HATFIELD, Pa. (Jan. 3, 2013) – Brooks Instrument, a provider of advanced flow, pressure, vacuum and level solutions, announced that Scott Amsbaugh has been appointed as general manager. In his new role, Amsbaugh will be responsible for overseeing Brooks’ global business operations.
“Brooks is a stable company with strong growth plans,” said Yahya Gharagozlou, Group President of ITW. “Scott will provide the leadership necessary to ensure that Brooks achieves its strategic objectives today and grows the business in the future.
Prior to assuming the role of vice president and general manager, Amsbaugh served as vice president of sales and marketing, where he led Brooks’ global marketing and industrial sales efforts. Under his leadership, Brooks developed a robust product roadmap, successfully launched several products, and strengthened the company’s sales and marketing talent worldwide. Amsbaugh has also held the positions of managing director for the Asia Pacific region, product marketing director and product marketing manager at Brooks.
“Brooks is focused on growth and the development of new products to serve our global markets” Scott Amsbaugh said. “I look forward to leading the charge to foster technology development, operational excellence and revenue growth, which are the foundation of the success of Brooks Instrument.”
Earlier in his career, Amsbaugh developed a unique understanding of the instrumentation marketplace by working at prominent Brooks’ customers, JDS Uniphase and Emcore. He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Lehigh University, and a Master of Business Administration and Master of Engineering from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
Brooks Instrument, LLC, based in Pennsylvania, is a multi-technology instrumentation company serving a range of demanding markets. The Company has a proven history of innovation, including the original commercial design that set the standard for today’s thermal mass flow controllers, first high-performance digital mass flow controller, first gas and range programmable thermal mass flow controller (MultiFlo™), the first watertight and explosion proof thermal mass flow controller (Mf Series), the first thermal mass flow controller with Foundation Fieldbus (SLA Series) and the first variable area meter with Foundation Fieldbus (MT3809 & MT3750). Today, Brooks Instrument’s portfolio includes glass and metal tube variable area meters (rotameters), thermal mass flow controllers and meters from ultra-high purity to industrial grade, Coriolis mass flow controller (Quantim), vacuum measurement and pressure control products, direct liquid injection vapor delivery systems, magnetic level instruments, and a variety of flow accessories. The Company also owns Key Instruments which offers precision machined acrylic flow meters, molded plastic flow meters, glass tube flow meters, and flow control valves. Brooks Instrument has manufacturing locations, sales, and service offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.