IN BRIEF
MARS — Craig Vaughan is the new general manager of Mars Mineral, a maker of agitation pelletizing equipment and systems.
He is responsible for the company's business operations and for the development of new products and markets.
Before joining Mars Mineral, Vaughan had technical management positions with Spang & Co. and Calgon Corp., where he became the inventor of 20 U.S., European and Canadian patents for additives used in paper processing, water treatment, and skin and hair care. He also headed the materials division of the Penn State University Electro Optics Center near Freeport.
He has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, an M.S. in chemistry from Duquesne University, and a B.S. in biochemistry from Princeton University.
Mars Mineral has a 45,000 square-foot production facility in Mars. It is a division of Woodward Inc.
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