The strategic growth of Qualmark’s HALT/HASS ecosystem positions its Center of Excellence (COE) at Qualmark’s Denver headquarters as the nucleus for research and development. This centralized focus allows best in class industry and technology specific HALT/HASS process development which can then be deployed throughout Qualmark’s global alliance of approved HALT/HASS lab partners. The sale of Qualmark’s Boston-area ARTC® (Accelerated Reliability Test Center) to New England HALT Labs, Inc., Patrick Higgins, owner, allows Qualmark to concentrate on COE initiatives while the Hopkinton lab will reap the benefits of local ownership and the expanded support of COE R&D.