Technology for Energy Corporation (TEC) is a manufacturer of diagnostic instruments for multiple industries including the aviation, electric power, nuclear, and materials testing industries and is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The company has approximately 50 employees and most are located in the Knoxville office, with a handful in a Huntsville, Alabama, location. TEC’s entire staff is involved in customer communication from product development to delivery and beyond. All TEC instruments are designed and built by the employee-owners of the company.
The client needed to establish a quality management system that adhered to the AS9100D standard to continue to serve clients in the defense and aerospace markets and to seek out and serve new clients in this market as well. This part of the engagement with TEC was led by TEC’s Tim Smith, a key project engineering manager. TEC turned to Tennessee MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, for help.
We anticipate the benefits will continue to happen for the next few years. These services will help us maintain DOD contracts and help us in new markets and ultimately an increase of $10M/year for us is possible.