b'Military Quality, Kanban & CapacitorsDuring their first few decades, CMI was solely focused on the defense market and adhering to military quality standards. CMIs Q.C. procedures met the requirements ofMIL-Q-9858AandNASANPC200-3.DevicesmanufacturedbyCMImaintained their specific operating specifications under the environmental conditions set forth in MIL-STD-202and still do today.Some of the components CMI developed early on are found in the followingunclassified projects in addition to components in classified projects:SafeguardAnti Ballistic Missile project (P.A.R.)SafeguardAnti Ballistic Missile project (M.S.R.)AegisFleet Air DefenseAN/TPN-19 RadarPhase II Defense satellite CommunicationsAN/SPS-55 Navigation RadarCMI, with a solid foundation in place, set out to grow, becoming early adopters of lean manufacturing or JIT manufacturing concepts via Kanban inventory control. The picture to the right shows a CMI inventory and cleaning area:Corry Micronics expanded under the leadership of Reggie Baker, and in the 1980s he hired Timothy Abbott to begin production of extruded Ceramic Feedthrough Capacitors for the military and communications industries. CMI attracted many notable customers, such as Cubic Corporation, General Electric, Hughes Aircraft, Philco Ford, Raytheon (Multiple Divisions), RCA, Tata Institute and Western Electric. CMI is proud to have retained many multi-decade relationships over the years.3'