I thought it was interesting that even thought Mr. Myrick was asked by Micheal Night is he had any experience with the satellites made by Corning that had been sent to Pluto named the New Horizons. and, um, both the, the components and the assembly as it was being tested. So I ended up taking pictures of *clears throat* those parts. Well, I was not hands on with the production of that New Horizons components but one of the other things I did was normally the, um, the major photographer for stuff, um, at Corning for most of the time I was there. He tested and produced prototypes and even continued to speak with customers on new innovations. Myrick began working on the design side of engineering. However, after Corning got involved, the job stopped being as technical. He talked to customers and was essentially the middle man between what the customer wanted, and communicating their needs to engineering. Myrick was part of the technical side of sales. However, before the Corning takeover, Mr. This became very useful during his time with Corning because he was one of the only employees that had that expertise. Myrick worked at Simonds Cutting Tools in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Before working at the Keene facility (Optical Filter Corporation), Mr. Myrick was able to be involved in many parts of the company. He claims that when Corning acquired what was NetOptix Diamond Turning at the time, there were not many issues with management and Corning encouraged everyone at the Keene location to stay. Myrick stayed at the Keene facility under the management from multiple companies. In 1994, he earned his BA in Management & Technical Engineering from Keene State College.Ĭorning’s Keene facility. However, the company was not always owned by Corning. He worked at the Corning facility in Keene, New Hampshire for about 30 years. I was lucky enough to interview Bruce Myrick on March 10, 2020. Their Keene location is one of the only facilities that would be able to produce a product like this. This is extremely important for their success and their ability to produce products that require high precision. That project was something that is still in production today. He worked very closely with the customer and helped with the innovation of the product. Myrick shared with us that one of his most gratifying moments throughout his career was eight years ago in 2012 when he worked on inspecting silicon wafers.
This can be done with the Diamond Turning Machine. They make custom optical components that includes high precision optics(4). This part of their company produces about 65% of Corning’s business and Keene is part of that success. Keene makes products for their aerospace and defense market by using plastics and other soft materials. However, their facility in Keene is different. They produce the damage resistant glass phone displays, optical fiber, and even drug testing when doing DNA analysis. Photo taken by Bruce Myrick.Ĭorning is mainly known for their work with glass around the globe. Above is a prototype multi-spectral, multi-field view imager made in Keene.
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