30th June 2005 - Link Engineering Announces the Establishment of Link Europe GmbH

LINK ENGINEERING COMPANY is proud to announce the establishment of Link Europe GmbH, a new member of the Link family of companies. Link Europe has been established to focus all of our sales, testing services, and support activities in Europe. With growing sales in the region, it is crucial that we provide the same level of support to our customers there as we are noted for in all other regions of the world.

The General Manager for Link Europe is Michael Rohde. Michael comes to Link from Federal-Mogul where he had a distinguished career in the areas of testing and Project Management. His 6 years of experience at Federal-Mogul and 8 years of experience at Lucas Automotive (TRW) provide a wealth of experience that will assist him in providing outstanding service to our customers in Europe.

Michael will be working closely with Denis Rhode, who has worked closely with Link for years on many projects in the region, to support our customers throughout Europe. Michael and Denis both have extensive testing experience. Denis also has extensive NVH expertise. This combination of talent and experience makes for an extremely strong team for Link in Europe.

Michael will be located in the Koblenz area. He may be reached at m.rohde@linkeng.com or +49-162-290 2682.

LINK ENGINEERING COMPANY designs, develops, installs, and operates a wide array of test systems. LINK is a leader in the development of unique test systems for the automotive, truck, and aerospace industries. The products evaluated on LINK’s test systems include brakes (automotive, aircraft, truck, railroad, and many more applications), transmissions, clutches, axles, other driveline components, steering systems, springs, tires, wheels, and a variety of other components. LINK also provides testing services to a global customer base. Other products provide by LINK include electric motor lacers and machine tools such as center-drills. Since 1935 the LINK name has meant outstanding quality and service, and this tradition continues today.

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Source: Link Engineering Press Release