 |
| Hiking Vest, 49er Dinghy |
"We wish to thank you for your recent efforts ‘beyond the call of duty’ with our Quality flags. The people using them said they look terrific!"
Gail Samota-Sandoval
Monsanto
|
 |
|
|
| A STITCH IN SPACE |
 |
When Morton-Thiokol asked PTS to help solve the space shuttle's infamous O-ring problem, it was a vote of engineering confidence. It also meant the world realized the truth about sewing and rocket science; they really aren't that far apart. |
|
|
| MEDICAL COOL |
 > |
Early in his career, Bill Elkins saw an unusual
connection. The pressure and cool temperatures that
work in aerospace and industrial suits could
revolutionize medical therapies. |
|
|
| IT'S NOT EASY BEING INFLATABLE |
 |
Anybody who thinks KoolAid costumes are easier to
sew than MRI straps, rocket-booster supports, and
low-earth-orbit camera calibration systems obviously
hasn't thought the problem through. |
|
|
| HIGH-WIRE SEWING |
 |
PTS had seen projects that were more complex, more
difficult, and even less forgiving. But they'd never seen
all of these disagreeable characteristics combined so
seamlessly. |
|
|
