Introducing: EAG Coating Solutions
Effective November 15, 2011, CAS-MI is pleased to announce that it will be renamed EAG Coatings Solutions. This rebranding emphasizes the strong commitment to coatings product development and analytical problem solving, while also reflecting the Company's recent inclusion as one of Evans Analytical Group's 20 worldwide laboratories. At EAG Coatings Solutions, clients benefit from a virtual research and development laboratory supporting new product development from concept to commercialization. This independent analytical laboratory also offers an array of problem solving services, including reverse engineering, contaminant identification, failure analysis, and chemical analysis.
Initially established in 1943, the Detroit area facility has long been a trusted partner supplying both analytical and development services to large and small entrepreneurial companies in the paints and coatings industries. The Company became CAS-MI Laboratories in 2004, and launched the CAS-MI Innovation Center in 2009 after moving to a new 11,000 sq. ft. facility in Ypsilanti. It was acquired by Evans Analytical Group (EAG) in April 2011. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, EAG has an international network of laboratories, focused on all aspects of materials characterization and electronic testing, enabling customers to accelerate their R&D, deliver their products to the marketplace more quickly, and to provide third party independent verification of materials.
"EAG Coatings Solutions has successfully assisted entrepreneurs and international companies in product development for innovative paint and coating technologies for many years. Our new name emphasizes both our development capabilities and our analytical support services," says Sean Maggert, Director-Technical Affairs of EAG Coatings Solutions. Harry Davoody, CEO of EAG states: "Our Michigan facility transforms innovative concepts into commercial products, decreasing our customer's time to market. We welcome their new identity into EAG's expanding network of highly specialized and unique laboratories."
About EAG Coatings Solutions
EAG Coatings Solutions provides product development and formulation services from concept to commercialization for the paint and coatings industries. Analytical capabilities support both product development and problem solving, including deformulation (reverse engineering), contaminant identification, failure analysis, and chemical analysis. Formerly known as CAS-MI Laboratories, this independent laboratory serves a wide variety of industries, including paints, coatings, polymers, plastics, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers and more. (www.eaglabs.com and www.cas-mi.com)
About Evans Analytical Group
EAG is the world's leading, fully integrated, independent laboratory network providing high value analytical services including materials characterization, testing, organic and inorganic analysis, laboratory research and development services, and expert engineering services. Customers engage with EAG as their trusted partner benefitting from accelerated R&D, faster delivery of products to the marketplace and third party independent and confident verification of materials. Markets served include Biomedical, Lighting and LEDs, Metals and Alloys, Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductors, Solar, Aerospace, Data Storage and Litigation Support. EAG maintains an international network of laboratories with 23 locations and serves more than 5,500 customers worldwide. (www.eaglabs.com)
About Odyssey Investment Partners
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC, with offices in New York and Los Angeles, is a leading middle-market private equity firm with approximately $2 billion under management. Odyssey Investment Partners makes control investments in established middle-market companies in a variety of industries. For further information about Odyssey Investment Partners, please visit www.odysseyinvestment.com.
