Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian Levy wrote: > > I called two years ago several times before I was patched through to a > rather nice, but emphatic person. 1) Leica/Leitz no longer owns or is charge > of the facility - Hughes owns it and 2) you can't get through the front door > without a security clearance since it is a defense contractor. The assembly > area for optics (that's how he stated it) is off limits since it is not > segregated from other operations and optics other than those destined for > consumer use, if any, are produced on the same line as restricted items. > > One the plus side, it is likely that the same people produce the same final > products and it should mean they are close in tolerance. > > At 05:11 PM 1/21/97 -0500, you wrote: > >LUG-nuts: > > > >Is Leica Canada located in Midland Ontario? Has anyone ever inquired about > touring this facility? It would seem to be a fun time. > > > >Bob > > > > > > > Brian Levy, J.D. > Agincourt Ont. > dlevy@worldy.com They are now Hughes Elcan Optical Technologies with a web page at http://www.elcan.com They invite you to tour the plant in their web literature.