Subject: RE: Request for References

Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:46:55 -0600

From: "Bushey, John" <John.Bushey@mts.com>

To: "Clark, Al" <Al.Clark@mts.com>, "Hale, Tom" <Tom.Hale@mts.com>

CC: "Sydeski, Ray" <Ray.Sydeski@mts.com>, "Downer, Chuck"

     <Chuck.Downer@mts.com>, "Larson, Rod" <Rod.Larson@mts.com>



Quanser, not Quasar.  http://www.quanser.com/ats/ixModu.htm



John



> -----Original Message-----

> From: Clark, Al

> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 3:21 PM

> To:   Hale, Tom

> Cc:   Sydeski, Ray; Bushey, John; Downer, Chuck; Larson, Rod

> Subject:      RE: Request for References

>

> Hello Tom:

>

> Sorry for the delay in answering.  Here are positive references:

>

> 1)  Professor Catherine French

>       Department of Civil Engineering

>       University of Minnesota

>       Rm. 254 CivE Bldg.

>       500 Pillsbury Dr. S. E.

>       Mpls., MN 55455-0220

>       Phone:  612-625-3877

>       FAX:  612-626-7750

>       email:  cfrench@tc.umn.edu

>

> 2)  Professor Ahmed Ghobarah

>       Department of Civil Engineering

>       McMaster University

>       Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7

>       Phone:  905-525-9140

>       FAX:  905-529-9688

>       email: ghobara@mcmaster.ca

>

> The third site, Penn State, would not like to be contacted at this

> time until they receive their manual, and get more time on the system.

> As this was pro bono work by John and Rod, there were some delays in

> producing the tables.  However, both the references above will be

> extremely positive, and Penn State will also be in the near future.

>

> Please call me to discuss an NSF competition that we lost to a

> Canadian competitor, Quasar, that makes a less robust similar system

> with active control experiments and instrumentation included.  They

> are a control system laboratory demonstration system manufacturer.  We

> should discuss in case they come on the scene with your customer.

>

> Sorry for the delay.  Please get the order.

>

> Best regards, Al

>

>       ----------

>       From:   Hale, Tom

>       Sent:   Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:55 PM

>       To:     Clark, Al

>

>       :       Sydeski, Ray

>       Subject:        Request for References

>

>       Hi Al,

>

>       I am trying to sell two table top seismic demonstrators to Cal

> Poly out here.  Al mentioned that there were some references at U of

> MN, Penn State and McMaster University.  Could you please provide me

> some names and numbers?

>

>       Thanks!

>

>       Tom Hale

>       MTS Systems Corporation - Regional Office

>       55 North Auburn Ave. Suite D

>       Sierra Madre, CA  91024

>       Phone: (626) 355-6370, Fax: 626-355-6521

>       email: tom.hale@mts.com

>

>

