GENEVA —
A Geneva-based manufacturing company has secured a three-year $1.2 million U.S. Air Force contract for power meters and will be the supplier of calibration instruments to Air Force bases in seven countries.
TEGAM Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture and support of test, measurement and calibration instruments and provides the TEGAM Model 1830A power meter to the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Guard, the company reports.
The company, which is privately held, is owned by Adam Fleder and Andy Brush. The company was founded in 1979 by Terry Gambill and was purchased by Brush and Fleder in 2005.
Over the next three years, TEGAM will provide 161 power meters to the Air Force, Brush said.
“The 1830A is the cornerstone of our new PM Series line of power sensor calibration equipment,” Brush said. “The wide adoption of this instrument for military and commercial uses indicates how well it meets the customer’s needs. It also reveals the current capabilities of TEGAM’s internal research and development team.”
The jump into military and international markets was well-planned and very intentional, Brush said, in 2004, when the company began to position itself for military contracts “to help the company increase its focus on expanding its reach in international markets though travel, trade shows and open lines of communication.”
“TEGAM is extremely committed to growing its export business and continues to break through previously closed markets,” Fleder said.
The 1830A is TEGAM’s crown jewel. The power meter is intended for applications in which accurate measurements are important, including in metrology, and the research and production testing of radio frequency equipment. It is designed to read calibrated radio frequency power with 100-ohm and 200-ohm thermistor-style radio frequency power sensors.
TEGAM products are marketed in more than 40 countries across the world, Brush said, via a network of technical representatives and distributors. In April, the company opened a national sales office in Beijing. TEGAM also hired manager Xuehua (Kevin) Zhang to oversee the office.
“China is a significant and growing market for TEGAM, and the necessity of being directly involved with the day-to-day needs of our customers greatly influenced the decision to open a sales office,” Fleder said. “We are very pleased with the addition of Xuehua to the TEGAM team and look forward to using his knowledge and experience to better serve our customers.”
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