Tymphany Appoints Poul Praestgaard Vice President of Engineering for Denmark Operations; Former Bang & Olufsen Acoustic Expert Directs Tymphany's Danish Technology Teams.VIDEBAEK, Denmark & TASTRUP, Denmark -- Tymphany(TM) Corporation, a leader in innovative audio solutions, today announced the appointment of Poul Praestgaard as Vice President of Engineering for the company's Denmark operations. An acoustic R&D expert, Praestgaard joins Tymphany from Bang & Olufsen, where he was Senior Technology and Innovation Manager for Acoustic Technology and Loudspeakers. At Tymphany, Praestgaard will head the ScanSpeak and Peerless engineering and development teams located at the company's Videbaek and Tastrup facilities in Denmark. He reports to Tonni Birk Sorenson, managing director, Tymphany Denmark. "Poul is imminently qualified to lead the transducer transducer, device that accepts an input of energy in one form and produces an output of energy in some other form, with a known, fixed relationship between the input and output. and acoustic engineering programs in Tymphany Denmark, and to continue the legacy of innovation that is a hallmark hallmark, mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced by statute in England in 1300 and enforced by the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. of the company," said Birk. "Having been on the front lines driving acoustical innovation for one of the world's leading suppliers of high-end audio High-end audio is a term used to describe equipment that is purported by the manufacturers to be the best, regardless of the price. Definition of 'high-end' High-end audio systems, Poul is well-equipped to understand our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers' needs, and to drive the creation of advanced audio transducers that can be fine tuned to meet the needs of the most demanding applications." As VP of Engineering for Tymphany Denmark, Praestgaard has oversight
Oversight may refer to:
"I believe Tymphany is injecting new life into the audio transducer market," said Praestgaard. "The company has a unique understanding of the evolving requirements of consumer and professional audio products and a determination to meet these needs. This is what makes a company a leader -- having know-how along with a strong passion and commitment. I anticipate a very rewarding and exciting time ahead with the Tymphany team." At Bang & Olufsen, Praestgaard participated in national and international acoustics acoustics (ək  `stĭks) [Gr.,=the facts about hearing], the science of sound, including its production, propagation, and effects. R&D projects, including the ADDT, LoDist and
MEDUSA, and was active in research conducted at the Sound Quality
Research Center at Aalborg University to generate new acoustics ideas
and products. Among his achievements, Praestgaard helped implement the
acoustic lens technology, acquired from Sausalito Audio Works, in the
award winning Beolab 5 loudspeaker loudspeaker or speaker, device used to convert electrical energy into sound. It consists essentially of a thin flexible sheet called a diaphragm that is made to vibrate by an electric signal from an amplifier. , which also used Adaptive Bass
Control technology developed in Praestgaard's department at the
University. He also participated in the development of Bang &
Olufsen's Advanced Sound System developed for the Audi A8, which
was launched in 2005.
In other positions during his 21-year career at Bang & Olufsen, Praestgaard was in charge of the technical department at the Mechanics Factory and project manager for loudspeakers projects in the Production Development Department. Prior to working at Bang & Olufsen, Praestgaard was a senior surveyor at Det norske Veritas Det Norske Veritas or DNV is a Norwegian company established in 1864. DNV is an independent foundation whose its objectives are "Safeguarding life, property, and the environment" and is a leading provider of services for managing risk. and a research engineer at Danit Hard Materials. Praestgaard holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU) was founded in 1829 as the 'College of Advanced Technology' (Danish: Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt). , Copenhagen, where he also did post graduate research and teaching. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society and the Danish Electro E`lec´tro n. 1. An electrotype. Acoustics Association. About Tymphany Tymphany Corporation is the leading provider of innovative, high quality audio transducers and acoustical engineering Acoustical engineering is the branch of engineering dealing with sound and vibration. It is closely related to acoustics, the science of sound and vibration. Acoustical engineers are typically concerned with:
Tymphany is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation . More information about the company is available at www.tymphany.com. |
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