Press Releases
Chris Lippens Joins Argon Corporation as International Marketing & Sales Manager
August 24, 2011
Alpharetta, Georgia - Argon Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Lippens to our Marketing and Sales team. Chris joins Argon after over 25 years of product marketing and sales management in Europe and Asia within the defense and industrial market for displays and computers.
In his new role Chris will be responsible to develop business and bring Argon "closer to the customer" in the European market along with providing close support for the Asian and other international customers and markets.
Chris has extensive experience as a product manager for the development of rugged vetronics displays, imaging systems and other rugged display products. He is a proven leader in marketing and sales in the rugged visualization market space.
Argon Corporation Obtains ISO9001:2008 Certification
June 14, 2011
Alpharetta, Georgia - Argon Corporation is pleased to announce that we have successfully passed
our ISO9001 certification audit. At the conclusion of this Stage 2 audit, Argon had zero Non
Conformances and zero Areas of Concerns. Our certificate was issued only 12 days after the audit.
The effort at Argon has been lead by our Quality Manager, Cynthia Panter, with significant support from the management team in Alpharetta, particularly Tom McLaughlin. "Cynthia has done an outstanding job in getting Argon certified after only 7 months at the company", commented Mike Forde, COO and General Manager, "I cannot overstate the importance to both Argon and our customers in having ISO certification. The level of trust and confidence in our business operations and product quality will be significantly enhanced."
The Alpharetta facility is located at 1225 Old Alpharetta Road, Alpharetta, Georgia, about 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta and has 11,000 ft2 dedicated to the manufacture and delivery of Argon products. The sales, marketing and program management team is also located here. Design, prototyping is located at our Great Neck, New York facility.
Argon Corporation Awarded ARL-20 B-52 Display Replacement
May 25, 2011
Alpharetta, Georgia - Argon Corporation is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a multi-year award to design, develop and qualify a 15" rugged LCD replacement display for the aging CRT display now used on the ALR-20 EW station onboard the B-52 aircraft. After development, production follow on will commence in support of a full fleet update, plus spares.
New Argon Products to be Showcased at
SOFIC 2011 in Tampa Florida, May 17-19
April 29, 2011
Alpharetta, Georgia – Argon Corporation is pleased to announce that we will be showing some of our newest and cutting edge products at SOFIC 2011 “Spec Ops” exhibition in Tampa, Florida. Argon will be located in booth 1441.
Argon Corporation Successfully Completes
ISO9000:2008 Stage 1 Audit
April 20, 2011
Alpharetta, Georgia – Argon Corporation is pleased to announce that we have successfully accomplished a Stage 1 ISO9000 audit at our Alpharetta facility, with only a few “Area’s of Concern”. A Stage 2 or Certification Audit is scheduled for late May 2011 and there are no significant road blocks to becoming successfully ISO certified in May.
Argon Corporation Displays Featured on the Cover of Aviation Week
December 3, 2010
Great Neck, New York - Argon is pleased to announce that our 17" LCD displays were recently featured on the cover of the October 25, 2010 issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine. Argon provided these displays to NASA Langley as part of their space shuttle cockpit simulator display project.
Cynthia Panter Joins Argon Corporation in Support of its Continued Growth
November 17, 2010
Great Neck, New York - Argon Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Panter to our management team. Cynthia joins the company after 10 years of experience that includes manufacturing engineering, process engineering, supply management and production planning. More recently she held the position of Planning Manager at Barco Duluth with a focus of "On Time In Full" (OTIF) delivery performance.
In her new role she assumes the position of Argon Quality and Manufacturing Manager. First and foremost she will take over leadership of the ISO9001:2008 planning process with a goal to achieve certification of the Alpharetta site by mid 2011.
Argon Corporation Selected to Provide C-17 Support Equipment Computers to The Boeing Company
June 30, 2010
Great Neck, New York - Argon Corporation has been selected by The Boeing Company, Long Beach, California to provide a powerful, integrated rugged workstation/laptop for use as a computing workstation or Support Equipment Computer (SEC), for the C-17 program in support of flight line testing and other activities. The RWS15 is now in production at our new facility in Atlanta and we expect this project to continue through FY12.
Tom McLaughlin Joins Argon Corporation in Support of its Continued Growth
April 9, 2010
Great Neck, New York - Argon Corporation continues on its aggressive growth path and is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom McLaughlin to our management team. Tom joins the company after 16 years of experience in video design and engineering management followed by product and marketing management roles within the defense visualization market space.
Argon Corporation Expanding Operations in the Atlanta Ga. Metro Area
February 11, 2010
Great Neck, New York - Argon Corporation, in fulfillment of its growth strategy has signed a lease for a new facility in the greater Atlanta area. Over the last 1.5 years, Argon has been positioning itself to evolve from a low volume boutique defense business to an enterprise capable of delivering large quantities of high quality, lower cost rugged display and computers to the Defense and Homeland Defense market space. The new facility is located at 1225 Old Alpharetta Road, Alpharetta, Georgia and will initially be 11,000 ft2 dedicated to the manufacture and delivery of Argon products. The design and prototyping will remain at our Great Neck, New York facility, where we have a seasoned and successful development team. We wish to thank all of our customers for their trust and support of Argon over the years, for without whom we would not be expanding.
Argon Corporation Selected to Provide Workstation/Laptop Solution for Aguilar Aerospace
September 9, 2009
Great Neck, New York -Argon Corporation has been selected by Aguilar Aerospace, Madrid Spain to provide a rugged workstation/laptop with a 15" display. Aguilar will be using the workstation as Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) for data acquisition in harsh environments like particle accelerators and for test data acquisition in the field under rain, fog and other extreme conditions from hot zones of south of Spain to freezing northern European fields. Argon was able to tailor their solution to meet the exact needs of the Aguilar application.
Argon Corporation Selected to Provide Hand Held Displays (HHD) for Ground Soldier Ensemble (GSE) Program
June 1, 2009
Great Neck, New York –Argon Corporation has been selected by General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Arizona, to provide the Hand Held Display (HHD) for the Ground Soldier Ensemble (GSE) program that was awarded to General Dynamics and two other contractors in April 2009. This multi-year program will bring increased situational awareness lower down the echelon to increase mission effectiveness and soldier survivability.
Argon Corporation Joins EDGE® Innovation Network
February 23, 2009
Great Neck, New York –Argon Corporation joins the EDGE® Innovation Network, a collaborative, open-environment initiative enabling industry and academia, with government input, to work together to enhance the delivery cycle of new technologies and innovative capabilities to warfighters and first responders. Sponsored by Scottsdale, Arizona-based General Dynamics C4 Systems, the EDGE provides facilities and laboratories for developing and testing technologies, products and systems to make end-users more mobile, connected and informed.
Ultra Electronics MSI and Argon Corporation Providing Next Generation Lightweight, Low Power, ReConfigurable Hand-Held Control System
WALLINGFORD, CT., February 23, 2009 - Ultra MSI has selected Argon Corporation to provide a 5inch LCD display for its rugged, dual handled, patented (#D533,142S and #7471216) Freedom of Movement Control Unit (FMCUT). Having a shape and feel that is very familiar to today's video game controllers, the FMCU allows for easy transition for today's generation of soldiers to the efficient operation of both manned and unmanned military vehicles and equipment. The FMCU is being field tested and demonstrated in a number of mission-critical situations, including battlefield applications as unmanned vehicles and remote weapon systems.