1 b 24 . > • •• • •••••••• f •• '86 Nissan 300 ZX, T-Tops #9861 Every Option, Red Racer '85 Dodge Lancer Turbo Sdn #9799A '86 Olds Calais Supreme, full power #9772 '84 Olds Custom Cruiser Wagon #9567A $7,999 $9,999 $7,999 o ;;~O~::yDI~O::~::::. T-Tops Power Seats, Too Many More to List! $9,99 '85 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz #9853 '84 Buick Limited Olympic Edition #9767 '85 Pontiac 600 - Loaded #9696 '80 Chevy Citation - alt, alc #9654A TRUCKS $18,999 $5,999 $6,999 $1,999 '84 Chevy Silverado 10 pick-up $8,999 Dodge 3/4 ton p/u Prospector pkg $8,999 #8592A Super Sharp, Loaded! '85 Chevy silverado 10 pick-up $9,999 #9790 '81 Ford F-150 p/u - auto, cass $3,999 #9524 '85 Ford F-150 Super Cab, Custom Chevy S-10 Tahoe p/u 4 X 4 #9762 '84 Chevy Silverado 10 p/u, Loaded $9,999 $9,999 $7,999 October 16. 1987 Lincoln Town Car $16,999 Every Option - Don~ Miss This! '82 Volkswagon Quantum - Loadedl $5,999 #9721 '85 Ford Escort L - alc, stick $4,999 3 '87 Taurus LX Wagons $14,999 #9840 #9841 #9845 YOUR CHOICE! '84 Ford Tempo's $4,999 #9922 '82 Pontiac 600 - Loaded $3,999 #9714A '85 Mercury Topaz GS #9747 Economy Plus '85 Toyota Corolla - auto, Ale #9647 '86 Ford Thunderbird - Loaded #9800 RV'S / VANS '76 WINNEBEGO 26' Motorhome Immaculate Condition $12,999 '81 Dodge Mini Motorhome #9773 Travel Ready '85 Dodge 15 Passanger Van #9761 Power EVERYTHING $5,999 $5,999 $8,999 $11,999 $11,999 '84 Chevy Custom Conversion Van $11,999 f THE LARGEST & 'GREATEST SELECTION IN THE VALLEY!! • J J • • . . .. , .....•.....;.:...........~ ...... . .. . ... - NWC promote. conservation \tosemle NatIonal Park •••n of energy this monlh-P-3 ~ a colorful fall ctay-P-12 .K r,-. 'Naval Weapon. Center. China Lake. Cali/omi.. 93555-6001 Vol. XU!. No. 41/October 16. 1987 1987 New equipment enhances welding capability LASER WELDING-Bob Steele, head of the Engineering Department's Materials Process and Evaluation Branch, shows off their laser welding machine. Roger Grenier accorded honor Outstanding contributions to the Tomahawk Cruise Missle's Capsule Launch System (CLS) brought the Technical Director's Award to Roger Grenier recently. Gerry Schiefer, Naval Weapons Center Technical Director, made the presentation and commended Gre- nier, Deputy Program Manager for CLS, for his excellent work. ''One thing China Lake is really good at is coordination and integration ofactivi- ties, and that's what Roger has done such a good job a~" he added. The award, consisting of a certifi- cate, a stipend and a special pyramidal-shaped paperweight, was ~ven, in part, because of Grenier's "extreme professionalism. ..h.is untir- ing dedication as a Naval Weapons Genter representative and his willing- ness to serve/teach/promote the high ideals of NWC technical manage- men~" said D.G. Bullard in his nomi- nating Ieuer. In the letter nominating him for the It was, commented Schiefer and prestigious award, Grenier was also Grenier, a team effort at NWC with credited with being instrumenta~ as Weapons Deparunent and Ordnance chairman of the CLS Multiyear Sour- Systems Deparunent personnel being ce Selection Technical Evaluation joined by support from Comarro to Panel, in recommendations that get the job done. "resulted in contractaward with mini- Bullard, head of the Weapons mum technical and schedule risk at a Departrnen~ in his letter of nomina- contract cost well below the govern- tion said Grenier was, "responsible for ment's projected cost. He was recog- development of a fully qualified SSN nized andcommended by RAdm. L.E. 688 Class Submarine CLS and quali- Blose for his outstanding performance lied producers for the hardware.. .In in this e(fon who noted his strong addition he provides technical direc- leadership, exceptional management tion to Naval Underwater Systems abilities and detailed technical Center, General DynamicsIConvair knowledge." Division and McDonnel Douglas per- Schiefer noted it was Grenier's sonnel either directly supporting the spectacular e(forts that made transi- CLS or supporting interfaces between tion of CLS activities from NWC to the submarineICLS/missile." the Naval Underwater Systems Center Grenier was also credited with as the program moves to the produc- coordinating his team in "working tion phase. He noted NWC will still be closely with Westinghouse toclean up involved because of the Center's sig- the remaining component design, nificant technical capability with the pipeline bottleneck, and production program. (Conon""" on Page 16) With the addition of laser and elec- sandth of an inch in welding and cut- Iron beam welding equipment, the ting. Engineering Department's