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David Cross Joins Ideal Aerosmith as
Manufacturing & Service Engineer
July 2, 2008
Ideal Aerosmith is pleased to announce that Dave Cross has accepted a position as
Manufacturing & Service Engineer. Dave has over 30 years of experience in the Inertial
Guidance Test and Flight Motion Simulation Test industry in design, manufacturing,
and assembly for new systems as well as for repairs and upgrades of existing systems.
In addition to being one of the most highly regarded mechanical assembly and precision
alignment specialists in the industry, Dave also has held service, manufacturing
management and design positions at Contraves (formerly known as Goerz Optical Company)
and, most recently, Acutronic. During his time at Contraves, Dave worked on Optical
Tracking Systems and later served as the manager of the Hydraulic Flight Motion
Simulator Assembly Area for 7 years. Dave brings to Ideal, in-depth and hands-on
knowledge of Hydraulic Flight Motion Simulators, HWIL Systems, and a wide range
of rate and motion tables, centrifuges, and air-bearings.
With his mechanical background, which is complimented by extensive knowledge of
hydraulic and electric systems, Dave will be an important addition to Ideal Aerosmith's
excellent customer support team. Our customers will greatly benefit from Dave's
expertise for their service and installation requirements. In addition to his customer
support role, Dave will be a technical advisor on new designs and will work with
engineering and manufacturing to create cost-effective design enhancements. Dave
has a proven track record of using his extensive knowledge of advanced manufacturing
processes to reduce both design time and manufacturing cost. "We are very excited
about the experience and knowledge that Dave is bringing to Ideal," Barb Shultz,
Senior Vice President of Operations, said. "The knowledge he can share with us will
improve our manufacturing operations and enhance our customer service and support,
as well."
Dave, along with Dennis Whitehead whose hiring was announced yesterday, will be
joining the experienced team that is located at Ideal Aerosmith's Pittsburgh, PA
facility. Ideal is expanding its Pittsburgh operations to accommodate the growth
of the company in both its motion simulation and test services divisions.
Ideal Aerosmith, Inc. is the leading supplier of customer-driven test solutions.
Ideal manufactures precision inertial guidance test systems, rotational rate tables
and centrifuges, and high dynamic flight test tables. Our systems test inertial
sensors and navigation and guidance systems, and provide dynamic motion simulation
for missiles, aircraft, marine vehicles, launch vehicles, oil exploration systems,
UAVs, and automobiles. In the aerospace industry, Ideal Aerosmith provides aerospace
test engineering services, ATE system engineering, and quality contract manufacturing
services. Ideal has provided cutting-edge testing solutions for more than 60 years.
The company is headquartered in East Grand Forks, MN and maintains offices in Phoenix,
AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; and Menlo Park, CA.
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