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Sintavia Acquires Testing Company QC Labs

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 15th, 2019

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Sintavia Acquires Testing Company QC Labs

Sintavia's 55,000 square foot advanced manufacturing facility opened in May. Photo: Sintavia

Additive manufacturer Sintavia, LLC, on Monday said it has acquired QC Laboratories, a provider of non-destructive testing (NDT) services to the aerospace and defense industry, to strengthen the quality of its additive manufactured (AM) products. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies are based in Florida. Sintavia said the acquisition significantly enhances its NDT capabilities for commercial aerospace industry applications, particularly for surface finish conformance testing. “We have worked with QC Labs for a number of years to…

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