For Immediate Release

Bristol, Conn., Oct. 15, 2025 — Bauer, a global leader in aerospace test stand design and manufacturing, and Ascential Technologies, a leading global provider of automated diagnostic, inspection, assembly and test systems and services, announced today they have established a collaborative partnership aimed at transforming the aerospace test and measurement landscape. Under this new alliance, Bauer—on behalf of both companies—will focus on the design, manufacturing and global deployment of advanced test stands for the aerospace industry while Ascential Technologies will serve as Bauer’s exclusive global service and aftermarket support provider through its newly launched Ascential Care platform.

“This partnership allows us to focus on what we do best—engineering world-class test systems —while ensuring our customers receive unmatched global support and predictive service capabilities,” said Lou Auletta, president & CEO at Bauer. “Together, with Ascential Technologies’ deep technology expertise and aptitude for delivering rapid and efficient support, we’re delivering a smarter, more connected customer experience.”

Through this new service model, Bauer’s customers can expect support at every stage, from installation and launch to ongoing service, maintenance, refurbishment, spare part services and more, regardless of their location. Leveraging Ascential Technologies’ global presence of more than 40 locations in over 20 countries, field support is readily available both on-site and remotely.

“Ascential Care is built to deliver global reach with local responsiveness,” said Scott Watts, divisional CEO at Ascential Technologies. “By combining Bauer’s engineering excellence with our agile service infrastructure and data-driven insights, we’re creating a seamless, end-to-end customer experience that maximizes uptime, performance and long-term value.”

As part of the partnership, Bauer’s customers will also have access to Ascential Technologies’ Ascentialytics data analytics platform, which enables the collection, mining and measurement of equipment data. This connected, performance management solution for remote monitoring and diagnostics is part of the Ascential Care framework and will seamlessly integrate into a wide range of Bauer’s test and support equipment for the commercial and military aviation industries. Data outputs give actionable information to make informed decisions and, ultimately, help enhance the reliability and availability of assets. 

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Caption: Bauer and Ascential Technologies have established a collaborative partnership aimed at transforming the aerospace test and measurement landscape.

About Bauer 

Founded in 1916, Bauer, located in Bristol, Connecticut, is a world-leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality test and support equipment for the commercial and military aviation industries. Understanding and sensitivity to their customers’ critical business needs is among Bauer’s strongest values and is the key to their continued growth and success. The combination of technical expertise, exceptional capabilities and facilities, and a commitment to providing the absolute highest level of customer service provides Bauer’s customers with a total solution that is unequaled within the industry. Learn more at: bauerct.com 

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 ascentialtech.com. 

Editorial Contacts

Bauer
Michael Auletta
(860) 712-4872
[email protected]

Agency
Brittney Popa
MBE Group on behalf of Ascential Technologies
(231) 675-1692
[email protected]

Mike Bleau
Ascential Technologies
(810) 397-1429
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