15. 1977_06_09_W201 Optical Mark Reader; Prototype Analysis and Design Alternatives, 1977 June 9
Scope and Contents
An internal WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP Memo to John V. McMillin, WLC Iowa City. Another 'helpful' document, 4-pages, from WEC R&D and the Corporate Design Center, in another effort to show us farm kid klutzes at the MRC Iowa City Division of WLC what we needed to do to our OMR Scanner designs to improve them. My opinion was that WEC never did catch on to the basic premise that our OMR Scanner sales were a niche business, capital intensive to the customer, and WEC, instead, tried to tell us how to design and 'tool' the parts as though we were going to mass-produce them like throwaway 100W light bulbs. The enclosed memo lists over 50 recommended design/manufacturing changes - not a one of which we followed, to my present recollection. Yet, we sold several dozen W201's to customers in the U. S. and Asia, who were totally happy with their performance, usability, and - most importantly of all - their accuracy
Dates
- Creation: 1977 June 9
Creator
- From the Collection: McMillin, John V. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 14.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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