PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (Feb. 4, 2013) – Macro Sensors appointed Fran Mashintonio as business unit sales manager.  In this position, Mashintonio will focus on supporting corporate growth, with target markets in power generation, subsea, industrial/factory automation as well as the hydraulics industry. 

For more than 30 years, Mashintonio has been involved in the sensor and electromechanical industry, working as a general manager of his own distribution company as well as in sales and applications engineering positions for different process instruments and controls manufacturers.  Most notably, he served as Sales Manager at Princo Instruments, Inc. for more than a decade, where he worked directly with sales representatives and provided sales support programs, materials, application and product information, and training.

A “hands-on” sales and management professional with a technical background, Mashintonio holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration as well as an Associates Degree in Electronics. 

Macro Sensors’ extensive line of linear and rotary sensors are used for position measurement and feedback in a variety of industrial applications including factory automation, motion control systems, metal fabricating, automotive assembly as well as power plants, gas/steam turbines.  Incorporated in 1994, the Company serves an international OEM and end-user customer base.   On June 1, 2005, Macro Sensors was acquired by AST, manufacturer of state-of-the-art (Micro Electro Mechanical Structures) MEMS-based pressure sensors, transducers, and transmitters.   Common applications of AST sensor products are in industrial OEM, hydraulic systems, fuel cells, medical gases, HVAC/R, refrigeration, oil & gas exploration/production, and off-road vehicles.