· 3 vU3 THE INTELLIGENCER, Tuesday. March 31,1981 -37 I § ·£ Makes drilling an art A 13-year employee of Northern Telecom, Gerry Jones is one of the first workers to be moved into the new printed circuit board plant on Bridge Street. She is seen operating one of the new eight-spindle drilling machines. These are capable of drilling up to 3,000 holes per minute, compared to the former capacity of 1,700. The large, heavy machines cost about $250,000 each and are operated by computer, which Gerry monitors from the print-out screen. An unusual feature of these new drilling machines is the return to an oldfashioned bunding material for strength and solidity, heavy stone instead of metal. (Photo - Jack Evans)