Quester Tangent Corporation Explained

Quester Tangent Corporation
Type:Private
Foundation:1983
Location City:Saanichton, British Columbia
Location Country:Canada
Location:48.5603°N -123.4242°W
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Manufacturing
Products:Rail transit electronics
Revenue:$10 million (2011)[1]
Num Employees:75 (2015)
Homepage:http://www.questertangent.com/

Quester Tangent Corporation (QTC) is an independent North American supplier of train electronics and software for the rail transit industry.[2] [3] Quester Tangent designs, develops and manufactures vehicle monitoring hardware and software for the global rail transit industry,[3] including monitoring and control products, on-train displays, communication and data networks, and passenger information systems.

Quester Tangent facilities include 20000square feet of working space. The company has over 6000square feet of environmentally controlled manufacturing floor including 1000square feet for engineering prototyping, 2500square feet of inventory space and 3000square feet of testing space including a full electromagnetic compatibility/electromagnetic interference (EMI/EMC) lab.[4]

History

Founded in 1983, Quester Tangent Corporation initially served the marine sciences markets, providing equipment and systems for non-destructive, acoustic remote sensing of the seabed to assist with seabed classification and environmental monitoring.[3] In 1994, Quester Tangent started producing monitoring and diagnostic systems for the rail transit industry.[5]

Rail Transit Products

With over 7,000 products installed in revenue-service,[6] Quester Tangent supplies train management, passenger information and fleet diagnostics systems for new builds, retrofits and overhauls.[3]

Products include monitoring and control, on-train displays, event recorders, communication and data networks, passenger information systems,[6] and wayside software:[3]

Quester Tangent also offers a number of services:[4]

Clients

Clients include:[3]

Countries served

Currently, Quester Tangent is associated with operations in:[4]

Historically, Quester Tangent Marine Division operated in:[4]

Marine Products

On August 12, 2014, ownership of Quester Tangent's Marine Division - including all the assets, intellectual properties and patents of the QTC Seabed Classification technologies - was successfully transferred to Maritime Way Scientific Ltd.[7] Products and services of the former Quester Tangent Marine Division included QTC SWATHVIEW data processing system for multibeam and sidescan sonars, and the IMPACT12 and QTC VIEW single beam classification systems.[8]

Honours and awards

Quester Tangent was a finalist in the Advancing Technology & Innovation category of the 2014 BC Export Awards.[9]

In June 2013, Quester Tangent won the VIATeC Award for Technology Company of the Year.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.timescolonist.com/business/capital/a-closeup-look-at-nine-of-the-region-s-manufacturers-1.1464406/ A closeup look at nine of the region’s manufacturers, Times Colonist, by Cara Wilson, October 23, 2014
  2. http://www.smartrailworld.com/improving-passenger-comfort-through-data-management-innovation Improving passenger comfort through data management innovation, SmartRail World, October 21, 2014
  3. http://www.questertangent.com Quester Tangent Website
  4. http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?lang=eng&prtl=1&estblmntNo=123456047028&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=2059&app=sold Industry Canada profile for Quester Tangent
  5. http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/news/180651961.html Quester Tangent thinks inside the box, Peninsula News Review, by Steven Heywood, November 23, 2012
  6. http://www.smartrailworld.com/smartrail-speaks-dan-cumming-director-of-sales-marketing-quester-tangent SmartRail Speaks: Dan Cumming, Director of Sales & Marketing, Quester Tangent, SmartRail World, September 30, 2014
  7. http://www.maritimeway.ca/en/News_23 Maritime Way Scientific website
  8. http://www.maritimeway.ca/en/Seabed-Classification_73 Maritime Way Scientific: Seabed Classification
  9. http://www.polarismaterials.com/assets/downloads/BIV_BCExporters_ebook.pdf BC Export Awards - Advancing Technology & Innovation: Finalists
  10. http://www.timescolonist.com/business/victoria-tech-sector-hands-out-annual-awards-1.327671 Victoria tech sector hands out annual awards, Times Colonist, by Andrew Duffy, June 20, 2013