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Tinius Olsen Announces Senior Management Changes

C. Robert Tait Jr. succeeds retiring President J.A. Millane; C. Robert Tait III , Vice President of Development, assumes responsibility for sales and marketing.

Tinius Olsen, the Willow Grove, PA-based maker of testing machines, has announced senior management changes that are effective immediately, and which were approved by the company's Board of Directors at its last quarterly meeting. C. Robert Tait Jr., who most recently served the company as Executive Vice President, is the new President of Tinius Olsen. He succeeds J. A. Millane, who has retired after more than 40 years of service to the company. At the request of the Board, Millane will remain with Tinius Olsen in an advisory capacity and as a resource to the new management team. In addition, C. Robert Tait III, Tinius Olsen's Vice President of Business Development, has been given the added responsibility of managing the company's sales and marketing.

The Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Company was founded in 1880 by Tinius Olsen, the inventor of the universal testing machine. He launched the company after proving and patenting a series of designs for an entire line of materials testing machines. Since then, the company has been continuously managed by members of the Olsen family. C. Robert Tait Jr. and C. Robert Tait III represent the fourth and fifth generations.

Tinius Olsen also has an extensive range of other testing products, which include advanced PC/microprocessor-based instruments for testing plastics, automated robotic tensile testing systems, and a variety of other specialized testing equipment.

For more information, contact: Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc., Easton Road, P.O. Box 429, Willow Grove, PA 19090-0429 USA, (215) 675-7100, Fax (215) 441-0899, www.tiniusolsen.com

Press Contact: Wayne Hayward
Corporate Marketing Manager
Tinius Olsen Inc, (215) 675-7100
e-mail: whayward@tiniusolsen.com