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31 May 2011 - Moog Signs 5 Year Contract with SCX Special Projects, Sheffield

East Aurora, New York, USA (May 31st, 2011) – Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) has signed a new 5 year contract with SCX Special Projects, Sheffield, UK to continue its support of the motion control system for the Wimbledon Centre Court Retractable Roof, London until August 2015. The new service and support contract is managed by Moog’s operation based in Tewkesbury, UK.   More.

17 May 2011 - Easy to Use Modular Test controller from Moog Handles Wide Range of Tasks

Moog’s latest test controller is intended for simple and complex tests on components, materials and vehicles. The new Modular Test Controller is the most recent addition to a product family that already includes larger units dedicated to aerospace and automotive testing, as well as the Portable Test Controller. Based on input from customers at leading material, automotive and aerospace test laboratories, it offers efficient operation in an array of testing applications, including shock absorber, single-axis systems, vibration and performance evaluation tests.  More

17 May 2011 - Moog's Integrated Test Suite Software Simplifies Complex Setups

Moog’s new integrated Test Suite software lets users run a large number of basic and sophisticated tests with less reliance on test operators and specialists. The software, with its advanced algorithms, state-of-the-art workflow and a centralized database of tests and test data, enables engineers to set up and run tests quickly and efficiently anywhere in the world.   More

12 May 2011 - Moog Receives Test System Orders from Airbus

Moog Industrial Group has received an order from Airbus in Hamburg Germany to supply 11 Moog test systems to provide a test capacity of 136 control channels. This order is in addition to those placed previously under a 10-year frame work contract between Airbus and Moog for the exclusive supply of multi-channel test systems for structural testing of aircraft.  More

20 April 2011 - NATRIP Selects Moog for Largest Order in India for Supply of Leading Edge Automotive Test Equipment

The Industrial Group of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that the company has been awarded a contract to supply structural and fatigue test systems to the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) in India. This project will create state-of-the-art automotive research and development, testing and validation infrastructure for the rapidly developing automotive industry in India. Moog’s advanced test systems will enable automotive OEMs and component manufacturers to have the most modern test facilities to meet international standards and significantly reduce the development time for new vehicles.  More

4 April 2011 - Moog Launches Digital Interface Valves Certified for Use in Explosive Environments

Motion control expert Moog is using the Hannover Fair as the occasion to display a complete range of Digital Interface Valves for use in a wide range of explosive environments. The ATEX certified range comprises all Servo and Proportional Valves from ISO4401 size 03 to size 10, including options for both flow and pressure control.  More.

24 January 2011 - Moog's Next Generation Light Payload Motion Base Underpins High-Performance Combat Simulation

East Aurora, N.Y., U.S.A.  A soldier climbs into his HMMWV, turns the engine over and moves out.  Gunfire erupts as he hits a deep hole in the road.  He swerves and runs into a ditch.  It’s alright, though.  The mishap is only a training simulation made possible by a next-generation six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) light-payload high-performance motion system from Moog. Moog, a global designer and manufacturer of high performance motion control for flight simulation and driver and crew training, provides highly realistic motion bases, g-seats and control loading systems. More.

19 January 2011 - Moog Provides Motion System and Software to Daimler for a New Leading-Edge Dynamic Driving Simulator Project

Moog Industrial Group, a leader in providing high-performance flight simulation and leading-edge testing systems to the automotive and aerospace markets, has provided the high-dynamic motion control system portion of the new Daimler AG driving simulator. The system is installed at Daimler’s new driving simulator center, which is part of the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center, in Sindelfingen, Germany.  More.

15 November 2010 - Moog Newest Machine Controller Series 600 (MC600) is Fast, Flexible and Modular

Moog has introduced its latest, advanced new Machine Controller for machines in a variety of industrial applications. Designed specifically to combine flexibility with ease of use for high performance control, Moog’s latest generation controllers are easy to configure and modular in design.  More

9 June 2010 - Moog Driving Simulator Heightens Reality of Virtual Test Laps for Ferrari Drivers

Moog Industrial Group has delivered a new testing simulator to Scuderia Ferrari in the Gestione Sportiva at Maranello, Italy. Two years in development, the new Ferrari F1 dynamic driving simulator features a customized motion control solution with combined motion mechanism, control loading system, complete software package, cockpit and dedicated operator workstation.  More.

4 May 2010 - Moog Portable Test Controller Offers State-of-the-Art Functionality

East Aurora, NY, USA  – Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. and a leader in providing leading-edge solutions and products for the test industry, has completed the latest upgrade to a Mayes biaxial tension/compression test machine for the University of Sheffield.  More

27 April 2010 - International Sales Success Leads to Queen's Award for Moog Components Group Limited

Blacksburg, VA, USA – Moog’s Components Group segment has announced that its UK operation has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2010. Based in Reading, Berkshire, UK, the Company designs and manufactures special electro-mechanical products including slip rings, motion control components and integrated systems for a wide variety of industries ranging from industrial machinery to aerospace and defence.  More

14 January 2010 - Moog and Thompson Friction Welding Develop World’s Largest Linear Friction Welding Machine

East Aurora, NY USA – Moog and Thompson Friction Welding have developed the world’s largest linear friction welding machine. It is capable of welding a surface area of 10,000 mm2 (15 in2), nearly twice as much as previously achieved, and breaks the record of weld forge load at 100 tonnes.  More

10 November 2009 - Moog Strengthens its Wind Energy Business Through Re-branding of Insensys Offering

East Aurora, NY, USA – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) has completed the integration of the Insensys acquisition and will now market all of its offerings under the Moog brand. Insensys individual pitch control and rotor blade monitoring systems for wind turbines have been incorporated into Moog’s product portfolio on a global basis. This strengthens and extends Moog’s range of pitch control solutions for the wind energy industry. Moog completed the acquisition of Insensys in April 2009.  More

7 July 2009 - Moog's Technology Moved Retractable Roof for Wimbledon's Center Court

East Aurora, NY, Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that its high-performance electric actuation system successfully operated the newly installed retractable roof above Wimbledon's Center Court. Wimbledon's staff closed the 1,100 metric-ton roof for the first time in competition on Monday, June 29th after rain stopped play during the second set of a match at Center Court.  More

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