become a staple of the industry - the railroad car dumper. In 1942, Heyl & Patterson received the U.S. Navy "E" Award for excellence in production achievement, for duties performed during World War II. It was only the sixth recipient since 1900. By 1950, Heyl & Patterson installations could be found in almost every industrial section of the United States and Canada, as well as South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Though still concentrating in the field of heavy bulk material handling equipment, Heyl & Patterson initiated a diversification policy and added other products to complement its main activities. These products included several that were developed in the company's own research and development department and still others that were handled in the United States for one of Europe's leading engineering firms. As part of its diversification, Heyl & Patterson divided into two business units. The Bulk Transfer Division was formed to design, fabricate, erect, and service the machines that Heyl & Patterson had developed for the bulk material handling industry, as well as more recent product lines such as stackers, reclaimers, belt conveyors, refuse disposal cars and giant loaders for seafaring ships. The Process Division was formed to innovate fluid bed dryer technology to clean and classify coal at coal preparation plants. Late 20th century By 1960, the area around Water Street had been acquired by the city via eminent domain to build the Westinghouse Building, and this necessitated an eventual move to Parkway Center in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greentree, as the very first tenant. Heyl & Patterson participated in a high-profile project for the Public Auditorium Authority of Pittsburgh - the Civic Arena. Applying technology normally used for ore bridges and other bulk material handling machines, Heyl & Patterson designed and manufactured the trucks, gear motors and 480-volt AC motor drive that opened and closed the arena roof. A total of 42 trucks mounted on 78 wheels, 30 of which were individually driven, supported and moved the six moveable sections on the largest stainless steel dome in the world. In 1961, Heyl & Patterson opened its Florida Operations Division with an office and fabrication plant on Merritt Island near Cocoa Beach, Florida, at the entrance to Kennedy Space Center. Florida Operations would serve the aerospace community at Cape Canaveral, and developed a system of blast deflectors for the space program launch pads. Later in the decade, Heyl &