: Sales - Inside Sales Department (e-mail: sales@acromag.com)
Editorial - Robert Greenfield, Mktg. Comm. Mgr. (rgreenfield@acromag.com)

June 13, 2008

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