SP-4206 Stages to Saturn
 
 
Appendix E

Saturn V Subcontractors

 

The following are lists of subcontractors who played a major role in the development and production of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Many more subcontractors contributed to the total vehicle and program, but it is not practical to list them all.

 

Boeing Major Subcontractors

Subcontractor

Location

Product

.

Aeroquip Corp.

Jackson, Mich.

Couplings, pneumatic, and hydraulic hoses

Aircraft Products

Dallas, Tex.

Machined parts

AiResearch Manufacturing Co.

Phoenix, Ariz.

Valves

Applied Dynamics, Inc.

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Analog computers

Arrowhead Products, Div. of Federal-Mogul Corp.

Los Alamitos, Calif.

Ducts

The Bendix Corp., Pioneer-Central Div.

Davenport, Iowa

Loading systems and cutoff sensors

Bourns, Inc. Instrument Div.

Riverside, Calif.

Pressure transducers

Brown Engineering Co., Inc.

Lewisburg, Tenn.

Multiplexer equipment

The J. C. Carter Co.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Solenoid valves

Consolidated Controls Corp.

Bethel, Conn.

Pressure switches, transducers, and valves

-

Los Angeles, Calif.

-

The Eagle-Picher Co., Chemical and Metals Div.

Joplin, Mo.

Batteries

Electro Development Corp.

Seattle, Wash.

AC and DC amplifiers

Flexible Tubing Corp.

Anaheim, Calif.

Ducts

Flexonics, Div. of Calumet and Hecla, Inc.

Bartlett, Ill.

Ducts

General Precision, Inc. Link Ordnance Div.

Sunnyvale, Calif.

Propellant dispersion systems

Gulton Industries, C. G. Electronics Div.

Albuquerque, N.M.

Wiring boards

Hayes International Corp.

Birmingham, Ala.

Auxiliary nitrogen supply units

Hydraulic Research and Manufacturing Co.

Burbank, Calif.

Servoactuators and filter manifolds

Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

Manville, N.J.

Insulation

Kinetics Corporation of California

Solano Beach, Calif.

Power transfer switches

Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.

Dallas, Tex.

Skins, emergency drains, and heat shield curtains

Marotta Valve Corp.

Boonton, N.J.

Valves

Martin Marietta Corp.

Baltimore, Md.

Helium bottles

Moog, Inc.

East Aurora, N.Y.

Servoactuators

Navan Products, Inc.

El Segundo, Calif.

Seals

Parker Aircraft Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Valves

Parker Seal Co.

Culver City, Calif.

Seals

Parsons Corp.

Traverse City, Mich.

Tunnel assemblies

Precision Sheet Metal Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Filter screens, anti-vortex, and adapter assemblies

Purolator Products, Inc., Western Div.

Newbury Park, Calif.

Umbilical couplings

Kandall Engineering Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Valves

Raytheon Co.

Waltham, Mass.

Cathode ray tube display system

Rohr Corp.

Chula Vista, Calif.

Heat shields

Servonic Instruments, Inc.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Pressure transducers

Solar, Division of International Harvester

San Diego, Calif.

Ducts

Southwestern Industries, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Calips pressure switches

Space Craft, Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

Converters

Stainless Steel Products, Inc.

Burbank, Calif.

Ducts

Standard Controls, Inc.

Seattle, Wash.

Pressure transducers

Statham Instruments, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Pressure transducers

Sterer Engineering and Manufacturing Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Valves

Stresskin Products Co.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Insulation

Systron-Donner Corp.

Concord, Calif.

Servo accelerometers

Thiokol Chemical Corp., Elkton Div.

Elkton, Md.

Retrorockets

Trans-Sonics, Inc.

Burlington, Mass.

Measuring systems and thermometers

Unidynamics/St. Louis, A Division of UMC Industries, Inc.

St. Louis, Mo.

Spools, harnesses, and ducts

United Control Corp.

Redmond, Wash.

Ordnance devices and control assemblies

Vacco Industries

South El Monte, Calif.

Filters, relief valves, and regulators

Whittaker Corp.

Chatsworth, Calif.

Valves and gyros

Fred D. Wright Co., Inc.

Nashville, Tenn.

Support assemblies and measuring racks

Douglas Major Subcontractors

 

Subcontractor

Location

Product

.

Accessory Products Co., Div. of Textron, Inc.

Whittier, Calif.

Valves/heaters

Aeroquip Corp., Marman Div.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Clamps

Airdrome Parts Co.

Inglewood, Calif.

