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Modern Machine Shop: Real-time corrective action moves the paper mountain - Allied Signal Aerospatiale (1161 words) |
 | Allied Signal was already using Intercim's FACTORYnet D/S to replace and expand upon an earlier DNC system from McDonnell Douglas. |
 | Allied Signal Aerospatiale senior management was heavily involved in the decision to make changes in the vendor selection. |
 | Intercim's were chosen by Allied primarily for their ability to integrate with existing manufacturing systems and beyond to other areas throughout the company at management level. |
| Making What's Old New Again (504 words) |
 | NASA and other high-tech organizations such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratories rely on Allied Signal Corp.'s powerful radio telescope facility at Fort Irwin, Calif., to communicate with satellites, the Voyager space probes and the space shuttle. |
 | A reliable electric supply is critical not only for the Allied Signal facility itself, but also for the safety and success of space programs and scientific research. |
 | "Allied Signal's breaker was a funky old piece of gear of a vintage that made it impossible to obtain through any other source," says Jim Clippard, sales manager at Romac. |