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| APOLLO - DIGITAL VALVE BEGINNING |
| Eddie Sturman, co-founder
of Sturman Industries, invented the foundation of Sturman’s
digital valve technology for the Apollo space program. |
By replacing valves that used constant energy to hold
them open, with efficient digital, electronically controlled
valves, energy use in the system was reduced by only
being needed to open or close the valves.
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| BROAD INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS |
Besides working with the space program, Eddie saw the performance
benefits possible to help meet industry needs and increasing environmental
demands. He invented the first safety bumper, a new refrigeration cycle,
wireless irrigation systems and worked on many other improvements using his
practical and enabling space technology and designs. - Possible applications are
many
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| 1989 - STURMAN INDUSTRIES |
Realizing the need for better products to help protect the
environment and save natural resources, Carol & Eddie in 1989, formed Sturman
Industries. With the new company and growing team bringing advancements to
commercial and industrial applications, Eddie focused on affordable and
practical product innovation while Carol began to market Sturman Technology to the world.
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"I would venture to say that Eddie is one of
the most important scientists alive in the world today."
-- Marc Holtzman, former Colorado
Secretary of Technology (Beebe, Paul "Profile: Eddie Sturman" The Colorado
Spings Gazette, May 23, 2005 |
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| DIGITAL
ADVANTAGE |
Sturman Industries continues to develop technologies that enable systems to
be smaller, for there is less heat (energy) that needs
to be dissipated through the system; faster, because increasingly
smaller masses respond quickly to the split second impulses
generated by the electronics; efficient, for less energy
is used and less is wasted to turn the valve on and off
which makes the Sturman Valve environmentally friendly.
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| SPACE TECHNOLOGY HALL OF FAME |
Sturman was inducted into the United States Space
Technology Hall of Fame in 2003 for bringing the Sturman
digital valve
from the space program "to benefit planet earth."
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| SAE J. CORDELL BREED AWARD FOR WOMEN LEADERS |
In 2008, Carol was selected by the Society of Automotive Engineers
as the recipient of the J. Cordell Breed Award for Women Leaders.
Carol was selected from 27 nominees, for 'exhibiting achievement in the best
balance of life by outstanding performance or significant contributions'. |
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"The Sturmans are the
most amazing people I've ever met. Eddie, is an absolute genius. I don't think
I've ever met anyobody as smart as, Eddie. Carol, is a fantastic
businesswoman... I wish their stock was publicly traded. I'd put all my money in
it."
-- John Weber, division president Allied Signal Inc. (Fillion, Roger
"Workers Paradise", The Denver Post, April 19,1999) |
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| DARE TO DREAM |
With Carol's "Dare to Dream" attitude, along with Eddie's optimistic philosophy of "If anything that can go right it will, and at the best possible moment." Sturman Industries and its advanced control technology is now known worldwide and Sturman technology is in large scale production application. |
