About Prime Technology
The Precision Temperature, Pressure, Timing, and MEASUREMENT People
40+ years of success
Founded in 1973Prime Technology is a privately owned company, first founded in 1973 in Mt. Vernon, New York. Since 1982, we have been located on twelve acres in North Branford, Connecticut in a 36,000 square foot facility. We also have a 20,000 square foot facility in the Dominican Republic for commercial manufacturing that has been operating since 1986. As we celebrate nearly 40 years of past success and history, we renew our commitments to our customers, and we take pride in our solid position for growth, brought about by a solid foundation.
A History of Measurement
Prime Technology’s mission is to design and manufacture instruments and electronic systems through innovative engineering in order to surpass its customer’s needs and expectations. These are the principles that have guided the company’s growth from manufacturing wirewound resistors, resistor instruments, and measurement and indication equipment into integrated systems with broad applications. There are six divisions under the Prime Technology umbrella, each sharing the company’s vision.
We provide our customer base a resource that designs, develops and manufactures electronic systems to their individual requirements. We are uniquely able to provide this at an exceptional value by calling on our past technological successes to use as building blocks for future projects. Through the use of this existing technology, combined with our growing expertise in dealing with system-based projects, we can offer solutions at a reduced cost, faster schedule and with less risk.
We have a variety of extraordinary capabilities supporting our efforts to further expand into the electronic systems market. We have developed an outstanding engineering department with a considerable 3-D modeling and design capability. We have developed a vertical manufacturing operation, with the ability to perform a variety of manufacturing processes such as automated surface mount pick and place, through hole assembly, wire bonding, mechanical assembly, metal fabrication, secondary machining, painting, and marking. We adhere to a rigorous Quality Program that conforms to the Nuclear Power Issues Committee (NUPIC) 10CFR50 Appendix B and 10CFR21. We also conform to MIL-I-45208 for inspection and MIL-STD-45662A for calibration.
Prime is a proud member of The Submarine Industrial Base Council, The American Society of Naval Engineers, and the Naval Submarine League.
A sampling of Prime’s diverse customer base includes:
Prime Technology Bios
Luis Lluberes
PresidentLuis has been a member of the Prime Technology team for over 26 years. Currently, as President, Luis oversees all aspects of Prime’s business from manufacturing and engineering to quality and sales. Having acted as the COO at Prime prior to his role of President, Luis has extensive operating experience in managing service, manufacturing and technology within the scope of Prime’s business philosophy. Mr. Lluberes holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Master degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Engineering Management. In his free time Luis enjoys cooking and reading.
Jim Jamieson
Executive Vice President, PurchasingJim has been with Prime for over 50 years, currently as the VP of Purchasing. Jim maintains constant contact with vendors to ensure that Prime is providing us with the highest quality, most competitive pricing performance. Jim’s vast experience with Prime’s product line enables him to fully understand the effect that outside sourcing and material acquisition have on the overall quality of the company’s work. Jim holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University. Jim was the ice hockey goal judge at Yale University for 15 Years. Jim’s hobbies include automobiles, motorcycles, and he is also a private pilot, with instrument and commercial ratings.
Keith Macdowall
Vice President, Sales and MarketingKeith oversees all of Prime’s sales and marketing initiatives and directs Prime’s overall business development strategy. Mr. Macdowall is also the company’s Facility Security Officer, ensuring all sensitive information and DoD regulations are strictly adhered to ensure informational security while maximizing manufacturing efficiency. Keith has been with Prime in a sales capacity for over 30 years and holds degrees from the Connecticut School of Electronics. In his free time, Keith is an active member in the community and a patron of non-profit groups including Farnum Neighborhood House, Life Haven, and Hunger Relief and Development.
Paul Grabek
Quality ManagerPaul has been a member of the Prime team for over 11 years. As Quality Manager, Paul works closely with our customers’ quality and engineering departments to quickly resolve any issues that may arise. Paul is also responsible for maintaining our NUPIC 10CFR50 certification, closely following required procedures to reduce failures and ensure the safety of products supplied. In his spare time, Paul enjoys collecting electric model trains, automobiles, and fresh water fishing.
Manufacturing Capabilities
Six divisions strongPrime Technology is a proprietary manufacturer of precision instruments and systems, producing commercial, nuclear, and military products. The company's six divisions manufacture products ranging from intricate electromechanical assemblies to state-of-the-art electronics incorporating surface mount (SMT) and chip-on-board (COB) technologies.
Prime Technology has invested heavily in production and engineering capabilities in order to be to be a quality manufacturer of its off-the-shelf products. This vertical integration plan has produced facilities capable of producing products to stringent military specifications. The facilities consist of paint rooms, injection molding, machine shop, tool and die, and electronic assembly. Prime's offshore facilities make it possible to produce low cost high volume products, while maintaining Prime's dedication to precision. This philosophy has allowed Prime Technology to maintain complete control of all critical processes required to produce a quality product.
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Quality Policy
A major objectiveIt is a major objective of Prime Technology, LLC. to maintain our reputation for leadership in quality. It is our continuing goal to provide products and services that meet or exceed our customers' requirements. We support continuous improvement by maintaining open communications with our customers, employees, and suppliers.
Our Quality Manual is posted below pursuant to section 2.1 of the manual.
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