Through the years, SUSTAINING SESA activities McDonnell Douglas Corporation have been McDonnell Douglas Corporation degenerously sup. signs and builds a highly diversified ported by a core range of aerospace products, including group of Coma\rliners, military-transport aircraft, mercial, Institutional fighter and attack aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, computers and electronic and Sponsor components. It also operates a large Members. SESA computer-service division. McDonnell gratefully ackDouglas, with 72,000 employees, has headquarters in St. Louis, MO and nowledges their major facilities in southern California, assistance Tulsa, OK, central Florida and Toronto, throughout the Canada. Its products are sold throughpast four decades. out the world. Westinghouse Electric Corporation Westinghouse Electric Corporation operates in four broad areas: defense, energy, industry and construction, and broadcasting and cable. The company provides such products and services as radar and other defenseelectronics systems; equipment for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; industrial controls including robotics, motors and circuit breakers; and Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc. (Group W). Westinghouse is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and maintains manufacturing plants and offices worldwide. The company employs approximately 145,000 people.

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company operates 53 plants in 15 countries. Alcoa Laboratories employ approximately 1OOO people.

AT&T Bell Laboratories AT&T Bell Laboratories conducts research and development in microelectronics, software systems, digital systems, and photonics-all basic technologies of the ‘Information Age.’ Bell Laboratories works closely with its parent company, AT&T and with Western Electric to produce a number of innovations, such as new lightwave transmission systems, digital and analog microwave radio systems, mobile radio systems, and packet switching networks. Even though Bell System operating companies will be divested as of January 1, 1984, Bell Laboratories, headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ, will continue to be a part of AT&T.

Avco Lycoming Stratford Division Avco Lycoming Stratford Division is one of the leading gas-turbine-engine manufacturers in the world. The company offers a variety of both military and commercial products, including helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, tanks and naval vessels. The company also produces a line of support test equipment-METS (Modular Engine Test System)-which has applications to both pure jet-turbine and shaft-turbine engines. Located on Main Street, Stratford, CT. the Division’s sales and services reach a worldwide market.

The Aluminum Company of America The Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) produces and fabricates aluminum, which the company uses to solve many basic engineering properties -whether in energy, transportation or consumer goods. Alcoa and its subsidiaries also operate shipping and rail lines, and manufacture and sell building and automotive products, cutlery, closures, electricalconductor and automotive products. Headauartered in Pittsburah PA . they

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Babcock and Wilcox Babcock and Wilcox a McDermott Company, is a leading manufacturer of specialty engineered, industrial products and materials for use in three major fields: energy systems, engineered materials and process control. The company also supplies fossil-fuel, steam-generating systems and associated equipment, and specialty steel tubing. Babcock and Wilcox maintains more than 30 operating facilities world-

wide as well as a Research and Development Division headquartered in Alliance, OH.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation Bethlehem Steel Corporation is an integrated steel producer engaged primarily in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. Originally a small iron works in 1857 in Bethlehem, PA, it is the second largest steel producer in the U S . Bethlehem's Homer Research Laboratories are staffed with employees who represent a garnet of engineering and scientific disciplines, investigating the basic nature of the phenomena, mechanisms and properties that underly steel technology.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is involved in the design, manufacture, erection and commissioning of equipment for fossil-, nuclear- and hydroelectric-power generation; industrialpower requirements; and transportation. The wide range of products supplied by Bharat includes turbo-alternator sets, steam generators, hydro-electric sets, nuclear-pwer sets, and traction motors for locomotives. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company includes four major manufacturing plants, many smaller plants throughout India and a Corporate Research and Development Division in Hyderabad. Major offices are located in 15 Indian cities as well as in London and Moscow.

BLH Electronics BLH Electronics, a leader in straingage technology, produces force transducers, microprocessors, and equipment for the process-control industry. A list of particular products includes strain gages and accessories, standard and custom designed; strain-gage transducers for weight and force measure ment to 1.5 million pounds; and instruments and systems for complete turnkey applications in process control. BLH headquarters are located in Waltham, MA. The company also has affiliated operations in West Germany and sales-services operations in major cities throughout the world.

