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