Soquelec Telecommunications
SOQUELEC and its sister company, SOQUELEC Telecommunications, were founded in 1974 by Jean-Pierre Slakmon and his late wife Yette Slakmon, to whom our catalog and web pages are dedicated. From it's humble beginnings in the late seventies, SOQUELEC has grown to represent a wide variety of manufacturer's and provide its customers with a full range of quality products to meet their specific needs.
What We Do For You...
SOQUELEC specializes in the sales and service of scientific equipment for applications in materials and life sciences (with emphasis on electron microscopy and digital imaging technology) and has been the exclusive Canadian distributor of JEOL (Japan Electron Optics Laboratory) for over 25 years.
SOQUELEC Telecommunications specializes in the representation and distribution of RF, microwave and millimeter-wave components. It is the exclusive Canadian representative for manufacturers from the US and around the world. SOQUELEC Telecommunications is your Canadian liaison to foreign manufacturers and can provide you with applications support and quotations.
Science & Technology...
Mr. Slakmon was a co-founder and Vice President of QRL Analysis Corp., a laboratory offering prompt and confidential analytical services and consulting expertise in failure and destructive physical analysis of electronic components with applications related to the Canadian space program.
SOQUELEC Ltd. was the co-founder of (CM)², Centre for Characterization and Microscopy of Materials, a renowned non-profit Research oriented Canadian corporation founded jointly by Ecole Polytechnique of Montréal; corporate members include major industrial companies such as Bell-Northern Research Ltd. (now Nortel), Canadian Marconi Co., Spar Aerospace Limited, IBM Canada Ltd., Ontario Hydro and Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc. Mr. Slakmon was Chairman of the Board of Directors of (CM)² from 1988 to 1993.