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Vol. 2, No. 2
E. 1. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Inc., Brevard, N. C.
June-July, 1969
J. E. THORN TALK ON MARKETING OF X-RAY FILM
Use of Du Pont Cronex* Medi
cal X-ray film has been on the upswing
since the opening of the Brevard Plant
in 1964. Cronex* I, II and III were the
main products. Since then, Cronex*
2DC and 4 have been in demand.
According to J. E. Thorn, our
x-ray film marketing manager, supply
James E. Thorn -
keting manager
-X-ray mar-
of film to our domestic civilian market
has recently been supplemented by the
award of a large governmental con
tract. This market includes large gov
ernment bases at home and abroad
and Veterans Administration Hos
pitals.
IIM THIS ISSUE pgg^
What are you doing for quality? 2
Du Pont products 3
Area of the month.
Power & Grounds 4
DERA Picnic 5
Photo personals 6
New Kangaroo 7
DERA-Bowling dinner dance .... 8
*Registered U. S. Patent Office
Government changeover to poly
ester film came about from the demand
by radiologists for high quality x-ray
film. Neuro and heart work depend on
the highest quality film available to
help diagnose problems. As a result,
radiologists are intolerant of film de
ficiencies associated with outdated
acetate base film.
Quality conscious customers
just will not accept any vendor errors.
Technology of our film making and
proper use of this technology helps us
produce a uniform product. This is of
value to the customer because he does
not want to recall patients to retake
shots because of non-uniform film.
Too, the radiologist can’t have 80
patients waiting in line while poor
quality film keeps him from advancing
past just one. If physical quality or
sensitometry are not uniform, the cus-'
tomer will go just so far before buying
from another source.
One recent development involv
ing rapid sequence multi-frame studies
of critical circulatory system problems
requires the most uniform quality film
available on the market. In these cases,
the patient is usually on the operating
table with on-the-spot diagnosis and
treatment being performed.
An opaque media in his blood
vessels is observed to detect such
problems as an aneurysm, blood clot
or clogged or broken blood vessels.
No delay in diagnosis can take place
at this critical time due to physical
quality of film jamming the x-ray unit.
The current demand for high
quality film will get even greater. We
want to do everything we possibly can
to maintain and improve our standards.
Quality is No. 1 in the x-ray
market place. It’s a customers market.
He tells us what he wants. He wants
uniform quality film. It’s up to each of
us to supply it.
Company Vacation Plan
Regardless of where they go or
what they do, Brevard Plant employees
will enjoy 2,036 weeks (equal to about
40 years) of vacation with full pay
during 1969. That’s the vacation total
for 670 employees eligible under our
Vacation Plan.
We enjoy one of the most liberal
vacation privileges available to indus
trial employees anywhere. According
to a survey conducted by Western
Carolina Industries, Asheville, N. C.,
our vacation benefits summarized be
low are unequalled by any of the other
215 employers in 21 counties of WNC.
DU PQNT VACATIQN BENEFITS
Years
Weeks
of
of
Service
Vacation
1
2
5
3
10
4
20
5
35
6
(cont’d on pg. 7, column V
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