Fittings

AiResearch Mfg. of Ariz.

Phoenix, Ariz.

Valves

Airtex Dynamics, Inc.

Compton, Calif.

Tank assemblies

Amco Engineering Co.

Chicago, Ill.

Cabinets

American Electronics, Inc.

Fullerton, Calif.

Batteries

Amp, Inc.

Harrisburg, Pa.

Electrical panels

Ampex, Corp.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Tape recorders

Amphenol Borg Electronics Corp.

Chicago, Ill.

Connectors

Anaconda Metal Hose Div.

Waterbury, Conn.

Metal hose

Astrodata, Inc.

Anaheim, Calif.

Telemetry

Avnet Corp.

Westbury, L.I., N.Y.

Electrical connectors

Barry Controls

Watertown, Mass.

Electronic controls

Bertea Products

Pasadena, Calif.

Transmitter, fabricated assemblies

Brown Engineering Co., Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

Telemetry equipment

Calmec Mfg. Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Valves

Capital Westward, Inc.

Paramount, Calif.

Filters

Christie Electric Corp.

Los Angeles, Calf.

Meters

Consolidated Electrodynamics

New York, N.Y.

Electronic equipment

Data Sensors

Gardena, Calif.

Transducers

Deutsch

Los Angeles, Calif.

Fittings

Dynatronics, Inc.

Orlando, Fla.

Telemetry equipment

Eagle-Picher Co.

Joplin, Mo.

Batteries

Electra Scientific Corp.

Fullerton, Calif.

Transducers

Electrada Corp.

Culver City, Calif.

Electrical components

Fairchild Camera Inst. Corp.

Plainview, L.I., N.Y.

Cameras, oscilloscopes

Fairchild Controls Div.

Montebello, Calif.

Valves

Fairchild Hiller Corp.

Bayshore, L.I., N.Y.

Valves

Fairchild Semiconductor

Hollywood, Calif.

Semiconductors

Fairchild Stratos

Bayshore, L.I., N.Y.

Valves

Flexible Metal Hose Mfg. Co.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Metal hose

Northridge, Calif.

.

Flomatics, Inc.

Natoma, Calif.

Valves

Frebank Co.

Glendale, Calif.

Switches

Control Data Corp.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Computers

General Electric Co.

Waterford, N. Y.

Electrical components

Giannini Controls Corp.

Durate/Pasadena, Calif.

Transducers

Grove Valve Regulator Co.

El Segundo/ Oakland, Calif.

Valves

Hadley, B. H. Co.

Pomona, Calif.

Relays

Hewlett Packard Co.

Pasadena, Calif.

Oscilloscopes/recorder

Hexcel Products, Inc.

Berkeley, Calif.

Honeycomb panels

Honeywell, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Temperature controls, gyros, sensors

ITT Wire and Cable

Clinton, Mass.

Wire and cable

K-Tronics

Los Angeles, Calif.

Semiconductors

Kaiser Aluminum Chemical Sales, Inc

Spokane, Wash.

Raw material, cable

Halelhrope, Md.

-

Kinetics, Corp.

Solano Beach, Calif.

Electronic equipment

Ladewig Valve

Los Angeles, Calif.

Valves

Lanagan, W. M. Co., Inc.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Valves

Leonard, Wallace O., Inc.

Pasadena, Calif.

Valves

Linde Co., Div. Union Carbide

El Monte, Calif.

Batteries

Litton Industries of Calif.

Beverly Hills, Calif.

Transducers

Magnesium Alloy Prods. Co.

Compton, Calif.

Castings

Magnetika, Inc.

Venice, Calif.

Batteries

Marotta Valve Corp.

Santa Ana, Calif.

Valves

Marshall, G. S. Co.

San Marino, Calif.

Electronic hardware

Mason Electric Div. Ansul.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Switches

Master Specialties Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Meters

Menasco Mfg. Co.

Burbank, Calif.

Fabricated assemblies

Military Products Div., Clary

San Gabriel, Calif.

Electrical fittings

Moog Servo Controls, Inc.

Aurora, N.Y.

Valves

Motorola Semiconductor Products

Hollywood, Calif.

Semiconductors

Pacific Valve, Inc.

Long Beach, Calif.

Valves

Parker Aircraft Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Fittings/valves

Pesco Products Div., Borg Warner

Bedford, Ohio

Pumps

Philco Corp.

Philadelphia, Pa.

Radio equipment

Planautics Corp.

Solano Beach, Calif.

