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SPD Technologies Expands

Through New Acquisitions

And Product Development

Since becoming an independent company as a result of a manage- ment buyout from Gould Inc. in the spring of 1987, SPD Technologies has experienced significant growth through new product development and important acquisitions under the guidance of George M. Gor- don, the firm's president and chief executive officer.

SPD, one of the world's largest manufacturers of military circuit breakers for Navy ships and a leader in electrical systems protection technology, has enhanced its leader- ship in the field with a series of developments during the past year.

Some of the milestones achieved by SPD include the development of the first electronically controlled 100-amp circuit breaker for military applications and a new state-of-the- art all-cell computerized battery monitoring system.

George M. Gordon

The company experienced signifi- cant growth by expanding interna- tionally, with additional staff and representation worldwide, and by acquiring the Navy Switchgear Di- vision of Brown Boveri, which in- creased capacity and cost efficiency in the production of electrical distri-

Precision assembly of electronic trip de- vices typifies advanced manufacturing tech- niques used by SPD Technologies. bution switchgear for military appli- cations.

The firm also established a na- tionwide network of service centers for the repair and overhaul of circuit breakers, switchgear and related electrical protection systems and in- stalled new state-of-the-art auto- matic production machinery and test equipment to further enhance high quality product standards.

For more than 70 years, engineers at SPD and its predecessor compa- nies have been responsible for a host of significant technological break- throughs which have enhanced the

SPD Technologies headquarters and princi- pal engineering and manufacturing opera- tions in Philadelphia, Pa. performance, functionality and cost-effectiveness of electrical pro- tection systems on naval vessels.

From the original introduction of electronics in military circuit break- ers to the discovery of new lighter weight, higher durability materials,

SPD has a remarkable history of "firsts" in electrical protection sys- tems technology.

Some of the significant company developments over the years have included: the first shock-hardened circuit breaker; spray-tight switch- gear for use on submarines; an elec- tronic sensing overload device for

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