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This interview was originally published on Tranformer-Technology.com Alan Ross John, I am fascinated by companies that have been in business as long as Niagara Power Transformer has. The company is nearly 100 years old, would that be fair to say? John F. Darby Correct, we are approaching our 100th anniversary in 2024. Our history goes back...

The Buffalo-based manufacturer Niagara Transformer is expanding its business and changing the company name to Niagara Power Transformer.

Each day, John Darby finds himself in an interesting position as the leader of his Buffalo companies. On one hand, he is focused on the decisions involved with running each in the modern era, while on the other...

This article was originally published by the IEE by Nehad El-Sherif and Sheldon P. Kennedy on October 30, 2018 Neutral grounding of industrial power systems has always been a controversial topic. Historically, systems with ungrounded neutral were dominant because of the service continuity with a ground fault on the system. This resulted in high system...

This article was originally published in The Buffalo News by Matt Glynn on January 26, 2020 Just outside the classrooms at the Northland Workforce Training Center, job recruiters from Niagara Power Transformer Corp. in Cheektowaga were seated at a table, making their pitch. New manufacturing workers are in great demand, and this is one place...

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Niagara Power Transformer plans to open a $3.3 million research and development facility next month at its location in Cheektowaga.

Sheldon Kennedy, a 1975 electrical engineering alumnus has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the organization’s highest honor.

Solomon Corporation has entered into a partnership with Niagara Power Transformer that will have immediate effects on our business and offers long-term opportunities to expand our footprint and market penetration.

Niagara Power Transformer Corp. is eyeing more expansion to its Cheektowaga plant. Business First reports the company is considering a $3 million project to build a three-story, 6,000-square-foot expansion. This would lead to 10 new jobs…

When Bill Woerner was hired by New York's Niagara Power Transformer 27 years ago, he joined 80 union workers at a family-owned company, expecting a steady job that could continue to deliver pay and benefits even as the area's auto plants and steel mills strained under extremes of boom and bust.

With finishing touches nearly complete on Niagara Power Transformer Corp.'s 50,000-square-foot expansion, President John Darby is already planning his next move.

Before Niagara Power Transformer’s current facility expansion got under way, the Buffalo business was seeking to overcome space challenges and shift manufacturing emphasis from smaller-sized electric power transformers to larger units. A New York State Department of Labor grant kick-started the company’s introduction to the waste-eliminating operational approach of Lean in 2005. Application of the methodology enabled efficiency gains across all departments and, since then, Lean practices continue to drive change in the engineering, manufacturing and purchasing departments with UB TCIE’s assistance. Niagara Power Transformer President John Darby calls the engagement a work in progress that has improved flow and communication, lowered costs, and increased productivity.

Niagara Power Transformer of Buffalo, NY, manufactures transformers for industry, power generation and transmission, and science and research applications. The growth of large, custom-designed transformer sales presented a production challenge for a space-constrained facility with no expansion options. TCIE launched a comprehensive Lean training program aimed at utilizing existing space more efficiently.