ATE Tone Magazine - Winter 1961

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M ar n G a a du h 1a n i fls t e I d !' :
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drxtr'ing o1tic. and iles oDtrcl. ln lrls .ficc
dcsign.d on r conveyor belr system, ncrly a
ihousan.l orde.s 3td en.ruirics are r.ccivcd cxc!
monin. lh.y arc analr.ed, engireered, prcgml]mcdj
aplroDnaicd) ssucd and adrGed.
O.dcrs for sto.n, itcms ol sparcs and even small
PAX'S clD bc rumcd .oud rnirhnl $'o days.
Other orders involting dctailcd crgin.cnng oli.n,
of conrsc, akc mhy monds to complete-
'lhc cnginccrs arc thc ].€esr sinsle srotrp of
Pcrsorncl {itbin thc drision.
'Itu commc.cill $dc $ reslonsible for rhe
ac..ptancc a.d hnndlrng ol .rquilics lDd ron
trach and cnabilslins csdmrlcd qrdrtiti.sj
priccs) an.l dclir$ics. tsasic priccs &d a.corhti.g
ssriccs arc obran.d via ihc mrin o.gr!is!!ion.
,4n eircmcly rnal aspc.r of this dilision is rrs
abiliry to forccar salcs. In Junc .vcry ycar a
programc is compilcd oa rhc standxfd itcfts to
6c malufacturcd for stocLr. r'hc id.al dming
wouLd see them anticilde the orders msru'lns
out ol S.les lorecas$.
Records de maintaiDed in ihe Production
D.:pdrh.nt covqing the vlriols items held in
stoch or thc lork in progre$ id 1he Dil'nion.
'I!c ascmblJ' shop covds the $hol. of rhc
r.a of thc floor immcdjarcl! bclo\r rhc cont.oL
scctions. Comloncnts ai. supplied liod the
.ompanJ\ marn machinc shop. The PX
Division is conccmcd only wirh asscmbling of
small boards such as 10-100 PA-\\ and subscribff
attcndcd !AB>(!- lhc largcr racks arc
a$mbled in the MAX ascmbly shops- r'he
la|gc i,cl$ and theif associated manuaL equip
dent !rc) howerer, adjlsted ard tesed by the
lX dir.ision prio! io dlspatcb and arc somdnncs
eD8ineeL€d to cunomed specinc orders.
A11 ironwork sedion sithnr the division !roridcs
rh. e.t fr.mc$ork for thc variors c.Nlpmdt
dd a rclay assmbly lrc asists in spccdxre
up drc process tor cssembly withi! the div'sio!.
E$dt icsiDg ald insrrec rg Lry a team of
futrctiorce$ coD eres the work done by rh€
division and ed(res that 3lL orders l.anins thc
.ompaDr, mailiiin t]1e san€ hieh n.ndrf.l of
Althongh st.nd.rdis.tlor tlays ar lmpofr.Dt
iole nr this division its eqlirrDent aD be desigled
to stecin. r€qdretuens. A glan.c
thNngh rhe order book3 ft. th. last yerf Eives
iome indialion of drc v.stly dilierins desina
tiors a.f PX c.Lripmcni. One of dre Urscst