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MAC chairman William Gould passes away Magnetic Analysis Corporation (MAC) has announced the death of its chairman, William S Gould 3 rd .

current techniques. During the 1970s, he expanded the company’s products to include flux leakage testers and, in 1989, MAC introduced its own line of Echomac ® ultrasonic rotary testers for tube and bar. Mr Gould oversaw the company’s expansion into worldwide markets along with the development of automated test systems for a broad range of products – extending from small diameter tube, bar and wire for critical applications to 500mm diameter oil and gas pipe. “He combined his knowledge of science with a keen understanding of the financial and strategic positioning of the company and a genuine desire to provide an opportunity for each employee to grow to their full potential,” said his son Robert R Gould, MAC’s recently elected chairman. Magnetic Analysis Corp – USA www.mac-ndt.com

Mr Gould succeeded his father, a company founder, as president in 1964, and remained in that role until 2007, when he became chairman – a position he held until his death. During his tenure, he built the company from a small USA-based non-destructive test designer and manufacturer to its current position, providing NDT eddy current, ultrasonic and flux leakage systems and services. In 2016, Mr Gould was honoured by the American Society for Nondestructive Testing for his contributions to the NDT industry through his “knowledge and dedication” for over 50 years. He held a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Yale, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, and an MBA degree from Harvard

William S Gould 3 rd

Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Over the course of his years as president of MAC, Mr Gould led the company into many new developments, beginning with the introduction of the ERIC eddy current tester in 1968, which featured solid-state electronics, phase gating and, later, pulsed eddy

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