For Immediate Release

Ascential Technologies Welcomes Erik Petersen as Regional Director, Aerospace and Industrials in the Americas

Grand Rapids, Mich., July 31, 2025 — Ascential Technologies, a leading global provider of automated diagnostic, inspection, assembly and test systems and services across a wide range of industries, has hired Erik Petersen as regional director of Aerospace and Industrials (A&I) in the Americas. In this position, Petersen will play an integral role in accelerating growth in the North American market and strengthening the company’s partnerships regionally. 

“Erik’s commercial strength, his ability to create high performing teams, his lean transformation skills, and his experience with M&A and business integration all put him in the perfect position to take us to the next level in his new role,” said Scott Watts, Test & Measurement Systems divisional CEO for Ascential Technologies. “We are very excited to have him here with us.”  

Most recently, Petersen worked for Magnetic Holdings, LLC (now Permag), a private equity platform business which serves many industries, including aerospace and defense, life sciences and semiconductor capital equipment. During his time with the company, he served as vice president of Sales & Marketing, where he also had interim stretch assignments as general manager and head of R&D Engineering. He also previously worked at Konecranes, a global leader in material handling solutions across multiple industries. During his tenure at the company, he worked in business development and sales leadership capacities, following several years as a technical lead overseeing product management and aftermarket services.

Petersen earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management with an emphasis in finance and organizational leadership. 

In his spare time, the Evanston, Illinois resident volunteers as a committee chair for a Scouting America cub scout pack and serves as an event organizer for Kellogg Cares Day, an event supporting care and maintenance of woodlands near his alma mater. 

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Erik Petersen, regional director of Aerospace and Industrials in the Americas

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 systemsend 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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