Switches

Potter Brumfield

Princeton, Ind.

Switches, relays

Purolator Products, Inc., Western Div.

Van Nuys, Calif.

Filters

Reynolds Metals Co.

Birmingham, Ala.

Raw material (aluminum)

Rosemount Eng. Co.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Temperature controls

Sandorn Co.

Waltham, Mass.

Recorders

Scintilla Div. Bendix

Sidney, N.Y.

Electrical connectors

Sealol Corp.

Providence, R.I.

Valves

Servonic Instruments, Inc.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Transducers

Signet Scientific

Burbank, Calif.

Ovens

Snap Tite

Union City, Pa.

Connectors

Sperry Gyro Co. Div., Sperry Rand

Great Neck, L.I., N.Y.

Instruments

Stainless Steel Products

Burbank, Calif.

Flexible ducts

Statham Instruments, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Transducers

TRW, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Attitude control rocket engines

Trans-Sonics, Inc.

Lexington, Mass.

Temperature controls

Technology Instruments Corp.

Newbury Park, Calif.

Potentiometers

Telemetrics, Inc., Subsidiary of Arnoux Corp.

Santa Ana, Calif.

Ground support electronics

Texas Instruments, Inc.

Dallas, Tex.

Resistors/transistors

U.S. Steel Corp. U.S. Steel, Supply Div.

Seattle, Wash.

Raw material

Vacco Valve Company

El Monte, Calif.

Valves

Vickers

Detroit, Mich.

Pumps

Vinson Mfg. Co., Inc.

Van Nuys, Calif.

Valves

W & S Industries

El Monte, Calif.

Connectors

Winsco Instruments Control

Santa Monica, Calif.

Temperature control units

Wyman Gordon Co.

Worcester, Mass.

Forgings

IBM Major Subcontractors

Subcontractor

Location

Product

.

Aerodyne Controls Corp.

Farmingdale, N.Y.

First stage regulator, gas bearing pressure regulator

Airtek Div., Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.

Compton, Calif.

2-cubic-foot bottle

165-cubic-inch sphere

Applied Microwave Laboratory, Inc.

Andover, Mass.

T/M power divider

Astro Space Laboratories, Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

Bleeder assembly

Union orifice assembly

Automatic Metal Products Corp.

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Coaxial switch

AVCO Corp.

Nashville, Tenn.

Cable trays

Huntsville, Ala.

Gas bearing mounting panel

Measuring range cards

Measuring range cards software

Thermal conditioning panels

Avion Electronics, Inc.

Paramus, N.J.

Telemetry directional coupler

VSWR measuring assembly

Bourns, Inc.

Riverside, Calif.

Transducer pressure gauges

Brown Engineering Co., Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

Acquisition system

Alternating current amplifier assembly

Measuring rack selector

Measuring rack assembly

Mod 145 multiplexers

Mod 245 multiplexers

Mod 270 multiplexers

Pulse code modulated digital data

Radio frequency analog

Radio frequency pulse code modulated

Telemetry assembly A3

Telemetry assembly B1

Telemetry assembly SSB

Telemetry calibrators

Telemetry pulse code

Chrysler Corp.

Huntsville, Ala.

Q-ball

Vehicle plate assembly

Conic Corp.

San Diego, Calif.

UHF transmitter

Cox Instruments Div, Lynch Corp.

Detroit, Mich.

Flowmeters

Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

Joplin, Mo.

Primary battery

Electro Development Corp.

Seattle, Wash.

Amplifier direct current

Channel selector A

Channel selector B

Electronic Communications, Inc.

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Control computer

EIMAC Div., Varian

San Carlos, Calif.

UHF transmitter

The Foxboro Co.

Foxboro, Mass.

Gas temperature probe

Fenwall Electronics, Inc.

Framingham, Mass.

Temperature gauges

Flodyne Controls, Inc.

Linden, N.J.

Shut-off ball valve

Gulton Industries, Inc.

Hawthorne, Calif.

Electrical cables

Vibration accelerometers

5-volt power supply

Hamilton-Standard Div., United Aircraft Corp.

Windsor Locks, Conn.

Preflight heat exchanger

Hayes International Corp.

Huntsville, Ala.

Network cables

Hydro-Aire Div., Crane

Burbank, Calif.

Coolant pump, R&D

ITT Wire and Cable Div., International Telephone and Telegraph Corp.

Clinton, Mass.

Wire

Cables

Coaxial cables

Marotta Valve Corp.

Boonton, N.J.

