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Aylsworth, Jonas
Bachner, Edward F.
Bacon, Clare E.
Baekeland, Leo
Baer, Eric
Bailey, James
Beall, Glen
Beetle, Carl
Belcher, Sameul L.
Bishop, Richard
Black, Otis
Blount, Clint
Boeschenstein, H
Borro, Edward
Boyer, Raymond
Bradbury, Williamry
Bradt, Rexford H.
Breskin, Charles
Brown, Gordon
Burroughs, Charles
Carothers, Wallace
Chapman, Frank
Cleworth, C. W.
Condit, Charles
Conley, Fred
Cruse, William
Deanin, Rudolph
DeBell, John
Delmonte, John
Doak, Kenneth
Dow, Willard
Doyle, Bernard
Dreyfus, Camille
Dubois, J. Harry
Eastman, George
Ehlers, Russell
Ellis, Carleton
Erikson, Erik
Estabrook, Jr., F. R.
Flory, Paul
Forger, Robert
Foster, Joseph
Fox, Daniel W.
Gatto, Charles
Gigliotti, M. F. X.
Goggin, William
Goldsworthy, W.B.
Gore, Wilbert
Grebe, John
Griffith, Henry E.
Griffith, Palmer
Gross, Sid
Grote, Sr., Walter
Haine, Walter
Hanford, William
Harding, Ralph
Heckman, Jerome
Hemming, Emile
Hendrie, George
Hobson, Edwin L.
Hoffer, Robert
Hohl, John
Holz, Harold A.
Huidekoper, P.
Humphrey, G. P.
Huntsman, Jon
Hyatt, John Wesley
Hyde, J.F.
Jennings, Garland
Karol, Frederick J.
Kavanaugh, Lionel
Keville, John
Kleiderer, C. W.
Kline, Gordon M.
Kretzschmar, J. R.
Kruder, George A.
Kwolek, S. L.
Land, Edwin H.
Lankton, Gordon
Lester, William M.
Lubin, George
Maccaferri, Mario
Maddock, Bruce H.
Mark, Herman F.
Marra, Frank S.
Marshall, Abraham
Martinelli, Guy A.
Marvel, Carl Shipp
McGrath, James E.
Morrison, Robert S.
Muehlstein, Herman
Nalle, Jr., George S.
Nissel, Frank R.
Ott, Emile
Palmer, Spencer E.
Peters, Don. L.
Pitcher, Arnold E.
Plueddemann, E.
Plunkett, Roy J.
Porter, Roger S.
Quarnstrom, Ivar
Rahm, Louis Frank
Reib, John C.
Reinhart, Frank W.
Richardson, Henry
Robertson, Harold
Rosato, Dominick V.
Rowan, Sr., Edward
Rubens, L.C. "Bud"
Rubin, Irvin I.
Schwab, Fred E.
Scribner, George K.
Seabury, R. W.
Semon, Waldo L.
Seymour, R. B.
Shaw, Frank H.
Shaw, Louis E.
Sherwood, Miller G.
Slater, John G.
Spaak, Albert
Stein, Richard S.
Stott, Lewis L.
Stoughton, T. S.
Swedlow, David A.
Thomas, Islyn
Tupper, Earl S.
Von Holdt, John
Whitlock, Carl
Willert, William H.
Wyeth, N. C.
Zimmerman, A. S.
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David A. Swedlow - Hall of Fame Entry
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Author: Plastics Academy Staff
Added: 03/29/2004
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 David A. Swedlow - Hall of Fame Entry
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David A. Swedlow
Birthdate:
1922
Deceased:
1991
Induction:
1993 Industry Areas:
Sales, Process, Management |
Pioneered efforts in the commercial and aerospace uses of plastics. Developed a continuous laminating machine for reinforced plastics; a continuous casting machine for acrylic sheet; stretched acrylic sheet with improved properties and free forming of complex acrylic shapes for aircraft canopies.
Swedlow developed a method of forming light-weight acrylic into the contours required by such early aircraft designers as Northrup, Douglas, Boeing, and Lear. From the Hudson bomber to the B-1 and beyond, he was the leader in manufacturing complex transparent systems for the aerospace industry.
In the early 40s, he developed a continuous method of combining glass fabric with thermoplastic resin to form rigid sheets. The primary use for this material was in fuel cells for military aircraft. His ingenious method for continuously casting acrylic sheet created immense applications for signs, bathtubs, and the vacuum forming industries.
During his 50 years of involvement in plastics, his contributions helped to stimulate the technical and commercial growth of the industry. His talents and achievements were best summed up by President Reagan, when he wrote to Swedlow saying, ". . . it is hard-working individuals like you who make up the backbone of this nation."
He is survived by his wife, Sandy; three children, David K., Jill Ann, and Robin Swedlow Liebner, and five grandchildren. |
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Poster: Roy A Fiske
Added: 05/31/2004
From 1942 till 1945 I worked for Swedlow Aeroplastics Glendale or Los Angeles. We made all types of plastic domes,gun torrets for B17 b29 p51 p38's for the army aircorp. A Dave Swedlow ran the Company is he the same person.? Rev, Roy A Fiske
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