Northwest Aerospace News June | July 2019 Issue No. 9 | Page 14

T
his inculcated ethos has re-
mained embedded throughout Ele-
ment’s recent rebrand and exponen-
tial expansion. In the past eight years
Element has been involved with
more than two dozen acquisitions,
Cascade TEK, TRaC Global, Environ
Laboratories, TEAMS S.L., Durkee
Testing Laboratories, and Exova
Group just to name a few. Exova was
the largest, effectively doubling their
laboratory and geographical offering.
In November 2018, Element ac-
quired UK-based Cobham Technical
Services Direct Lightning Testing
and Consultancy. The announcement
explained “The test facility provides
comprehensive lightning testing
services and consultancy to the
aerospace and defense sectors and
is the only commercial laboratory
in the country with the capability to
test aero-structures for the effects
of direct lightning strikes.” Adding
direct lightning testing to Element’s
capabilities, allows them to offer the
full-suite of DO160/ED14 Section 23
testing services, and time-to-market
advantages through shorter testing
turnaround times. This saves custom-
ers time and money.
“We help to make cer-
tain that the materials
and products we test,
inspect and certify for
our customers are safe,
quality, compliant, and
fit for purpose.”
~ THE ELEMENT EXECUTIVE TEAM
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