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of steering components. Woodward was pretty hardheaded, but it had begun to sink in that his labor-intensive technology had its limits, so in 1991 the company bought a used Ikegai FX20N turning center to help with their round parts. Wood-
ward spent months teaching himself CNC programming from the Fanuc manuals, and fi nally there came an evening where he and his wife Gloria found themselves eating takeout while the machine made parts all by itself. In 1993, Woodward relocated to
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Woodward manufactures its own hydraulic power steering in-house, including the hypersensitive directional control valve. Virtually all other systems marketed for racing use OEM valve components. Woodward is one of rela- tively few companies in the world who actually makes those parts. “We machine our gears and valve components from 41L42 and 41L50. Typical part size is from ¾ to 1 5/8" [9.5–41-mm] diameter by up to 6"
50
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Casper, WY where the facility has grown to 15,000 ft2 (464 m2
(1393 m2 ) from 5000 ft2 ) through expansions funded
directly from earnings. Woodward has a staff of 10, for the most part single moms who have retrained for careers in industry. Products are race car steering components, including gears, racks, needle bearing universal joints, col- lapsible safety steering columns, and steering wheel quick releases.
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