IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section

Join us for a presentation on Newtech Instruments and a tour of their state of the art manufacturing facilities. The tour will feature Newtech's work on the chassis electronics subsystems for the GM Stryker light armoured vehicle (LAV) (https://www.gm-defense.com/home.asp).

Other assemblies currently in progress include:

• DIP, auxiliary driver's panel (ADP) and alarm annunciator panel (AAP) for GM's previous generation LAV, the LAV-II.
• various Telco cables assemblies
• various circuit card assemblies (CCA's) for GM Defense, General Dynamics, Lotek, and Instrumar, Guigne

All attendees will get a comprehensive plant tour where subassemblies can be viewed in their respective production lines. Refreshments will be served after the tour.

NewTech Instruments Ltd. is a St. John's based company focusing on customized integrated manufacturing solutions. We service businesses in the defense, telecommunications and high-end commercial industries requiring quality, ompetitively priced products and services. Incorporated in 1986, NewTech offers a combination of design engineering, project management, technical capabilities, innovative manufacturing services, and full systems integration. We take projects from concept through design, manufacturing and into integration, providing an end to end solution. ISO 9001 certified, NewTech has implemented total quality management principles throughout the company. These principles form the centerpiece of our operating culture, enabling NewTech to offer added value, improved quality and more streamlined processes. Our clientele base includes some of the most predominant and visible companies in the country, including: General Motors, General Dynamics, Lotek Marine, Instrumar, Guigne International, Nortel Networks, Aliant, Eastlink Cable, Rogers Cable, COX Communications, Canpolar East, Bell Canada and Spielo Gaming International.

Please contact Gerard Dunphy (Phone: 737-1323, Email: g.dunphy@ieee.org) for further information.

Note that attendance at IEEE Technical Meetings normally counts for "Informal Activity" hours under the APEGN Professional Development Program.

For information on this and other IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador section activities, visit our web page at https://www.ieee.nfld.net/.

Last modified: Tue 2003.01.21 at 10:24 NST by Dennis Peters