Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

jgrcss Report on Trlcplionc Tot hnologv roiiif SHitrhiiifi Syslciii KtvDLUTioN taking place •Icctronics is being adapted ^Scstcrn Electric Company ine increasing demands for more versatile telephone One of the radical admade by this comnuinicaiianufacturer is the ElecAvitching System, known as irtually all electronic, tiie uses magnetically-stored ition to control the opcraceessary to put through a necall. — A Manujacluring Reom the New World of Tel Technoloity tells the story , advance in a 25-minute lotion picture produced for n Electric by Pelican Mo.lures. Iiics Show B;isic Features intrixluctory graphic anima;quence. designed by Pelifed Lowry. explains the baturcs of the new system — e new services made possithis switching network. One conveniences provided by . the transfer of your calls other phone when you're from your own. If you're talking. ESS automatically . another call coming in. It Iso set up conference calls; » a few digits will connect ith the numbers frequently .• Pelican crew, under the din of Jeri Sopanen ( who also le photography ) traveled to plants at Allentown. Pa. and iibus. Ohio to film the manning processes invclvcd in ng this system. An entirely manufacturing environment reated to meet the extremc^h degree of precision deed by this complex new sysncw tools and new processing iques were also required. niifatturin^ and Measuring irioHs Stages of manufacture nown: the makinu of the twisire (\Khich furnishes access to iformation stored on memory ) and the assembly of the .>r module, heart of the con.ysteni. .Another high produceomponent is the sealed conbasic element of the ferreed h which performs line switchmctions in ESS. nally. the film takes viewers igh testing and measuring cs which are continuous igh all of these steps. As solid BER 7 VOLUME 26 1965 Pictured at riftht: ti Sanj Drout Anti-Suhiiitiriw Ihlicoplrr takes off from (lislroyrr's flifilil deck for an anti-.sid)mariiw "search and destroy" mission. Scene i.s from the Cijrodtjne-U.S. Navy coUn film liroiliiced by MRC Films . . . DASH: Navy's Answer lo Submarine Allaek (;vro(lviH Film Kvplaiiis Anii-Siiluiiariiie lldiropter System state manufacture becomes increasingly sub-miniaturized, problems multiply. The standard: no ESS office must be out of service for more than a few minutes in decades! Ihis in-depth technical film is available on loan irom the Western Electric Company for groups interested in communication's technology. • « « * Galvanized Sheet Film Shows Fire Tests on Duct Materials Filmed documentation of fire tests on four different heating and and air conditioning duct materials is the subject of a 24-minute color film. Modern Duels and Fire Safetv. sponsored by the Committee of Galvanized Sheet Producers, American Iron & Steel Institute. The film shows how commercially available ductwork materials perform under static load, impact, puncture and environmental tests as well as under various fire conditions. A highlight sequence is a full-scale fire test in which four ducts (installed side by side) are subjected to an actual fire. This test also shows how some duct materials generate smoke and noxious fumes "after brief exposure to fire. Free loan prints are available on request to: Committee of Galvanized Sheet Producers. American Iron & Steel Institute. 150 E. 42nd St.. New York. N. Y. Results of fire tests on four dijjerenl healinfi and air condilioninu. duel materials are shown in film. 0\\ oi THi: Navv's newest weapons, the Drone Antisubmarine Helicopter (DASH), is the subject of an unusual 33-minute color film recently produced for the Gyrodyne Company of America and the U. S. Navy by MRC Films, a division of McLaughlin Research Corporation. Early sequences in the film, narrated by Alexander Scourby, trace the history of anti-submarine warfare from the first World War to the present. In World War I. it was the invention of SONAR which helped end the threat of German U-Boats. This means of underwater detection made depth charges feasible and effective. .\S\\ Problem: the .\uelear Sub But by World War II. submarine tactics had improved considerably. The development of longer range SONAR, radar and airborne means of search and attack as well as the use of new "ahead throwing" weapons such as Hedge Hog. again turned the tide against the U-Boat. Today, with the advent of nuclear subs capable of traveling faster and farther than ever before without the need of surfacing, capable of launching nuclear missiles against cities and industrial complexes, the problem of ASW forces has greatly increased. Although "ahead throwing" weapons have improved in range and accuracy through the development of ordnance' such as Weapon Alpha and Asroc. submarine capability has not lagged. Subs now carry weapons which can be launched beyond the range of counter weapons, can seek out ASW ships and destroy them. Todays .Vnswor to Sub .\tlack The problem: how can a destroyer stay out of the submarine's weapon range and still get close enough to kill it? It Was conceived that if a destroyer was equipped with a small helicopter carrying homing torpcdos. attacks against subs could he projected to the limit of an ,.\SW vessel's sonar range. This was the DASH Weapons System concept. A refinement of the system was to remove the man and remotely control, or driine. the helicopter. Navy destroyers were subsequently outfitted with flight decks, hangars, two Drone helicopters and all the control equipment required. Gyrodyne. the manufacturer of DASH helicopters, was made Weapons System Manager for DASH. DASH Makes Successful Kill This film serves as an introduction to the system, shows how it operates and concludes with an actual mission in which DASH is used to successfully seek out and destory a sub. The script by Gene Starbecker was directed and supervised in production by Lawrence Mollot. Cinematography is bv Charles T. O'Rork. MRC Films, in business for less than four years, has won kudos for the quality of its industrial films. 14 of these have been produced, for example, for Sylvania Electriinic Systems. The parent firm. McLaughlin Research Corporation, has been a leader in the field of technical documentation for more than a quarter century, with headquarters both in New York and Washington. • "More Power for the lob" a Useful Film for Teen-Agcrs Stressing the educational background necessary for college and for vocational schools and on-thejob trainim: is a useful new 14minute color film. More Power for the Job. Available for outright print sale (SlijS) or daily rental from the International Film Bureau. Inc.. 332 S. Michigan Ave.. Chicago. 111. 60604. More Power points out expanding opportunities available {o studeiits who consult a school vocational guidance counselor — chart their career goals and plan educatii>nal and training programs for the vears ahead. The film was produced by the Montana Slate College Film & TV Center. * 109