LORD Corporation Overview 2013
Transcript of LORD Corporation Overview 2013
LORD Corporation
PROVIDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE THE
VALUE OF OUR CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCTS
Founded in 1924, LORD Corporation is a
diversified technology and manufacturing
company commercializing highly reliable
adhesives, coatings, motion management
devices and systems, and sensing
technologies.
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LORD Corporation
“Hugh Lord did not
invent the LORD
Mount to sell a product,
but to solve a problem.”
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Changing How the World Designs
1927 GE becomes
first customer with
purchase of trolley
car mounts
1942
Exclusive
aircraft
engine mount
supplier
1939
LORD Dynafocal mounts
made practical multiple-row
radial engines
1969 First elastomeric
rotor bearings
developed
1983
1978
First adhesives for
bonding unprepared
metal surfaces
1956
Rubber-to-
substrate
adhesives
commercialized
Aqueous
adhesives
introduced
1992
Magneto-
Rheological (MR)
fluids developed
2002 Lightweight Active
Vibration Control
System improves
helicopter operation &
safety
2014
Where will our
innovation take
you tomorrow?
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Oil and Gas
& Industrial
Equipment
Automotive
& Industrial
Assembly
Creating Unique Offerings Across Diverse Industries
Aerospace
& Defense
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Aerospace & Defense
LORD has collaborated closely on the V-22
program for more than two decades,
overcoming numerous design challenges in
the early phases of development.
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Active Vibration Control Systems
LORD Active Vibration Control Systems minimize
vibration and reduce weight aboard helicopters.
This solution provides improved performance that
enables higher speeds, longer missions, and
increased comfort for passengers.
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LORD Active Balancing Systems monitor and correct imbalance in real-
time, enabling increased operational performance and reduced
maintenance costs.
Active Balancing Systems
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UltraConductive Technology
LORD UltraConductive Films and Coatings have the conductivity of metal, providing
superior lightning strike and electro-magnetic interference protection.
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Automotive
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From elastomeric adhesives and coatings to magnetically responsive
suspension solutions, LORD technologies improve the performance of the
world’s most advanced automobiles.
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Automotive Electronics
Our electronic packaging materials increase the performance and
reliability of the vehicle by removing heat and protecting critical
electrical and electronic equipment.
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Industrial Equipment
LORD noise and vibration
control technologies enable
higher productivity from
industrial equipment
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Sensing Systems
LORD MicroStrain provides
a range of products and
tailored, end-to-end, sensing
systems.
WORKING ACROSS DIVERSE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE
CUSTOMER NEEDS
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Creating Valued Solutions
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Core Sciences &
Technologies
Solution
Platforms
Major Markets
Served
Surface Science
Polymer Science
Material Science
Mechanical Design
Dynamic Systems
Control Systems
Wireless Sensing
Energy Harvesting
Inertial/Orientation Technologies
Displacement Sensing
Elastomer Adhesives &
Coatings
Structural Adhesives
Protective Coatings
Electronic Materials
Motion and Vibration Control
Assemblies
Electro-Mechanical Motion and
Vibration Control Systems
Sensing Systems
Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Electronic Materials
Energy
Industrial
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Partnerships with Research Institutions
Corporate Member of Interdisciplinary Polymer & Materials Consortium
MBA Project
LORD Foundation
Internship Program
Member External Advisory Board for Mechanical Engineering
Corporate Member of Polymer Science and Engineering Consortium
Fund Professor and Students in System Dynamics
Member External Advisory Board for Aerospace Engineering
Engineering Co-op Program
Joint Test Program
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Partnerships with Research Institutions
Member External Advisory Board for Professional Science Masters Degree
Funded research
LORD Foundation, Co-chair External Advisory Board for Mechanical Engineering
LORD Foundation, Member External Advisory Board for Materials Science and Engineering
Funded research
Funded LORD Professorship, Member External Advisory Board for College of Sciences, Established University-Wide Agreement to Collaborate and Manage IP, Fund One LORD Graduate Fellow, Graduate Internship Program
Corporate Member Vertical Lift Center of Excellence, Member External Advisory Board for the Vertical Lift Center of Excellence, Fund Two LORD Graduate Fellows
Member External Advisory Board for Behrend College, Funded Research, Fund and Participate in Senior Projects, Participate in STEM Events, Funded Renovations for Chemistry Laboratory, Internship Program, Fund LORD Scholarship Program, Business School Project
Member External Advisory Board for the Herrick Laboratories, Funded Research
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External Innovation Approach at Lord
Europäische Kooperationsplattform
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External Innovation Approach at Lord
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