July 1963 First Edition of Measure Magazine
- Packard welcomes first edition of Measure magazine; with growth of company, need for more sophisticated medium than informal, face-to-face communication to inform the 6,000 employees of the company’s plans, policies and important developments of operating groups. 2
- Sanborn 350 8-channel recording system helps NASA monitor astronauts. 3
- Hewlett interview focuses on international operations. 4 6
- Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses corporate business outlook and progress. 7
- Geneva technical seminar focuses on Mymec instruments. 7
- Lahana Sales Division has new facility near Denver. 8 9
- Robinson Sales mobile lecture lab brings instrument demonstrations to customers.10
- Boonton contest winner measures Q of coil. 10
- First-half earnings and sales up. 10
- Harrison Laboratories Division to build in Berkeley Heights, N.J. 11
- Organization chart. (insert)
August 1963 Fragile: Electronic Instrument
- Packard discusses order policy and predicting customer orders. 2
- RMC Sales Division profiles Robert Asen, founder, Milt Lichtenstein and Charles Sargent. 3 5
- Packaging challenges for electronic instruments. 6 8
- Noel Porter discusses third-quarter financial results, record high earnings. 8
- HP’s Wescon trade show participation is most extensive in company’s history. 9
- Loveland timing device used to time Soap Box Derby. 7
- HP rated 408 in Fortune 500 list. 9
- YHP department heads visit Stanford Plant; YHP joint venture up for final approval by Japanese government. 10
- Sanborn treadmill debuts. 10
- New Connecticut sales office opens in Middletown, Conn. 10
- HP sailor exercises right-of-way over freighter in SF Bay. 12
September 1963 Wescon ’63: The Big Show
- Packard discusses people as company’s most valuable asset. 2
- HP at Wescon trade show is biggest and best ever. 3
- HP opens new offices and plants Colorado Springs, Harrison Laboratories Division in N.J., Moseley Co., Paeco building in Palo Alto, YHP, Hachioji, Japan. 4 5
- Air consolidation shipment program launched. 6
- HP Germany featured on TV report in Frankfurt. 6
- Robinson Sales Division has soap box winner. 6
- Noel Porter reports on division activities. 7
- HP Associates holds semiconductor lectures. 7
- Crossley sales division covers a million square miles. 8 10
- HP measures Chicago White Sox pitchers’ speeds using 522B electronic counter. 12
October 1963 Yokogawa and HP Join Hands
- Packard explains the Yokogawa-HP formation as important milestone in company growth. 2
- Founding of YHP from merger of Yokogawa Electric Works (YEW) and HP brings together most respected names in electronic measuring instruments. 3 7
- HP instruments used in Naval Observatory project for new long-range clock synchronization technique. 7
- Corporate travel desk takes worry out of travel planning. 8
- HP finance holds seminar to discuss accounting practices. 8
- Instrument Society of America (ISA) honors Hewlett and Packard for contributions to electronic measurement. 8
- Noel Porter discusses operations outlook. 9
- HP oscilloscope and generators donated to U. of Denver. 9
- 20 HP mountain climbers celebrate 100th anniversary of Harvard professor’s survey expedition of Sierras. 10
- HP female skydiver is member of Hi-Sky Club. (women) 12
November 1963
- Packard discusses divisionalization of company to improve operating efficiency. 2
- Sanborn equipment monitors surgery. 3 4
- Horman open house in Rockville, Md., attracts most visitors in history. 5
- Bedford, England, designs and builds first instrument, 5090A standard frequency receiver. 5
- Decentralized order processing system is explained. 6 7
- HP corporate vice president and secretary, Frank Cavier, visits USSR. 8
- Seminar held in Geneva for leadership training. 8
- Sales divisions participate in EER trade show. 8
- Noel Porter presents preliminary year-end ’63 results. 9
- HP booth at IEEE Toronto draws 3,000. 9
- YHP get training in instruments to be produced in Japan. 10
- Harrison labs is getting new plant. 10
- HP Stockholm, Sweden, technical fair held. 10
- Shotgun recoil measured. 12
December 1963
- Packard reflects on year; Christmas message. 2
- Machine shop lapping machines provide precision parts. 3
- General-purpose test cart accepts any HP instrument. 4
- Cost-reduction seminar held at Loveland, Colorado. 4
- Yewell exhibits at NEREM show and receives most sales leads and inquiries ever. 5
- Training the trainers sessions for managers held. 5
- Month-by-month 1963 year-end review; year of significant progress. 6 7
- New sales offices open in Lahana, Lipscomb, Neely. 8
- W. Noel Eldred discusses marketing activities and takes stock of past year. 9
- Loveland Junior Achievement learns business. 9
- Dymec division has $1 million month. 10
- HP package wins award. 10
- HP equipment survives fire at Indianapolis airport. 10
- HP summer employee does charity year round. 12