Shut-off valve

Solenoid valve

Martin Co.

Orlando, Fla.

Control signal processor

Melpar, Inc.

Falls Church, Va.

C-band antenna

Command antenna

Command directional coupler

Command power divider

Telemetry antenna

Telemetry power divider

Motorola, Inc.

Scottsdale, Ariz.

C-band transponder

Command receiver

North American Aviation, Inc.

Tulsa, Okla.

Structure segments

Nortronics Div., Northrop Corp.

Norwood, Mass.

Rate gyro package

Ralph M. Parsons Electronics Corp.

Pasadena, Calif.

Tape recorder

Perkin-Elmer Corp.

Norwalk, Conn.

Retroreflector

Potter Aeronautical Corp.

Union, N.J.

2 flowmeters

Purolator Products, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Gas bearing pressure regulator

Quick disconnect coupling

Rantec Corp.

Calabasas, Calif.

Telemetry RF coupler

Raytheon Co.

Bristol, Tenn.

AZUSA antenna

Resistoflex Corp.

Roseland, N.J.

Flex hose assembly

Rosemount Engineering Co.

Minneapolis, Minn.

2 temperature gauges

Servonic Instruments, Inc.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

2 transducer pressures

Sierra Electronics Div., Philco-Ford Corp.

Menlo Park, Calif.

Coaxial terminal

Solar Div., International Harvester Co.

San Diego, Calif.

Gas bearing heat exchanger

Manifold assembly

Water methanol accumulator

Space Craft, Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

CIU 501

Command decode

Frequency DC converter

2 multiplexers 410

Servoaccelerometer unit

Spaco, Inc.

Huntsville, Ala.

2 servoaccelerometer units

Statham Instruments, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Control accelerometer

Systron-Donner Corp.

Concord, Calif.

2 force balance accelerometers

Tavco, Inc.

Santa Monica, Calif.

Pressure switch

Teledyne Precision, Inc.

Hawthorne, Calif.

Thermal probes

Transco Products, Inc.

Venice, Calif.

CCS coaxial switch

TRW, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Coolant pump

United Control Corp.

Redmond, Wash.

Temperature control assembly

Vacco Industries

South El Monte, Calif.

Filter

Quality test filter

Watkins-Johnson Co.

Palo Alto, Calif.

Power amplifier

Wyle Laboratories

Huntsville, Ala.

Component testing

Structure testing

North American Space Division Major Subcontractors

Subcontractor

Location

Product

.

Acoustica Associates

Los Angeles, Calif.

Transducers

American Brake Shoe Co.

Oxnard, Calif.

Hydraulic pumps

Amp, Inc.

Hawthorne, Calif.

Patch panels

Amphenol Space & Missile Systems Div., Amphenol-Borg Electronics Corp.

Chatsworth, Calif.

Patch panels

Astrodata, Inc.

Anaheim, Calif.

Time code generator

Digital multimeter

Babcock Relay, Division of Babcock Electronics

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Relays

Generator

Barry Controls

Glendale, Calif.

Shock mounts

Boonshaft and Fuchs, Division of Weston

Monterey Park, Calif.

Servoanalyzer

Computer Measurements

San Fernando, Calif.

Counters

Consolidated Electrodynamics Corp.

Pasadena, Calif.

Tape recorder

Deutsch Co., Electronic Components Division

Banning, Calif.

Connectors

Electrada Corp.

Culver City, Calif.

Test conductor console

Electronic Specialty Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Hybrid junction, band pass, filter,

low pass filter

Electroplex, Subsidiary Borg-Warner Corp.

Santa Ana, Calif.

Logic modules

Power supplies

Fairchild Precision Metal Products, Division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument

El Cajon, Calif.

Cryogenic lines

B. H. Hadley (Royal Industries)

Pomona, Calif.

Disconnects

Hallicrafters Pacific Division

Santa Ana, Calif.

Power supply

W. O. Leonard, Inc.

Pasadena, Calif.

Vent valves

Micro-Radionics, Inc.

Van Nuys, Calif.

RF couplers

Non-Linear Systems, Inc.

So. Pasadena, Calif.

Scanners

Parker Aircraft Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Hydraulic systems

Rantec Corp.

Calabasas, Calif.

Mistram antenna

Mistram coupler

Multiplexer

Rocketdyne Div., North American Aviation

McGregor, Tex.

Ullage rocket motors

Servonic Instruments, Inc.

Costa Mesa, Calif.

Transducers

Solar Division, International Harvester Corp.

San Diego, Calif.