Materials Despite the estimated $300,000 ini- Process and Evaluation Branch has tiaI invesunent, Steele views the laser state-of-the-an precision welding and welderas a real cost saver for the Nav· cutting capability. aI Weapons Center. Previously much Bob Steele, branch head, noted the of this precision work: had to be con- newestadditionsenhancethecapabil- tracted out, meaning more lead time ity ofEngineering Prototype Division and higher costs for designers. personnel to assist in designing parts For thicker materials and exotic to take advantage of the unique tech- metals that need to be welded in a vac- nology offered by laser or electron uum, NWC has an electron beam wel- beam welding. He said the equipment der. Using a highly concentrated beam was worth an estimated $700,000. of electrons, tightly focused on a met- The laser welder, manufactured by aI held in a vacuum chamber, this is International Laser Machines Inc. is a the newest piece ofeqipment operated solid-state, 400-wau device. It is cap- by Code 3645. able ofwelding, cutting, drilling, heat This machine is also computer con- treating and engraving, said Steele."It trolled and, like the laser welder, takes does the kind of precision work that a highly trained operator to set up the can't be done by manual techniques," program for any given job. It takes a he added. knowledge of computer program- He has numerous examples of the ming, metallurgy and numerical con- close tolerance work this piece of trolled machine tools to get a job equipment can do. It can cut precise ready in the electron beam welder. circles out ofvery fmesheets ofmetal, One of its benefits is the capability itcan perform contouringapplications to limit heat to a small area while and drill a hole as small as .003 inch in doing the work:. It is ideal for unusual diameter. welding taSks such as welding a piece Laser welding is good for all nor- of magnetic metal to a piece of non- mally weldable metal and some others magnetic metal. as well. The computer-controlled This II-person branch is responsi- machine is aecurate to within a thou- (Continued on Page (6) TD AWARD-Roger Grenier (right) Is all smiles after receiving the NWC Technical Director's Award from Gerry ~c;l.l!~f~r, .. ... , OCR Text: 1 b 24 . > • •• • •••••••• f •• '86 Nissan 300 ZX, T-Tops #9861 Every Option, Red Racer '85 Dodge Lancer Turbo Sdn #9799A '86 Olds Calais Supreme, full power #9772 '84 Olds Custom Cruiser Wagon #9567A $7,999 $9,999 $7,999 o ;;~O~::yDI~O::~::::. T-Tops Power Seats, Too Many More to List! $9,99 '85 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz #9853 '84 Buick Limited Olympic Edition #9767 '85 Pontiac 600 - Loaded #9696 '80 Chevy Citation - alt, alc #9654A TRUCKS $18,999 $5,999 $6,999 $1,999 '84 Chevy Silverado 10 pick-up $8,999 Dodge 3/4 ton p/u Prospector pkg $8,999 #8592A Super Sharp, Loaded! '85 Chevy silverado 10 pick-up $9,999 #9790 '81 Ford F-150 p/u - auto, cass $3,999 #9524 '85 Ford F-150 Super Cab, Custom Chevy S-10 Tahoe p/u 4 X 4 #9762 '84 Chevy Silverado 10 p/u, Loaded $9,999 $9,999 $7,999 October 16. 1987 Lincoln Town Car $16,999 Every Option - Don~ Miss This! '82 Volkswagon Quantum - Loadedl $5,999 #9721 '85 Ford Escort L - alc, stick $4,999 3 '87 Taurus LX Wagons $14,999 #9840 #9841 #9845 YOUR CHOICE! '84 Ford Tempo's $4,999 #9922 '82 Pontiac 600 - Loaded $3,999 #9714A '85 Mercury Topaz GS #9747 Economy Plus '85 Toyota Corolla - auto, Ale #9647 '86 Ford Thunderbird - Loaded #9800 RV'S / VANS '76 WINNEBEGO 26' Motorhome Immaculate Condition $12,999 '81 Dodge Mini Motorhome #9773 Travel Ready '85 Dodge 15 Passanger Van #9761 Power EVERYTHING $5,999 $5,999 $8,999 $11,999 $11,999 '84 Chevy Custom Conversion Van $11,999 f THE LARGEST & 'GREATEST SELECTION IN THE VALLEY!! • J J • • . . .. , .....•.....;.:...........~ ...... . .. . ... - NWC promote. conservation \tosemle NatIonal Park •••n of energy this monlh-P-3 ~ a colorful fall ctay-P-12 .K r,-. 'Naval Weapon. Center. China Lake. Cali/omi.. 93555-6001 Vol. XU!. No. 41/October 16. 