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A man working at the Swiss screw machine in 1972.
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Swiss Screw Machine: Getting in Shape
The Swiss screw machine was a lathe used to shape metal components. Tools and equipment such as this improved precision within manufacturing and enabled the company to elevate production rates.
Hewlett-Packard employees working on the pass-on assembly line in 1946.
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The “Pass On” Assembly Line
Early on, the company pioneered a “pass on” type of assembly line to maximize efficiency for war production. The new system would remain in place from that point forward.
Dave Packard chats with HP employees during a coffee break.
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The Coffee Break at HP
Coffee breaks were a regular ritual at Hewlett-Packard facilities. Twice a day, employees from all levels and departments — including Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett — would gather around refreshment st ...
Exterior of the Redwood Building at 395 Page Mill Road. This was the first company-owned building.
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The Redwood Building at HP
Hewlett-Packard’s wartime expansion necessitated that the company construct their first company-owned building, at 395 Page Mill Road, in 1942. It was nicknamed “the Redwood Building,” and constituted ...
A photo from 1940 showing the use of open spaces where employees could see each other but have their own individual space.
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The Way We Work: Open Spaces at HP
The use of open spaces with employees able to see and communicate with each other while having their own workstations came early in the company’s manufacturing history, and remained thereafter.
Photo of Bill Hewlett's preserved office taken in 2000.
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Their Doors Are Still Open
Hewlett-Packard’s company culture encouraged an “open door” policy where supervisors were accessible to their employees and receptive to their comments. The policy began at the top, where Bill and Dav ...
Three women working on a production line at Hewlett-Packard featuring Lazy Susans in 1961.
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Turntables: Lazy Susans on Production Lines
Lazy Susans were implemented across Hewlett-Packard production lines. Employees could perform complicated technical work on a stationary object, then simply rotate the turntable to perform the same op ...
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Video: Energy-Saving Data Center
Hewlett-Packard’s Wynyard Data Center in Northeast England was designed to work with local conditions to be as energy efficient as possible. The facility used the cold air from the North Sea to cool i ...
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Video: Walter Cronkite Visits HP
Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite visited Hewlett-Packard’s Stanford Research Park facilities for a feature on automation and the changing American workplace for CBS News. During his visit, Cronkite c ...
Photo of the paint conveyer used to help dry freshly painted instruments in 1957.
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Watching Paint Dry: Paint Conveyor at HP
By 1957, Hewlett-Packard had devised a paint conveyer to facilitate the swift drying of freshly painted instruments. It was a far cry from the company’s early days on Addison Avenue, when the paint fo ...