Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

FE.jpg 723 DIGITAL SPEED CONTROL.ThumbnailsInstallation a Woodward 501 digital control system on the automatic plating line on the Fort Collins manufacturing shop floor.723 DIGITAL SPEED CONTROL.ThumbnailsInstallation a Woodward 501 digital control system on the automatic plating line on the Fort Collins manufacturing shop floor.723 DIGITAL SPEED CONTROL.ThumbnailsInstallation a Woodward 501 digital control system on the automatic plating line on the Fort Collins manufacturing shop floor.723 DIGITAL SPEED CONTROL.ThumbnailsInstallation a Woodward 501 digital control system on the automatic plating line on the Fort Collins manufacturing shop floor.

In the 1980's Woodward tried to compete with other companies off the shelf control system technology and lost market share with their type of locomotive engine control. Why? Way too expensive and their software was too slow and not high tech. History in the making!

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