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| 1970
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The COMPARATRON 70
(shown) is introduced. The new machine is unique, featuring
fully computer controlled, dynamic, on-the-fly measuring.
The Palomar Industrial Products
group is formed to develop new, advanced technology products for
commercial applications.
The first 4-axis table, a
combination of positioning table and motion simulator, the model
ORION, is delivered to CSDL.
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| 1971
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The OPTRON
(shown), the last optical dividing heads made by IMT are
developed. They will be the Company's last new design to
incorporate pure optical positioning systems.
The 8-inch diameter model of the
TILTMASTER IV becomes a catalogued accessory for MOORE
jig-borers. This model becomes the first IMT built rotary table
to reach a production quantity of 100 pieces.
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| 1972
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A 1,000 square foot
addition is added to Building 2, increasing the Maple Street
building to 10,000 square feet.
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| 1973
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The new OPTRON 70
design genders a compact, 10-inch diameter, tilting rotary
table, featuring a unique, hybrid opto-electronic digital
readout system that sports LED digital displays on the table.
The electro- optical system incorporates several novel features,
including fiber optics.
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| 1974
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The new
DIVIMASTER II and DIVIMASTER III–HV (shown) series
rotary tables, and their companion ELTRON D-N digital display
systems reach market. The second unit built goes to Australia,
becoming IMT’s first of many export products. |
| 1975
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The Company
develops new technologies and processes to manufacture high
accuracy face tooth couplings, based on the German, 1930s vintage
Hirth design. A new plant, Building 4, is added for this
production, and together with additional coupling imports, the
Company eventually becomes a leading supplier of OEM couplings.
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| 1976
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At the
request of the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, INTERNATIONAL develops the INDEXMATIC 76 (shown), a line of
rugged, automatic, indexers for heavy-duty machining operations.
Bendix buys the first of what will
eventually total nearly fifty DIVIMASTER PRT test tables for
fighter aircraft, ground support applications.
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| 1977
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A new,
general purpose contouring table, model DIVIMATIC is introduced.
For high precision requirements, the Company introduces the
TRIGOMET (shown) series, as well. |
| 1978
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The
TILTMASTER III (shown), a totally new design of tilting rotary
table, engineered for optimal performance with the rotary INDUCTOSYN® is developed.
At the IMTS show, during September, INTERNATIONAL introduces the DIVITRON. The DIVITRON also
uses INDUCTOSYN® transducers, ending over 20-years
of optics. The DIVITRON becomes the second IMT product line to
reach the 100 mark.
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| 1979
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The
Gonio-Eltron (shown), an INDUCTOSYN® based table, is
added to the Gonio Optron series.
During this year, the first
RONOVI ELC centrifuge, with 50-ton capacity, is delivered to
Exxon Nuclear.
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