APRIL 2014 Economic Dev Newsletter - Santa Maria.pdf APRIL2014 | Page 2

NEWSFLASH! NEWSLETTER Page 2 APRIL 2014 Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor and Convention Bureau www.santamaria.com [phone] x817 e-mail: [email protected] Helical Products factory tour slated for Tuesday, April 22 Company’s springs and couplers were used on the Mars Rover H HELICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. Type of Products: Helical specializes in proprietary Flexible Couplings, Machine Springs, U-Joints, and Power Transmission Products, Years in Santa Maria: 41 Years in Business: 54 NEWSFLASH! elical Products Company, Inc. designed and manufactured machined springs and flexible couplings that were used in Curiosity, the Mars Rover. Helical’s flexible coupling was used in the vibration mechanism at the end of the Robotic Arm. In addition, Curiosity is also equipped with several Helical machined springs. The springs were used as a locking latch in the rocket deploys pivot mechanism. The springs rotated and locked in place keeping the Rocker-Bridge joints in place once the mars rover was in the process of landing. HELICAL PRODUCTS TOUR - 901 W. McCoy Lane Tuesday, April 22nd -7:30 a.m. Early RSVP Recommended [email protected] or call [phone] x817 CASH MOB! Special day and time set for the April CASH MOB When: Saturday, April 5 - 11:00 a.m. Where: Saturday Farmers Market at the Town Center Mall Have some fun and support our local merchants in the process! See you there!