Press Release

Palmer Instruments, Inc. announces major contract for
Thermometers used on the F-16 Fighting Falcon

Asheville, NC – Oct 27th, 2008 Palmer Instruments, Inc. has received a major contract for a special thermometer for the F-16 Fighting Falcon Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft, built by Lockheed Martin of the USA.  This major contract will result in several new jobs being created at the Palmer Wahl facility located in the Town of Woodfin, NC.  The F-16 is the world's most prolific fighter in the air force today.  Palmer has been a major supplier to the military since World War I, supplying temperature measuring products for submarines, ships, airplanes, helicopters, jets and satellites. The current contract is a result of retooling the F-16, with modified product specifications more suitable for the jets’ need for increased temperature demands.  

Editorial Contact

Anne E. Santangelo
Communications Manager
Phone: 828-658-3131 x313
Fax: 828-658-0728
Email: asantangelo@palmerwahl.com

About Palmer Wahl

Palmer Instruments, started as America's first thermometer company in Cincinnati, OH in 1836.  Since that time, Palmer has steadily evolved through product development geared exclusively towards industrial process measurement, test and calibration.
Wahl Instruments, founded in Culver City, CA, in 1953, manufactured precision temperature instruments for industry, and developed the first portable digital platinum-RTD contact thermometer system. Since then, Wahl has introduced many technical innovations in portable temperature instruments.
Together…Palmer Wahl, with over 172 years of continuous product innovation, offers the finest selection of Industrial Instrumentation products in the world, and is uniquely qualified to provide application/technical support, installation and calibration services and product selection from an extensive line of the finest instrumentation products. For more information, visit www.palmerwahl.com.