Kestrel Instruments

Strolling through the plant, she paused in her tracks to take a colorful slip of paper out of the sleeve, which hung at the end of the line. It listed the material name and number, along with additional information. Its placement here meant the stock was low and more would have to be ordered. Verrell, our receiving clerk, would do just that. Once Read more...

After packing the Kestrel nicely into its box, she topped it off with a few documents, including instructions, before folding it closed. All that was left now were the stickers. Shaniyah, who first joined us in the summer of 2008, returns to us during breaks as she continues her education. Usually a packer, she's also been trained in the assembly Read more...

She could do it in her sleep, and she moved like clockwork. She held two in her hands, and twiddled her thumbs over the keypads in quick succession, checking one last time to be sure the Kestrels' functions were correct and free of defects. Once satisfied, she examined the screens, gave them a good wipe, and packed them into their boxes. Reanee is Read more...

With a careful eye, Nisha examined the Kestrel's screen for defects – fingerprints needing to be wiped away, loose lint stuck on the other side. Once she was pleased with her inspection, she gave it another swab of her rag before packing the product in its box. To be opened by who? A soldier? A firefighter? Nisha, a packer here at Nielsen- Read more...

With a careful sweep of the solder wand, he painted a silver slide, connecting the two parts and allowing light to illuminate the screen. Kevin, who celebrated his first NK anniversary this past Halloween, previously worked with Blue Ocean Megaphones and currently builds NK's SpeedCoach products. His favorite parts about working at Nielsen- Read more...

Sheri has worked at NK for the past five years, although one could say this isn't her first rodeo. This is Sheri's second, having worked with us for two years before taking leave for personal reasons. She returned to us in the spring of 2014. Most practiced in building batteries for our Blue Ocean megaphones, Sheri has also been cross-trained in Read more...

Bob joined the NK team back in 2008. He works as the lean manufacturing engineer for our rowing and sports products, including CoxBox, Blue Ocean Megaphone, SpeedCoach GPS, and EmPower Oarlock. As part of his job, Bob is responsible for a wide range of duties like working with our design engineers to develop processes for products, designing the Read more...

Nielsen Kellerman Company (NK) has been building products sold worldwide in Delaware County, PA for thirty years and continues to expand across product lines and customer markets. We are proud of our local roots, and we are thrilled that our continued growth here results not only in innovation and product advancements for our customers – but Read more...

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