Moog's Technology Moved Retractable Roof for Wimbledon's Center Court

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 11:36am EDT

EAST AURORA, N.Y., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and
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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