Quester Tangent Corporation
Quester Tangent Corporation (QTC) is an independent North American supplier of train electronics and software for the rail transit industry. Quester Tangent designs, develops and manufactures vehicle monitoring hardware and software for the global rail transit industry, including monitoring and control products, on-train displays, communication and data networks, and passenger information systems. Quester Tangent facilities include of working space. The company has over of environmentally controlled manufacturing floor including for engineering prototyping, of inventory space and of testing space including a full electromagnetic compatibility/electromagnetic interference (EMI/EMC) lab. 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. In 1994, Quester Tangent started producing monitoring and diagnostic systems for the rail transit industry. Rail Transit Products. With over 7,000 products installed in revenue-service, Quester Tangent supplies train management, passenger information and fleet diagnostics systems for new builds, retrofits and overhauls. Products include monitoring and control, on-train displays, event recorders, communication and data networks, passenger information systems, and wayside software: Quester Tangent also offers a number of services: Clients. Clients  include: Countries Served. Currently, Quester Tangent is associated with operations in: Historically, Quester Tangent Marine Division operated in: 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. 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. Honours and awards. Quester Tangent was a finalist in the Advancing Technology & Innovation category of the  2014 BC Export Awards. In June 2013, Quester Tangent won the VIATeC Award for Technology Company of the Year.