The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is a leading producer of commercial jet transports and a supplier of some of the U.S.'s major defense systems. Boeing provides the nation with missiles, avionics systems and military aircraft to meet national-security needs. The company's major production facilities are located in Washington, Kansas and Pennsylvania. It has a work force of 80,000 employees and offers its services to over 1800 customers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Tractor Co. manufactures earthmoving, construction and materialshandling machinery. Its products include track-type tractors and loaders, wheel loaders, wheel tractor-scrapers, excavators, motor graders and diesel engines along with various other machines. Caterpillar is headquartered in Peoria, IL and maintains 15 manufacturing plants in the U.S., as well as 13 in various other countries, such as Great Britain, Brazil, France and Australia.

Corning Glass Works Corning Glass Works manufactures and markets technical and specialty glass. Corning's products include glass for electrical and electronic applications, technical components, and such consumer products as cookware. Headquartered in Corning, NY, the company maintains extensive research and development laboratories.

Deere & Company Deere & Company manufactures productivity and quality products for farming, construction, and lawn care. Particular products include tractors, combines, and lawn mowers. The company also offers services in finance and insurance. Deere and Company maintains corporate offices in Moline, IL as well as 11 manufacturing plants at various locations in the US., mainly in the Midwest. It also has regional offices and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.

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Eaton Corporation Eaton Corporation manufactures advanced-technology products for industry in two categories: vehicle components, and electrical and electronic systems and components. The Physical Measurements Section of Eaton's Electronic Instrumentation Division offers products designed to measure and monitor strain, force, load and pressure. The section is comprised of the Strain Gage and Transducer Unit near Marina Del Ray, CA and the Lebow Products Operation in Troy, MI. Eaton maintains 150 facilities on 6 continents, employing 40,000 people.

Exxon Office Systems Company A division of Exxon Corporation, Exxon Office Systems Company is a major supplier of wordprocessor systems. EOSC is headquartered in Stamford, CT. Additional facilities are located in Florham Park, NJ; Danbury, CT; Lionville, PA; and Princeton, NJ.

General Dynamics Corporation General Dynamics Corporation is a leading American defense contractor, producing such military equipment as fighter aircraft, nuclear submarines, missile systems and battle tanks. It is also a commercial company, manufacturing space-launch vehicles and giant liquified-natural-gas tankers. General Dynamics concentrates on four major fields: aerospace and electronics technology, military land systems, shipbuilding, and natural resources and construction materials. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO. the company is composed of 12 divisions and subsidiaries and employs 90,000 people in 33 states and 16 foreign countries.

General Electric Company General Electric Company is the world's largest supplier of electrical goods and services. Corporate headquarters are located in Fairfield, CT. G.E. manufactures products at 230 plants in 34 states in the U.S.and at 135 plants in 25 countries outside the

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U.S. The company is divided into sectors which provide power systems, industrial products, natural resources, services and materials, technical systems, and consumer products.

Grumman Aerospace Corporation Grumman Aerospace Corporation, a major subsidiary of Grumman Corporation, designs and produces US. military aircraft, aircraft components, spacerelated systems and services, electronic and energy systems; refurbished aircraft; and provides technical support and subcontracting services. Grumman's current aircraft production includes the F-14Tomcat, A-6E Intruder, EA-6B Prowler, E-2C Hawkeye, and EF-111 tactical-jamming aircraft. The company also designs fusion-reactor systems and provides conservation services. Headquartered in Bethpage. NY, Grumman presently employs approximately 20,000people.

I.€ du Pont de Nemours and Company Through extensive research and experimentation, I.E. du Pont de Nemours and Company has developed many hardy synthetic substances, such as nylon, neoprene (synthetic rubber), Teflon, Kevlar, Mylar and Kalrez perfluoroelastomer. Du Pont has also taken great strides in the field of fiber optics and is attempting to stake out a solid position in short- and mediumdistance transmission fields. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE and maintains a research organization of 4000 scientists and engineers working at 72 laboratories in the US. and overseas.

lnstron Corporation lnstron Corporation produces a full line of materials-testing instrumentation ranging from tensile testers for quality assurance to computer-controlled, multi-axial test systems capable of accurately simulating the inuse environment of the most complex materials and structures. In addition, the company often produces custom systems to meet specific needs. With over 900 employees, lnstron is headquartered in Canton, MA and maintains sales and

service centers throughout North America and Europe, and in Japan and Australia.

