Adcole

Adcole Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace
Founded1957
FounderAddison D. Cole
Headquarters,
Number of locations
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsOptical-mechanical measuring technology
Increase US$30 million (2011)
WebsiteOfficial Website

Adcole Corporation is a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of precision testing and measuring instruments. Addison D. Cole founded the company in 1957.[1] Adcole's core clients come from the aerospace and automotive industries. The company is a subcontractor for the NASA and satellite manufacturers.[2] Sun angle sensors designed by Adcole have flown on numerous space exploration missions, including Mars Pathfinder and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.[3] Automobile and truck engine makers as well as agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers utilize measuring machines and tools from Adcole as well.[4] The company reported net sales of more than US$30 million in fiscal year 2011.[5]

  1. ^ "Adcole Corporation Founder Featured In Automotive Industries Magazine". prLeap. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. ^ "About Us". Adcole Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ^ Spear, Anthony J.; et al. (1995). "Low Cost Approach to Mars Pathfinder". Acta Astronautica. 37: 131–139. Bibcode:1995AcAau..37..131S. doi:10.1016/0094-5765(95)00066-9.
  4. ^ Case, Lenny (July 2010). "Greener Technologies, Tighter Tolerances" (PDF). Automotive Industries. 189 (2): 72–74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ "OneSource CorpTech Company Profiles: Adcole Corp - Snapshot". LexisNexis. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

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