Subject: RE: Request for References

Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:21:18 -0600

From: "Clark, Al" <Al.Clark@mts.com>

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

CC: "Sydeski, Ray" <Ray.Sydeski@mts.com>, "Bushey, John"

     <John.Bushey@mts.com>, "Downer, Chuck" <Chuck.Downer@mts.com>,

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



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

>

>

