News & Events

CATLab always has something going on. So that we can keep our customers and neighbors informed on what we're doing to grow and improve as well as what we're doing to stay active in the community, we offer you this news page. Check back from time to time and see what we're up to.

September 2008: First 'Billy E. Friend Scholarship' Awarded to NRCC Student . The NRCC Educational Foundation has just awarded the first ever Billy E. Friend Scholarship to a deserving NRCC student. Billy Friend was NRCC's Professor of the Industrial Instrumentation Curriculum for over 40 years. This fully endowed scholarship was fully funded through contributions from nearly 60 former 'Friend' students along with its principal sponsor Control Automation Technologies Corporation. Click here for NRCC Press Release

May 2008: CATLab extends Accredited Pressure Calibration Capabilities. CATLab's Virginia Lab has just enhanced its pressure capabilities with the addition of our new Ruska 7200 series precision pressure controller. The Virginia lab can now offer pressure calibrations to 2500 psig at a total uncertainty of 0.011% of reading.

May 2008: CATLab sponsors advertisement for Hopewell Optimist Club Shrimp Feast
The Optimist Club of Hopewell, VA routinely sponsors youth promotion events such as Kids Fishing Tournaments, Sports Leagues, Oratorical Contests, Scholarships and more. The Optimist Club hosts numerous fundraisers, including the Annual Shrimp Feast to fund these important projects. CATC/CATLab is pleased to be a frequent ticket sponsor and/or contributor towards these events. For more information, visit the Optimist International web site at: www.optimist.org

January 2008: CATLab adds Anemometers to its list of Capabilities
CATLab has just purchased a new laboratory grade wind tunnel designed for the calibration of hot wire and vane anemometers. With ranges to 3000 fpm, this tunnel offers a highly uniform flow rate that will work with a wide variety of hand held anemometers. We will begin NIST traceable calibrations of these devices immediately.

December 2007: CATLab introduces new interactive Website.
CATLab is proud to introduce its new, improved company web site. While offering prospective customers the information they need to know in selecting a calibration laboratory, this interactive site also provides our customers with a conduit to comment on services, suggest scope expansions, request quotations and learn about the new services and features offered by CATLab. You can even make suggestions on how we can make our web site more valuable to you.

September 2007: CATLab to move its Winston-Salem Office and Upgrade Laboratory Facility
Since 1994, CATC/CATLab has utilized its Kernersville, NC office as the company headquarters, field service depot and laboratory. With all the recent changes in our company and with our focus now on expanding our laboratories, we're moving to a larger, more convenient facility within the Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. Our phone number will remain (336) 725-6020 and our new shipping address for the NC Lab is:

June 2007: CATLab's New Virginia laboratory - A2LA Accredited
CATLab's new Virginia Lab is proud to announce that it has earned ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation through the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). This new lab was just opened in August 2006 as the first regional expansion of NC based, Control Automation Technologies Corporation. The new lab is located just east of Richmond's 295 beltway in the Roxbury Industrial Park.