Cryogenic lines

Stainless Steel Products

Burbank, Calif.

Cryogenic lines

Transco Products, Inc.

Venice, Calif.

Power dividers

United Electrodynamics, Inc.

Pomona, Calif.

PCM RF assemblies

North American Rocketdyne Major Subcontractors

Subcontractor

Location

Product

.

A&M Castings Inc.

South Gate, Calif.

Aluminum castings

Ace Industries

Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

Machined assemblies, nozzles, rotors, stators, and brg. supports

Adept Mfg. Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Inducers

Amphenol Corp.

Broadview, Ill.

Connectors

Anaconda Metal Hose

Los Angeles, Calif.

Flex hoses

Anaconda Amer. Brass Co.

Detroit, Mich.

OFHC copper

Arcee Foundry

Norwalk, Calif.

Castings

Arcturus Mfg. Co.

Oxnard, Calif.

Forgings

Bendix Corp., Scintilla Div.

Sidney, N. Y.

Connectors

Beuhler Corp., Indiana Gear Wks.

Indianapolis, Ind.

Gears and shafts

Borg Warner Corp., Borg Warner Mech. Seals Div.

Vernon, Calif.

Seals

Calif. Doran Heat Treating Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Thermal processing of various major engine components

Cam Car Company

Rockford, Ill.

RD bolts

Chicago Rawhide Co.

Chicago, Ill.

Seals

Cleveland Graphite Bronze Div., Clevite Corp.

Cleveland, Ohio

Seals

Consolidated Electrodynamics Corp.

Pasadena, Calif.

Connectors and transducers

Aerospace Div., DK Mfg. Co.

Batavia, Ill.

Flex lines, bellows, and gimbals

Fairchild Metal Products Div., Fairchild Camera & Instru.

El Cajon Calif.

Bellows, ducts, gimbals, and line assemblies

General Labs, Inc.

Norwich, N.Y.

Exciters and igniters

Globe Aerospace

North Hollywood, Calif.

Machined metal parts, fittings, and elbows

Herlo Engineering Corp.

Hawthorne, Calif.

Major machined components

Hollywood Plastics, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

ABS Royalite closures, covers, and other protective devices

Howmet Corp., Austenal Div.

Dover, N.J.

Castings

Huntington Alloys, International Nickel Co.

Huntington, W. Va.

Inco sheet and plate

Industrial Tectonics, Inc.

Burbank, Calif.

Actuators, brgs.

General Controls, Inc.

Kentucky Metals

Louisville, Ky.

Honeycomb

L. A. Gauge Co., Inc.

Sun Valley, Calif.

Valves

Langley Corp.

San Diego, Calif.

Seals, gimbals, machined assemblies

LeFiell Mfg. Co.

Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

Tubing&emdash;thrust chamber

McWilliams Forge Co.

Rockaway, N.J.

Forgings

Orbit Machine Corp.

Gardena, Calif.

Seals

Parker Seal Company

Culver City, Calif.

O-Rings, seals, and orifice plates

Paragon Die Tool & Engr.

Pacoima, Calif.

Stators, brg. supports

Precision Sheet Metal, Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Major sheet metal subassemblies, jackets

Quadrant Engr. Company

Gardena, Calif.

Valves and components

Reisner Metals, Inc.

South Gate, Calif.

Forgings

Rohr Corp.

Chula Vista, Calif.

Major sheet metal subassemblies

Rosemount Engr. Co.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Pressure and temperature transducers

Scientific Data Systems

Pomona, Calif.

Circuit boards

Southwestern Industries

Los Angeles, Calif.

Switches

Solar, Div. of International Harvester Co.

San Diego, Calif.

Valves

Statham Instruments

Los Angeles, Calif.

Transducers, connectors, electronic assemblies

Standard Pressed Steel

Santa Ana, Calif. & Jenkinstown, Pa.

RD bolts

Texas Instruments

Dallas, Tex.

Transistors

Turbo Cast Inc.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Castings

Union Carbide Corp., Haynes Satellite Div.

Kokomo, Ind.

Castings, Hastelloy C, Rene 41

Viking Forge & Steel Co.

Albany, Calif.

Forgings

Western Arc Welding Co.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Welded assemblies

Western Way Inc.

Van Nuys, Calif.

Ducts, line assemblies, heat exchangers

Winsco Instruments & Controls

Santa Monica, Calif.

Transducer and receptacles, temperature and pressure transducers

Wyman-Gordon Company

N. Grafton, Mass.

Forgings


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