International Business Machines Corporation International Business Machines Corporation is a leading supplier and innovator of computers, word processors and copiers. IBM has many subsidiaries, including IBM World Trade Center/ Middle EastlAfrica Corporation; Science Research Associates, Inc.; and IBM World Trade Corporation. Headquartered in Armonk. NY. IBM has branches in principal cities worldwide and factories in Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York. North Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Canada.

Kelsey-HayesAutomotive Group The Kelsey-Hayes Automotive Group manufactures products for automotive, agricultural and industrial applications. Products include wheels, disk brakes, drum brakes, front-hub assemblies, spindle and wheel-bearing assemblies, electromechanical sensors, automotiveengine blocks and other engine components, iron castings, and precision aluminum die castings. The Group operates manufacturing facilities which conduct fabricating, casting and machining operations throughout North America. Headquarters are located in Romulus, MI.

Kyowa Electronic Instruments Co., Inc. Kyowa Electronic Instruments Co., Inc. offers such products as strain gages, straingage-based transducers, strain amplifiers, signal conditioners, instrumentationdata recorders, oscillographs, data loggers, and data-acquisition and processing systems. Headquartered in Chofu city, Tokyo, Japan, the company employs 570 people and maintains an overseas sales network with 40 sales agents. By expanding its overseas business, Kyowa hopes to contribute to the worldwide development Of science and technology.

Magnaflux Corporation Magnaflux Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO International Corporation, is a leading developer of nondestructive-testing technology. Magnaflux systems are used worldwide for testing and quality-assurance programs in various stages of manufacturing, in maintenance and overhaul, construction and safety assurance. The firm also offers a complete range of inspection services through a nationwide network of laboratories. Magnaflux is headquartered in Chicago, IL and has sales offices in New York. Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Measurements Group, Inc. Measurements Group, lnc. develops, manufactures and markets products dedicated to experimental-stressanalysis testing. The Group consists of the Micro-Measurements, Instruments, Photolastic, and Education Divisions, all of which are located at the company’s new world headquarters facility near Raleigh, NC. The facility also houses a specially designed Technical Training Center. An additional strain-gageproduction facility is located in Romulus, MI. Branch offices of the Group are maintained in Munich, West Germany and Paris, France. An extensive Technical Data Mailing Program is maintained as well as a full-time staff of technical specialists for customer consultation.

MTS Systems Corporation MTS Systems Corporation produces electrohydraulic systems for materials and systems testing; pressurization, vibration and motion simulators; shocktest systems; and crash simulators. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, the company operates worldwide, maintaining 15 sales offices in North America as well as many in Europe. MTS Systems Corporation employs about 750 people.

Pegasus-AMCA International Pegasus is affiliated with AMCA International, Hanover, NH. The organization

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manufactures such products as electrohydraulic servo valves, material test systems, hydraulic-power supplies, hydraulic-accessory modules, modular electronic components for custom control systems and closed-loop servo systems. Pegasus is headquartered in Troy, MI.

PA and El Segundo, CA. The corporation’s product lines include aircraft, space vehicles, propulsion systems, and products and components for the utilities and oil. gas and nuclear industries, as well as a wide range of electronic and automotive products.

PSE&G Research & Testing Laboratory

Schaevitz Engineering

The Research & Testing Laboratory of the PSE&G Research Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Service Electric & Gas Company, provides a broad range of qualitycontrol and technological-testing engineering services. Services are offerred in the following areas: metrology, sound-level and vibration surveys, structural analysis, corrosion mitigation and protective coatings, industrial photography, environmental-radiological analysis, chemical analysis, metallurgy, nondestructive testing, materials inspection, plantenergy audits and plant emissions, and effluent.analysis. Located in Maplewood. NJ, the Laboratory employs over 200 technicians. engineers and scientists.

Regie Nationale des Usines Renault France’s largest industrial group, Regie Nationale des Usines Renault produces and markets automobiles on five continents. Eleven plants operate in France. Twenty-seven operate abroad. The company’s main production unit is located in Bilancourt. France. Renault also manufactures commercial vehicles, three tons and over, at a production unit in Lyons, and sports cars at a unit in Dieppe, Cedex. Additional products include farm and forestry machinery, low- and mediumpowered engines, pumping and generating sets and carrier transports.

