January 1965
- Packard discusses year-end review projections; good year for the company. 2
- Newly acquired, Delcon Division, equipment detects ultrasonic sounds. 3
- Barney Oliver, vice president of R&D, heads IEEE in 1965. 4
- Plant addition dedicated in Boeblingen, Germany. 5
- Two new Neely offices open: Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore. 5
- Loveland Colorado Division highlighted; now 200 employees. 6 7
- Ray Wilbur, vice president of personnel, discusses effects of decentralization on employees. 8
- Two instruments receive Industrial Research magazine award: spectrum analyzer and ECG. 8
- HP oscilloscope used in training Navy men for space. 9
- Hewlett visits Moscow and discusses trade with Russia. 10
- New HP line for atomic measurements. 10
- Christmas at Denver orphanage. 10
- 1964 month-by-month year-end review. 12
February 1965 Dollars for Progress
- Packard discusses management meeting and importance of improving profits. 2
- Process of creating HP annual report is explained. 3 5
- Dymec data acquisition system used in Canadian paper industry; speeds tests. 6 7
- Datamec, manufacturer of digital magnetic tape units, becomes HP subsidiary. 8
- South Queensferry, Scotland, site chosen. 8
- Two sales divisions to consolidate at Neely facility. 9
- Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses growth in early 1965. 9
- Winter sales seminars held in Colorado and California. 10
- Worldwide HP engineers attend meeting at Stanford. 10
- Retirement fund gets $2 million for 1964 contributions. 10
- Quotations of Lincoln and Washington on their birthday. 12
March 1965 Our Need to Know
- Keeping in touch with technology and how quickly information becomes obsolete. 2 4
- W. Noel Eldred, vice president of marketing, discusses importance of thinking regional. 5
- Profile of HP in Boeblingen, Germany. 6 7
- F&M Avondale, Pa., becomes subsidiary. 8
- First-quarter best in history; sales up 11 percent, orders up 24. 8
- New Neely-San Carlos, Palo Alto sales office. 9
- HP atomic cesium beam clocks fly around world to synchronize clocks. 9
- New auto-viscometer from Mechrolab introduced. 9
- Packard discusses growth and management changes. 10 11
- New YHP publication bridges understanding. 12
April 1965 Competition: It’s Getting Tougher
- HP’s competition at IEEE trade show, New York. 2 3
- Air consolidation shipping program expands to Colorado. 4
- HP launches machinist apprenticeship program. 5 7
- OSCAR, Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio, satellite flies again; HP designs telemetry system. 8
- Noel Porter, vice president of operations, says signs point to great first half. 9
- New HP catalog has 900 products. 10
- HP contest winners announced; contest to guess how many instruments in HP catalog. 10
- Packard discusses challenges of IEEE. 11
- HP equipment flies in Gemini capsule with astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young. 12
May 1965 Curious, Creative Industrial Designers
- Industrial designers apply creative knowledge to develop practical design solutions. 2 4
- Ralph Lee, vice president of corporate manufacturing, forecasts for big changes in the next five years. 5
- F(requency) & T(ime) Division is profiled. 6 7
- Hewlett picked for General Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Programs; elected to FMC’s board. 8
- “Early Bird” comsat satellite launched; HP provides instruments used as satellite simulator. 9
- Medical instrument shows held in Mexico City and Lima, Peru. 10
- Barney Oliver, vice president of R&D, addresses ideologies versus ideas in human progress. 10
- College and university matching funds program for HP employees explained. 10
- East coast international operations office opens in Rockaway, N.J. 10
- New Paeco manufacturing plant underway in Belmont, Calif. 10
- Packard discusses retirement and profit sharing program. 11
- Electronic music system uses HP equipment. 12
June 1965 Ounce of Prevention
- More than a dozen HP industrial nurses treat employees and promote preventative medicine. 2 4
- Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses long-range planning for new capabilities and company growth. 5
- HP amateur radio operators featured. 6 7