1987 1987 New equipment enhances welding capability LASER WELDING-Bob Steele, head of the Engineering Department's Materials Process and Evaluation Branch, shows off their laser welding machine. Roger Grenier accorded honor Outstanding contributions to the Tomahawk Cruise Missle's Capsule Launch System (CLS) brought the Technical Director's Award to Roger Grenier recently. Gerry Schiefer, Naval Weapons Center Technical Director, made the presentation and commended Gre- nier, Deputy Program Manager for CLS, for his excellent work. ''One thing China Lake is really good at is coordination and integration ofactivi- ties, and that's what Roger has done such a good job a~" he added. The award, consisting of a certifi- cate, a stipend and a special pyramidal-shaped paperweight, was ~ven, in part, because of Grenier's "extreme professionalism. ..h.is untir- ing dedication as a Naval Weapons Genter representative and his willing- ness to serve/teach/promote the high ideals of NWC technical manage- men~" said D.G. Bullard in his nomi- nating Ieuer. In the letter nominating him for the It was, commented Schiefer and prestigious award, Grenier was also Grenier, a team effort at NWC with credited with being instrumenta~ as Weapons Deparunent and Ordnance chairman of the CLS Multiyear Sour- Systems Deparunent personnel being ce Selection Technical Evaluation joined by support from Comarro to Panel, in recommendations that get the job done. "resulted in contractaward with mini- Bullard, head of the Weapons mum technical and schedule risk at a Departrnen~ in his letter of nomina- contract cost well below the govern- tion said Grenier was, "responsible for ment's projected cost. He was recog- development of a fully qualified SSN nized andcommended by RAdm. L.E. 688 Class Submarine CLS and quali- Blose for his outstanding performance lied producers for the hardware.. .In in this e(fon who noted his strong addition he provides technical direc- leadership, exceptional management tion to Naval Underwater Systems abilities and detailed technical Center, General DynamicsIConvair knowledge." Division and McDonnel Douglas per- Schiefer noted it was Grenier's sonnel either directly supporting the spectacular e(forts that made transi- CLS or supporting interfaces between tion of CLS activities from NWC to the submarineICLS/missile." the Naval Underwater Systems Center Grenier was also credited with as the program moves to the produc- coordinating his team in "working tion phase. He noted NWC will still be closely with Westinghouse toclean up involved because of the Center's sig- the remaining component design, nificant technical capability with the pipeline bottleneck, and production program. (Conon""" on Page 16) With the addition of laser and elec- sandth of an inch in welding and cut- Iron beam welding equipment, the ting. Engineering Department's Materials Despite the estimated $300,000 ini- Process and Evaluation Branch has tiaI invesunent, Steele views the laser state-of-the-an precision welding and welderas a real cost saver for the Nav· cutting capability. aI Weapons Center. Previously much Bob Steele, branch head, noted the of this precision work: had to be con- newestadditionsenhancethecapabil- tracted out, meaning more lead time ity ofEngineering Prototype Division and higher costs for designers. personnel to assist in designing parts For thicker materials and exotic to take advantage of the unique tech- metals that need to be welded in a vac- nology offered by laser or electron uum, NWC has an electron beam wel- beam welding. He said the equipment der. Using a highly concentrated beam was worth an estimated $700,000. of electrons, tightly focused on a met- The laser welder, manufactured by aI held in a vacuum chamber, this is International Laser Machines Inc. is a the newest piece ofeqipment operated solid-state, 400-wau device. It is cap- by Code 3645. able ofwelding, cutting, drilling, heat This machine is also computer con- treating and engraving, said Steele."It trolled and, like the laser welder, takes does the kind of precision work that a highly trained operator to set up the can't be done by manual techniques," program for any given job. It takes a he added. knowledge of computer program- He has numerous examples of the ming, metallurgy and numerical con- close tolerance work this piece of trolled machine tools to get a job equipment can do. It can cut precise ready in the electron beam welder. circles out ofvery fmesheets ofmetal, One of its benefits is the capability itcan perform contouringapplications to limit heat to a small area while and drill a hole as small as .003 inch in doing the work:. It is ideal for unusual diameter. welding taSks such as welding a piece Laser welding is good for all nor- of magnetic metal to a piece of non- mally weldable metal and some others magnetic metal. as well. The computer-controlled This II-person branch is responsi- machine is aecurate to within a thou- (Continued on Page (6) TD AWARD-Roger Grenier (right) Is all smiles after receiving the NWC Technical Director's Award from Gerry ~c;l.l!~f~r, .. ... , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1980s,Rocketeer 1987,Rktr10.16.1987.pdf,Rktr10.16.1987.pdf Page 1, Rktr10.16.1987.pdf Page 1