Rockwell International Corporation Rockwell International Corporation is a major multkindustry company applying advanced technology to a wide range of products in its automotive, aere space, electronics, and generalindustries businesses. Rockwell’s corporate offices are located in Pittsburgh,

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Schaevitz Engineering is a leading manufacturer of electromechanical instrumentation for laboratory and industrial use. The company’s transducers and compatible electronics products measure displacement, dimensions, acceleration, velocity, slope, tilt, grade, angle, liquid level, fluid pressure, force, and weight. Schaevitz also offers complete systems and custom-engineered instruments. The company is headquartered in Pennsauken. NJ.

Stress Engineering Services Ltd. Stress Engineering Services is a consulting group which offers customer assistance with stress and strain problems. The company is located in Bath, England.

Technirche Advier-en Technische Advies-en is headquartered at Zoetermeer, in the Netherlands The company became a corporate member of SESA in 1980.

Teledyne Engineering Services Teledyne Engineering Services (TES) is a consulting firm which provides a wide range of engineering, management and technical-support services in such fields as material testing, metallography and nondestructive examination. Specialized tests performed on servohydraulic machines, involving programmed cyclic loads and test temperatures from -425°F to 1200”F,can be tailored for individual client needs. TES is headquartered in Waltham. MA and maintains Western Operations in Hayward. CA as well as its recent acquisition. Brewer Laboratories, in Marion, MA. TES has 250 employees.

Transducers, Inc. Transducers, Inc. is an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of ELDEC which specializes in high-technology transducers for use in industrial and aerospace measuring, monitoring and control applications. Its product lines are d i v i i into two major categories: load cells and pressure transducers. Transducers, Inc. is one of the world’s largest suppliers of bonded strain-gage load cells for the electronic weighing industry. The company has manufacturing and R&D facilities in Whittier, CA and Cerritos, CA, as well as 27 sales offices in North America and 11 additional sales offices worldwide.

EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFIT Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment Located at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Medley, Alberta, the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) is the designated Flight Test Agency for the Canadian Forces. The AETE staff of 300 military and civilian members is engaged in test activities related to the acceptance of new or recently modified aircraft, the conduct of flight-load surveys, the assessment of new aircraft systems, and the expansion of aircraft flight envelopes. The AETE Aircraft Structures and Mechanics section designs and structurally clears for flighttest airframe modifications and instrumentation installations intended for the measurement of loads, stresses, and vibrations.

Associacao Portuguesa de Analise Experimental de Tensoes Associacao Portuguesa de Analise Experimental de Tensoes is a newly formed Portuguese scientific and cultural association for persons interested in scientific and theoretical cooperat ion regarding structural mechanics, particularly experimental stress analysis. The first group of its kind in Portugal, APAET holds annual meetings and has organized an experimental stress-analysis group. The Association is headquartered at the

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in Lisbon. Association of American Railroads The Association of American Railroads is a nonprofit trade organization which serves as a prime source of information on the nation’s railroads systems. AAR conducts research, publishes extensively and holds meetings on the subject. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Association has many offices throughout the US. AAR’s many departments include Research and Test, lntermedia Policy Studies, Legislative, Economic and Finance, Operation and Maintenance, Law, and Information and Public Affairs.

Battelle Memorial Institute Battelle Memorial Institute, a contract research and development organization, works toward the advancement of science through technological innovation and educational activities. Major research areas include engineering mechanics, manufacturing technology, materials sciences, transportation, energy, biological sciences and national security. Battelle’s research activities range from modest, short-term problemsolving investigations to long-term, multidisciplinary, multimilliondollar programs. Battelle’s headquarters are located in Columbus, OH. The company also includes Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories.

Brown University Brown University is a private institution in Providence, RI with about 5400 undergraduates and 1200 graduate students. The engineering-course programs include Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Materials, and M e chanical Engineering, as well as Engineering Mechanics. Theoretical and experimental research projects in solid and structure mechanics are active. The engineering programs are supported by strong offerings in related science departments including Applied Mathe matics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry and Geology.

