Taylor Devices inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame

North Tonawanda, New York – Taylor Devices Inc. has been informed that its Seismic Damper Technology was responsible for both the company and its president, Douglas P. Taylor, being inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame.

 

The Space Foundation's 31st Space Symposium will culminate on April 16, 2015, with ceremonies celebrating the inductions at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame was established in 1988 to increase public awareness of the benefits that result from space exploration programs and to encourage further innovation; since then, 73 technologies have been inducted.

 

"Taylor Devices has been working with NASA since the 1960's," stated Douglas P. Taylor. "Our dampers and related technologies have been utilized on many space-related platforms and this work continues today with our products protecting equipment on the International Space Station." He concluded, "It is indeed gratifying to know that our recognized work in Seismic Damper Technology is now successfully protecting hundreds of buildings and bridges around the world against the effects of high winds and earthquakes."

 

Taylor Devices Inc. is a 60 year-old company engaged in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in various types of vehicles, machinery, equipment, and structures. The company continues to achieve growth in the developing seismic protection field and in the isolation of wind-induced vibrations.