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"When fabric items must look good and be done right, I go to PTS. The people tell you what they can do, do it well, and deliver on time—which is unusual today."
Doug Schwandt
Contractor, NASA
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| A STITCH IN SPACE |
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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. |
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| MEDICAL COOL |
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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. |
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| IT'S NOT EASY BEING INFLATABLE |
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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. |
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| HIGH-WIRE SEWING |
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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. |
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