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Carleton University Carleton University has been a corporate member of SESA since 1971 The school is located in Ottawa. Canada

meet with praise Lehigh offers courses in architecture. electrical industrial materials and mechanical engineering fundamental sciences metallurgy~ and physics

The Catholic University of America

Purdue University

The Catholic University of America. with a 190-acre campus in Washington. D C , is the only school in the country run by the American bishops of the Roman Catholic Church The School Of Engineering and Architecture offers programs in architecture. chemical. civil. electrical. mechanical and nuclear engineering. medicine. and science The University has outstanding programs in fluid and solid mechanics and experimental stress analysis

Purdue University. located on a 1556acre campus in West Lafayette. IN, IS a publicly supported land-grant university Purdue has a reputation for having awarded more bachelor degrees in engineering than any other college It offers a popular five-year cooperativeeducation program in engineering The university also offers courses in agriculture, engineering forestry pharmacy and technologies

Cement and Concrete Association An independent. nonprofit organization. the Cement and Concrete Association offers cement and concrete users technical information and advice based on the work of its own research station combined with wide practical experience and information gained on a worldwide basis Headquartered at the Wexham Springs estate in the South Buckinghamshire countryside. the Associatton also runs the Fulmer Grange Training Centre and publishes books. reports, proceedings and Deriodicals

Illinois Institute of Technology The Illinois Institute of Technology has a 1200-acre campus in Chicago IL and a total enrollment of 7.250 Courses offered by the college include architecture, city and regional planning. photographic. product and visualcommunications design. engineering. law. and medicine All of I I T 's engineering departments-chemical, civil. mechanical and metallurgicalare strong

Lehigh University Located on a 700-acre wooded campus in Bethlehem PA Lehigh University is comprised of three undergraduate colleges. a graduate school and a research institute. All the university's engineering departments

Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories serves as a prime contractor to the U S government s Department of Energy on a nonprofit basis As a systems-engineering laboratory responsible for the nonnuclear portions of nuclearweapons systems. Sandta is primarily concerned with national securitydeveloping and maintaining the scientific and engineering expertise that will assure the viability of the U S nuclear ordnance The Laboratories also have a large-scale fusion-power program and are engaged in solar-energy combustion and geo-energy research Headquartered in Albuquerque NM the Laboratories employ about 8,000 people

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas a landgrant institution under the control of Arkansas s Department of Higher Education Consists of five campuses with a total enrollment of 24 900 The University s College of Engineering has six fully accredited engineering departments and is located on the maiv campus in Fayettville The College offers courses leading to BA degrees in agricultural chemical. civil electrical industrial and mechanical engineering I: also offers both MA and PhD d e q r w s Tlhe College of Engineering s Engmeering Experiment Station is currently conducting over 50 research Drograms

University of Texas The University of Texas is a statewide system with 14 components in Arlington, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Galveston, Houston, Odessa, San Antonio and Tyler. Some courses offered by the university cover architecture; civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical and metallurgical engineering; forestry; geography; and home economics.

University of Thessaloniki, Polytechnical School The University of Thessaloniki, Polytechnical School first joined SESA as a corporate member in 1967. The school is located in Thessaloniki, Greece.

University of Washington The University of Washington is a statecontrolled university located on a 680-acre campus on the shores of Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle. The school’s Computer Science and Engineering Departments are very strong. A list of courses available at the University includes aeronautics and astronautics; architecture; building construction; ceramic, chemical, civil, mechanical and metallurgical engineering; and landscape architecture. The school’s total enrollment is 36.640.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Tech, a land-grant university, enrolls 21,000 students on a 2600-acre

campus with 100 major buildings in Blacksburg, VA. Known for its premier programs, the University is comprised of eight colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Architecture and Urban Studies, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Human R e sources, and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. The University also directs a cooperative education program involving approximately 1,000 students and 400 organizations in business, industry, and government located in 32 states.

SPONSORS W. Bruce Davey Stress Analysis Services Medina, OH S.J. Green Terra Tek, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT J. Ketchman AMF, incorporated Stamford, CT A.J. Kurtz Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. Ridgefield, NJ A.W. Bloedel Cessna Aircraft, Inc. Wichita, KS R.G. Sharp Beech Aircraft Corp. Wichita, KS Felix Zandman Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Malvern. PA

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