HERCULES
A Far-Reaching Source of Aerospace Developmefits
As Hercules broadens its capabilities, its technological and product developments meet more effectively the challenges of the aerospace industry. Recent contributions to defense include solid propulsion systems for the Army's SPRINT and the Navy's POSEIDON. In addition to its Spiralloy® production ac tivities at Bacchus, Utah, Hercules recently expanded the company's propulsion facili ties at Rocket Center, West Virginia to in clude the development of Spiralloy® fila ment-wound glass cases for solid-fueled rockets and miniature electromechanical energy devices. Here, at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Spiralloy structures with supe rior strength-to-weight ratio are manufac t u r e d — u t i l i z i n g the Hercules-developed techniques that have won repeated success in outer space. Below, a typical Spiralloy case is shown being wound.
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Also, at ABL, Hercules now develops and manufactures miniature packaged energy in many forms, including squibs, detona tors, piston actuators, explosives actuators, switches, primers, explosives bolts, gas generators, igniters, ignition pellets, fuse assemblies, bellows actuators. Hercules produces over 1,500 types of these devices. Other miniature Hercules products are tiny " s p i n " rockets for satellites, such as those shown below. There are rewarding aerospace careers at Hercules for those who qualify. Applicants should address career inquiries to Manager, Technical Recruitment, Explosives & Chem XP663 ical Propulsion Department.
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