(openPR) - American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Precision Pipeline Equipment, Inc. (PPE), as its representative for the oil and gas and process industries in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania and Western New York. Precision Pipeline Equipment, Inc is a recognized leader in instrumentation, gas analyzers, metering and valving solutions for the oil and gas industry as well as process.

Founded in 1990, PPE earned its reputation by providing innovative, turnkey solutions with a seasoned technical team of field and office representatives and skilled service personnel. PPE’s expertise in pressure control instrumentation, gas analyzers, and flow computers will complement AST’s pressure products, making this an ideal sales channel.

The addition of Precision Pipeline Equipment, Inc by AST is the latest strategic move to increase representative coverage in North America. With three managing partners and a growing sales force, PPE’s Houston, PA office will have field and office support for AST sensor products. Joe Sudol, AST’s Field Sales Manager noted, “The oil and gas market in the Northeast and Midwest region is one that has tremendous potential for AST’s hazardous location approved products which are specifically designed for the rigors of oil and gas production, gathering, and transmission applications. This is in addition to the strong market for AST’s industrial pressure sensor products in those areas.”

Precision Pipeline Equipment, Inc, main office is located in Houston Pa, with regional offices in Maumee-Toledo-Ohio and Monaca-Pa is strategically located to address and service the Marcellus and Utica shale plays as well as the large gas transmission and distribution markets in the area.

Precision Pipeline Equipment can be contacted at the following location to discuss AST products:
253 Walnut Street
Houston, PA 15342
Phone: (724) 746-5427
Fax: (724) 746-5428
Website: www.precisionpipeline.com

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) manufactures MEMS pressure sensors, pressure transducers and pressure transmitters that offer the best price-performance ratio in the industry. Manufactured in New Jersey, AST pressure sensing products are built with a full selection of hazardous area and industrial approvals to service customer applications. Common industries utilizing AST sensor products are industrial OEM hydraulic systems, fuel cells, medical gases, HVAC, refrigeration (ammonia, Freon, CO2), Oil & Gas exploration and production, and off-road vehicles. AST’s exclusive, proprietary Krystal Bond™ Technology (an advanced process in which inorganic materials are molecularly diffused onto a metallic surface in the presence of certain gases) produces high-performance pressure sensing products through the use of a single piece of stainless steel. AST offers a variety of UL and CSA approvals for Explosion-proof, Intrinsically Safe, and Non-incendive pressure transmitter applications. For more information on AST pressure sensing products and technology, please visit www.astsensors.com. Through the acquisition of noted LVDT manufacturer Macro Sensors (www.macrosensors.com), AST also offers a full line of linear/rotary position sensors, as well as related instrumentation.

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