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ffiC? OCT'! - 1975 I P. 0. SOX 340 October 8, 1975 *31.F. Goodrich Engineered Systems Company A 0IVISI0N OF THE B.F.G000RICH COMPANY TROT, OHIO 453 73 * P H 0 N E: 5 1 3 3 3 9 3 8 11 Mr, G. L. Romine President Abex Corporation Friction Products Group P. O. Box 607 Winchester, Virginia 22601 Dear George: In our meeting of September 24, we spelled out our requirements on rag linings for off-highvjay.'expanderr tube brakes. After this meeting, Dave Linton sent John Adams some "blueprints and numbers to quote on (see our letter dated 9-25-75, attached). % . ' ~r It was also spelled out in our tneeting that the major-problem of Abex1 s r capturing a large share of this market was the excessively high tooling cost. You advised that you were going to have your manufacturing people take a new look to see if they could come up with a new approach that would, 'correct this problem. As you are aware, due to recent developments--including new OSHA require ments--rag linings are a new open game to all potential players, and the one who can gin first is going to get the marbles. It is time to put a real push on a value analysis review and cost update. " Hope to hear from you real soon concerning your efforts. Very best regards, B. F. Goodrich Engineered Systems Company M. Jr. Mayer General Manager bet Enel: cc: S. S. Conway D. C. Seiple 7V ^ i iV ^ pJ SCF-ABEX-1810