D.G. Instruments Ltd.
Title
D.G. Instruments Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Kanata, ON
Active From
1974-01-01
Active Until
1983-01-01
Location
Kanata, ON
Timeline
1974 – Company is incorporated. (“Guide to Canadian Aerospace Related Industries”: 62)
1976 – “In early June, the subcontract for the manufacture of the video multiplexer hardware to be used in the actual CTS Experiments was awarded to DG Instruments of Kanata with a projected delivery time of the first week in September.” (“Tele-Training for Personnel Development – Technological Report”)
1979 – Company produces 15 “NavBoxes” for the four Regions of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. (“The History of the CHS Central & Arctic Region”)
Nov. 1980 – D.G. Instruments Ltd. is awarded a $2.55 million contract from Supply and Services Canada. (Kanata Timeline History 1977-2000, 1980 pt. 2 of 2)
1981 – President is A. Graham Craig (“Catalog of Canadian Industrial Capabilities”: 274)
1982 – Company is manufacturing navigational systems and air traffic control equipment. It employs thirty-one people at a plant on Legett Drive, Kanata, ON. (“High-tech tag”)
1982, Feb. – DG Instruments is acquired by General Signal Ltd. That company is part of Cardion Electronics, a unit of General Signal Corp, Woodbury, NY, USA. (“Guide to Canadian Aerospace Related Industries” :62)
1983 – Active at 308 Leggett Drive, Kanata, ON. (“From Leadline to Laser”: 19)
1976 – “In early June, the subcontract for the manufacture of the video multiplexer hardware to be used in the actual CTS Experiments was awarded to DG Instruments of Kanata with a projected delivery time of the first week in September.” (“Tele-Training for Personnel Development – Technological Report”)
1979 – Company produces 15 “NavBoxes” for the four Regions of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. (“The History of the CHS Central & Arctic Region”)
Nov. 1980 – D.G. Instruments Ltd. is awarded a $2.55 million contract from Supply and Services Canada. (Kanata Timeline History 1977-2000, 1980 pt. 2 of 2)
1981 – President is A. Graham Craig (“Catalog of Canadian Industrial Capabilities”: 274)
1982 – Company is manufacturing navigational systems and air traffic control equipment. It employs thirty-one people at a plant on Legett Drive, Kanata, ON. (“High-tech tag”)
1982, Feb. – DG Instruments is acquired by General Signal Ltd. That company is part of Cardion Electronics, a unit of General Signal Corp, Woodbury, NY, USA. (“Guide to Canadian Aerospace Related Industries” :62)
1983 – Active at 308 Leggett Drive, Kanata, ON. (“From Leadline to Laser”: 19)
Sources
Fisheries and Oceans Canada/Canadian Hydrographic Service “From Leadline to Laser: The Centennial Conference of the Canadian Hydrgraphic Service, 1883-1983”: 19
“‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 1982
“The History of the CHS Central & Arctic Region” http://fohcan.org/history/historyofc-a-78-79.html [05-10-23]
"Kanata Timeline History 1977-2000, 1980 pt. 2 of 2" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianhun/12346810233/in/photostream/)
Miller Communication Systems Ltd. [39 Leacock Way, Kanata] “Tele-Training for Personnel Development – Technological Report”
McKenney, R.L., Pearson, D.J, (USAF) “Guide to Canadian Aerospace Related Industries” (https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA126540.pdf): 62
USAF Systems Command Liaison Office, Ottawa “Catalog of Canadian Industrial Capabilities” (Sept. 1981)
“‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 1982
“The History of the CHS Central & Arctic Region” http://fohcan.org/history/historyofc-a-78-79.html [05-10-23]
"Kanata Timeline History 1977-2000, 1980 pt. 2 of 2" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianhun/12346810233/in/photostream/)
Miller Communication Systems Ltd. [39 Leacock Way, Kanata] “Tele-Training for Personnel Development – Technological Report”
McKenney, R.L., Pearson, D.J, (USAF) “Guide to Canadian Aerospace Related Industries” (https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA126540.pdf): 62
USAF Systems Command Liaison Office, Ottawa “Catalog of Canadian Industrial Capabilities” (Sept. 1981)
Citation
“D.G. Instruments Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/837.