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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB
DATE 1966 Oct 10 DOC ASB107
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article in Bendix Today - Dual Brakes on All Cars
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The Bendix Corporation Vol , No. 1 Page 8
October 10 1966
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BENDIX WILL BE READY
Dual Brakes Brakes on All Cars
Can Bendix Corporation boost production of dual safety brakes from 350.000 to 3 million in one year
The answer is yes be-
cause when the automobile
manufacturers focused their
attention on Bendix was ready All domestic 1967
cars will be equipped with
dual brakes
Bendix pioneered dual brakes a split system with
one set of brakes taking over
if the other fails
continuing research and
development program and an expansion of facilities
will enable Bendix to maintain its position as a leading
supplier of braking equip
ment to the automotive industry
Bendix sold million dual
and conventional brakes dur-
ing the 1966 model year but because of its leadership in
Se vs
dual brakes sales
pected to increase
cent
are
20
ex-
per
EVERYONE TO BUY
This year Bendix pro-
duced 350,000 dual brakes
for American Motors and
General Motors Corp.'s
Cadillac division All of the Big Four auto builders
will be buying Bendix dual
safety brakes for their 1967
models
The 3 million dual brakes
Bendix expects to produce
for the 1967 models will cost 85 to 95 per cent more than conventional brakes
To handle the expected 10-
fold increase in dual brake
production Bendix is deep in a 5.5 million expansion program which is adding manufacturing space at the Lakeshore division and Bendix Eclipse of Canada
Lakeshore located at St.
Joseph Mich is engaged in a 4.5 million expansion pro-
gram which includes a new foundry costing 2.75 mil-
lion A square
addition has been built on
the machining operation and 1.5 million in machine tools are being installed in it When the expansion pro-
gram is completed Lakeshore's size will be doubled
Pioneer ZERO DEFECTS DRIVE
Division has
named one of the main aisles in its plant Zero
Defects Drive Marjorie Miller right an autosyn
assembler points to the new sign while Margaret
Sawicki an inspector gives the Zero Defects high
EXPANSION
Bendix Eclipse of Canada located in Windsor Ont has spent 1 million on two new machine and assembly lines They are being used to build dual master cylinders
Bendix is also expecting to sell more caliper disc brakes during the 1967 model year another safety item The corporation supplied the first caliper disc brake to be used on a production American
passenger car
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 10, 3966
DISC BRAKE SALES
Autos DISC BRAKE SALES SALES
ped Autos which which be equip-
ped with brakes 1967
include include Buick Riviera
and Wildcat Plymouth Belvedere Dodge Dodge Coronet
Charger Charger
Looking cars the future
Bendix Looking the future
opment Bendix continuing devel-
ing columns collapsible steer-
brakes columns columns power
all important skid devices
with good potential safety items
Products Automotive markets
are Automotive en-
gineers
for
the
conducting
conducting
study
Administration General
Services
determine the feasibility
anti devices for passen-
ger cars and other vehicles In addition Bendix has
purchased the oaf ctr heeSptruodv-e
ing grounds
South
baker Corporation at
Bend Ind It is the first
automotive test facility to be
owned and operated by an
independent supplier to the
automotive industry
The Automotive Development Center is essential to
especially development program
especially in view the the conmotive emphasis on auto-
Heitman safety said Charles
sident and Bendix pre-
sident and group executive
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