- Sanborn Division holds medical sales seminar. 8
- HP introduces products in Europe: Dymec 2013A, 8614, oscillators, Moseley recorders. 8
- Importance of investing your money is emphasized and description of investing strategies. 9
- New Loveland, Colorado, building planned. 10
- Packard discusses profit margin effort. 11
- HP electronics explore oceans; President Lyndon Johnson quoted about oceans as links, not barriers, and untapped resource. 12
July 1965 A Child’s Wide-Eyed View
- HP kids go to New York World’s Fair. 2 4
- William Doolittle, vice president of international operations, discusses vigor in international marketing. 5
- Moseley division is highlighted; quality of electronic recorder emphasized. 6 7
- Sanborn product, 500 Viso-Cardiette, wins major design award from Product Engineering magazine. 8
- HP sidewalk display in Rome, Italy, shows Sanborn Division’s products. 8
- HP facility in South Queensferry, Scotland, breaks ground. 9
- HP instruments used on Mariner satellite. 10
- Packard discusses changes in medical plan; addition of long-term disability insurance. 11
- Russian’s copy HP advertisement for data acquisition product. 12
August 1965
- HP’s purchasing objectives and buying strategy likened to that of a housewife. (women) 2 3
- Datamec Calif., F&M Avondale, Pa., join HP. 4
- Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses innovations in products markets and planning. 5
- Variety of duties of HP receptionists described (women). 6 7
- Crossley sales division moves to Skokie, Ill. 8
- HP’s gage laboratory at Stanford plant is described. 9
- Two products win Wescon awards: Dymec 2539A, Moseley 17009A ribbonless printer for X-Y recorder. 10
- Chase Manhattan Bank appoints Packard to advisory committee. 10
- Poll by Electronics magazine proves HP name has drawing power among customers. 10
- Packard impressed by HP’s planning and preparation for Wescon trade show. 11
- Boonton Division baseball-playing grandmother featured (54 years old). (women) 12
September 1965 A Product Goes to Market
- Process, planning and teamwork of getting an HP product to market. 2 5
- Profile of Harrison Laboratories Division, Berkeley Heights, N.J. 6 7
- HP’s new disability insurance plan a hit with employees. 8
- Edwin van Bronkhorst, vice president and treasurer, reports financial growth. 9
- Neely backs Wescon student winner of best experiment. 10
- HP’s new high-speed communications system improves messages between America and Europe. 10
- Packard discusses third-quarter results. 11
- HP instruments used at Gas Company pumping station in W. Va. 12
October 1965 HP Scholarship Winner Goes to College
- Highlights of an HP scholarship winner going to school. 2 4
- Noel Eldred, vice president of marketing, discusses formation of Eastern sales region. 5
- Purpose and applications of profit are explained. 6 7
- Gas chromatography used in law enforcement applications. 8 9
- Loveland, Colorado, makes telephone test oscillator. 10
- HP displays at ISA show. 10
- Packard discusses R&D efforts. 11
- HP builds television oscilloscopes for Western Electric. 12
- November 1965 One Night at HP
- Profile of night shift at HP plants. 1 3
- Noel Porter, vice president of operations, says 1965 was a banner year; net profits up. 4
- Microwave Division introduces new plug-ins for magnetic tape recorder. 5
- Mechrolab division joins F&M division in Avondale, Pa. 5
- Measure readership survey shows 86 percent read company magazine. 5
- Profile of Dymec Division plant and products. 6 7
- Patent process and role explained. 8 9
- HP construction program is HP’s biggest; new buildings add half-million square feet. 10
- Packard discusses objectives for year ahead. 11
December 1965 Spirit of Christmas Giving
- Many HP employees give generously of time, talent, money. 2-5
- Month-by-month 1965 highlights. 6-7
- Delaware River study uses gas chromatography from F&M Avondale, Pa. 8
- New benefits of employee group insurance described. 8
- Ray Wilbur, vice president of personnel, reports on employment statistics -– 9,000 employees worldwide. 9
- Social Security benefits improved, tax rate increases. 10
- Packard and Hewlett give Christmas message. 11
