New head of materials technology at the Swiss Safety Center
As early as November 2021, Dr. Arnulf Hörtnagl will take over as head of materials technology at the Swiss Safety Center in Wallisellen. He intends to further expand the range of services.
After already recently a new quality manager was presented for the entire SVTI Group, there is another personnel development to report at the Swiss Safety Center: Since November 2021, Dr. Arnulf Hörtnagl is now the new Head of Materials Technology.
He is a mechanical engineer with further specializations in manufacturing technology and materials science. His scientific activities led to a doctorate and to specialization in the fields of corrosion, tribology and stainless steels. Thanks to his professional activity, in various internationally active laboratories, he expanded his know-how in the direction of plastics technology and acquired his skills in sales as well as in the management of R+D projects. In passing on specialist knowledge, he brings experience from his two years as a lecturer in materials science. His excellent networking in the Swiss "SME scene" ideally complements his profile, according to the Swiss Safety Center.
Further expansion of materials technology capabilities
In his new position, he is responsible for the testing laboratory, which has its core competence in the area of materials testing and damage analysis on primarily metallic materials. His goal is to expand the range of services to include testing and analysis of stainless steels and the area of plastics technology, as well as to deepen the electrochemical corrosion measurements. He sees the testing laboratory as a competence center and partner for individual examinations through to complex problems for SMEs of all sizes, from a wide range of industries, both nationally and internationally.
The Swiss Safety Center, part of the SVTI Group, also has recognized expertise in the fields of materials engineering and science, metallurgy, materialography, and corrosion as part of its damage prevention and fire protection responsibilities, and prepares damage analyses, expert reports, and expert opinions. To this end, the Swiss Safety Center carries out a wide range of non-destructive material tests, either stationary in its own testing laboratory or mobile on site.
Source: Swiss Safety Center
