Moog's Technology Moved Retractable Roof for Wimbledon's Center Court
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EAST AURORA, N.Y., July 7 -- Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A and)(NYSE:MOG.B) announced today that its high-performance electric actuation system successfully operated the newly installed retractable roof above Wimbledon's Center Court. Wimbledon's staff closed the 1,100 metric-ton roof for the first time in competition on Monday, June 29th after rain stopped play during the second set of a match at Center Court.
"This was a unique challenge that brought together engineers from our facilities in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ireland and the United States to design a motion control solution that is highly efficient and reliable," said Steve Huckvale, President of Moog's Industrial Systems Segment. "By drawing on our 25 years of experience designing electric actuation solutions for motion control, we put in place the engineering that creates an all-weather field of play for the Wimbledon Championships."
The Wimbledon Retractable Roof consists of two sections which deploy 56,000 square feet of fabric above Centre Court. Moog's technology moves the two sections of roof along two sets of parallel rails over a span of 250 feet in less than 10 minutes.
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the company can be found at www.moog.com.
Source: Moog Inc.
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