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Shelby Township, Mich., December 17, 2025 — Ascential Technologies, a leading global provider of automated diagnostic, inspection, assembly and test systems and services across a wide range of industries, has announced the appointment of Ward Van de Walle as director of advanced engineering for its Test & Measurement Systems division. Previously, Van de Walle served as head of the company’s Aerospace & Industrials (A&I) business unit. In his new role, Van de Walle will lead efforts across the advanced engineering department, focusing on advancement and innovation, continuous improvement, the protection of the company’s intellectual property and bolstering its existing product portfolio.

Van de Walle has extensive experience in driving engineering excellence and market-driven innovation. He brings a unique combination of technical know-how, global industry perspective and strategic product insight to the role.

“We are excited to see Ward step into this new role, where he will help amplify our product portfolio and spearhead the next generation of our offerings,” said Uwe Krueger, executive vice president of Transportation for Ascential Technologies. “His leadership experience and deep understanding of Ascential Technologies’ products will be pivotal in ensuring we continue to meet the evolving needs of our customers.”

Most recently, Van de Walle held the position of vice president of A&I, in which he was responsible for overseeing five industrial brands: Cimat, Galileo, Titan, LISMAR and Kleinknecht. Before that, he was chief technology officer & vice president of new business development, also at Ascential Technologies. His experience with Ascential Technologies’ legacy brand, Burke Porter, began in 2002 when he worked for Burke E. Porter Machinery for over 18 years.

Van de Walle holds a degree in civil engineering and materials from Ghent University and an MBA from Vlerick Business School.

Ward Van de Walle, director of advanced engineering, Test & Measurement Systems

About Ascential Technologies
Ascential Technologies, (formerly known as Burke Porter Group), designs, develops, and automates complex diagnostics, inspection and test processes across medical & life sciences, transportation, and test & measurement systems end markets. The company tackles customers’ most demanding, mission-critical challenges where the cost of failure is high. With more than 70 years of innovation experience, Ascential has a global presence and the expertise of more than 2,300 professionals across 40 locations, helping customers accelerate critical solution innovation, mitigate risk, drive competitive differentiation, and shorten time to market, at scale. The company’s uniqueness lies in its commitment to guiding customers through the entire product life cycle, from ideation to commercialization, where quality and safety matter most. Ascential’s customers include Fortune 100 leaders and disruptive innovators. Learn more at www.ascentialtech.com. 

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Mike Bleau
Industry Scope on behalf of Ascential Technologies
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