Lowell Inc. appoints new quality manager

Ed Yaris comes to Lowell with extensive experience in metrology, management, and CMM software development.


Minneapolis, Minnesota – Lowell Inc. officials announce that Ed Yaris, has joined the company as its new quality manager. Yaris comes to Lowell with extensive experience in metrology, management, and CMM software development. He will oversee the quality management functions at Lowell. His experience includes leadership positions at National Security Technologies, Helmel Engineering Products, Renishaw, and GE.

Yaris is a member in good standing of seven ASME/B89 standards committees including Coordinate Metrology, Uncertainty and he also chairs the Probes and Sensors committee. He is on the steering committee for the North American Coordinate Metrology Association (NACMA) made up of the standards committees and leading industry experts from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“Lowell is already a leader metrology and automation. I am really looking forward to bringing my experience in standards-based inspection best practices, validation of processes and equipment and the streamlining of manufacturing and inspection operations to a best in class medical manufacturing facility.”

Edward Jaeck, operations manager commented that “Lowell is already leveraging Ed’s extensive experience in metrology and inspection best practices.  We are also thrilled to have someone with his national reputation on the standards committees as part of our team.”

About Lowell Inc.
Lowell Inc. is a Minneapolis, MN based precision machining contract manufacturer.  It specializes in the development and production of complex implantable medical devices.  From engineering support, turning, milling and EDM to laser marking, turnkey and cleanroom assemblies, Lowell has the people and the processes to deliver your projects on time with unmatched quality.  Lowell Inc. is registered with the FDA and their Quality System is registered to ISO 9001:2008 and 13485:2003.

Source: Lowell Inc.