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The Story of the Vanguard - 1962
This series of photographs taken in March 1962 at Ditton Works, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, illustrates the major stages of introduction of the first model in the Vanguard range, from design to despatch.  See how many people you recognise!
 
 1. Vanguard electrical design
 2. Vanguard mechanical design 
 3. General view of Drawing Office 
 4. Parts Listing Dept
1.  Electronic design of the
  Vanguard PT B10AM
2.  Mechanical design
 3.  General view of Drawing Office at rear of Mobile Lab 4.  Parts Listing Department


 Purchasing & Progress dept.
 IMB Computer Mainframe Dept. 
 Pye Transportsystem radio control room 
 Pye Telecom training school
5.  Purchasing & Progress Dept.
6.  IBM mainframe computer room
7.  Control Room of the internal Pye Transport radio system
 8.  Pye Telecom Training School


 Production planning meeting
  Production model assembly
 Electrical Inspection Dept. 
 Stores issue of materials to production
9.  Production planning meeting
10.  Assembly of production models
 11.  Electrical Inspection Dept. testing of incoming components
 12.  Stores pick and issue materials to the production lines

 Sub-assembly dept view1
 Sub-assembly Dept. view2 
 Printed Circuit Board Test Dept. 
 Main Assembly Dept view1
13.  Sub-Assembly Dept.  assembly of transmitter PA and aerial filters
 14.  Sub-Assembly Dept.
 assembly of mobile control boxes		 15.  Test of printed circuit board sub-assemblies
 16.  Main Assembly Dept. viewed from front right hand end

 Main Assembly Dept. view2
 Vanguard mechanical assembly view1 
  Vanguard mechanical assembly view2
 Vanguard electrical assembly view1
17.  Main Assembly Dept. viewed from front left hand end
18.  Mechanical assembly stage 1 - the first stage on the production line
 19.  View showing the 5 stages of mechanical assembly
 20.  A typical production line wiring assembly stage - view 1

 Vanguard electrical assembly view2
 Vanguard line inspection stage 
 Vanguard test view1 
 Vanguard test view2
21.  A typical production line wiring assembly stage - view 2
22.  Line Inspection stage where  each equipment is visually checked
 23.  Finished equipment electrical alignment and test - view 1
 24.  Finished equipment electrical alignment and test - view 2

 Equipment soak test
  Equipment bump and vibration test
 Crystal count stage 
 Final test Dept
25.  Each equipment is soak-tested for a burn-in period
26.  Samples of equipment are subjected to vibration testing
 27.  Each equipment is adjusted to the precise operating frequency
 28.  Samples of equipment are subjected to final electrical tests

 Final Inspection Dept
  Air-test
 Despatch Dept. view1 
 Despatch Dept. view2
29.  Each equipment is subjected to final visual checks 30.  Each equipment is air-tested with its own ancillary items 31.  Each equipment is packed with its own ancillary items
 32.  Finally the equipments are loaded on to a van for despatch

Despatch Dept. view3 
 Vanguard AM25B 40 years later 
  
33.  Company vans will deliver  equipment to the end customers
34.  And here is an AM25B that was made about 40 years ago

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