HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-11-05, Page 137LCHAMPIOtI
Looking
for a
simple
solution
GSS/Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1986
Engineering
The world of electronics is ,
complicated, but at Champion,
electronics engineer Jan
Hryneiwiecki is doing his best to
simplify matters on the road grader.
An engineer working in the
company's test department one-third
of the time, Jan has been working
with electronic designs for the
gearshift, trying to develop a
simpler, more reliable product.
"The shifter has a microprocessor
and it's a complicated piece of
equipment," Jan explained. "I am
trying to develop something that is
simpler and, perhaps, more reliable.
I am still testing different versions. I
hope to come up with something
more cost efficient."
A native of Warsaw, Poland, Jan
escaped to Austria in 1980 and took
refuge with his wife and three
children in Canada.
"I escaped to Austria," e
explained. "I was involved the
dissident movement in Wars w and
probably faced jail if I hadn't
escaped. I took my wife and three
children (the couple has four
children now) and we went to
Austria and then Toronto."
Jan later sponsored his parents,
both chemical engineers, and they
were allowed to join the
Hryniewieckis in Toronto.
Finding Toronto not much
different than Warsaw, where he
was employed at the Resource
Development Centre working with
heavy machinery engines, Jan found
a job as an electronics engineer at
Electronics engineer, Jan Hryniewiecki, checks the stress points on a plastic model
De Havilland. While at DeHavilland
he was involved in testing the effects
of lightning on aircraft parts. As
much as 70,000 volts were generated
to produce the effect of lightning.
He started at Champion in the test
department in 1982 after a
DeHavilland co-worker
recommended him for the job. He
vividly recalls that Champion
employees were asked to take a
salary cut the day after he started.
But after living most of his life in
larger cities like Warsaw and
Toronto, Jan is quite happy with his
life at Champion and in Goderich.
Much of his work now is consumed
with strain, gauging, a unique
process that allows engineers to test
the strain on steel by applying
voltage to a specially designed
plastic scale model.
Your NeighbourProud to be
Hullett Township's history is a long and proud one dating back to 1848
when Hullett and McKillop Township were combined and to 1852 when
Hullett became a township of its own.
Our relationship withChampion is a lengthy one, from being neighbours
in 1912 to being a customer in 1939. Since et then
latest ne township
own hand houses
pur-
chased 3 more graders from Champion,
them in the new Municipal building, built in 1979. Each year these graders
help to keep 95 miles of road clear and safe for all our friends and
Cham -
neighbours.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our neighbours, ham-
pion, a Happy 100th Birthday, from
TOWNSHIP of HULLETT
Reeve - Tom Cunningham Councillors - Ron Gross,
r Stackhouse
Stewart
Deputy Reeve - Joe Gibson
Assistant Clerk - Bev Shaddick Crew(ad- DoJohnstonuper. - Jim
g Dol age & lanHulley
A century
of excellence
VVe at Stelco are pleased and proud to be a supplier
of steel products to Champion Road Machinery.
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