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News Release from: GKS Inspection Services
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 August 2007
Measurement company eyes US acquisitions
Acquiring small engineering and metrology companies will help GKS expand its operations in the US.
GKS Inspection Services is seeking to acquire small engineering and metrology service bureaus around the US to expand its range of coverage from coast to coast Currently GKS has US offices in Detroit, Minneapolis, and Seattle, as well as international locations in India, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore and the Netherlands
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 26 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The GKS Employee-Partner Program is designed for self-employed engineers and metrologists who are already providing dimensional inspection, laser scanning, terrestrial scanning, or design engineering services to an existing customer base.
The program is structured so that these self-employed technical experts can recoup their investments by selling their business to GKS and then combining forces with an industry leader while still maintaining their regional independence.
Due to the worldwide reach of GKS Inspection Services, small business owners joining the GKS Employee-Partner Program will have the resources of an industry leader at their disposal.
By offloading marketing and business management issues to GKS, the Employee-Partners can focus on providing technical services, thus increasing their income potential.
The company's size and financial strength enable the independent employees to compete at a much higher level than they could as stand-alone service companies.
Affiliation with GKS enhances the independents' ability to survive, grow, and achieve financial stability in a competitive and increasingly crowded industry.
GKS is based out of the Detroit, Michigan area, where its A2LA for Mechanical Testing and Calibration-accredited metrology lab in Plymouth, Michigan is located.
GKS was one of the first companies to offer 3D laser scanning services and today it offers many other related services as well, including reverse engineering, dimensional inspection and terrestrial scanning services.
GKS is a division of Laser Design , which is in its 20th year of operation as a manufacturer of 3D laser scanning systems.
Laser Design's scanning probes are integrated with Faro portable arm CMMs and are available as retrofits for most common brands of CMMs.
GKS uses Laser Design equipment along with many other measuring and scanning solutions.
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