MORTON, Pa.—FEA Industries, an independently owned lab, has named Kurt Gardner as vice president of sales, effective, Feb. 1. Gardner recently served as director of business development at IOT America. “Kurt brings a wealth of knowledge of the industry, digital design and processing, and sales which will help us propel FEA to its full potential. We are excited to have him join us,” said Bill Heffner, president and owner of FEA Industries. This move comes as FEA Industries shifts focus to better support the overall growth in independent practices and products across the entire industry, according to a statement from the company.

“I’ve known the folks at FEA for a while and a lot of what they do is really innovative. I’m excited to get involved in a business which can be a driver for independent ECPs to get away from commodity brand products and showcase their individual practice needs by offering unique solutions, not the same ones offered at the big box store down the street,” Gardner stated.