ERA Tool and Engineering Information
Location
4555 West Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois
From February 1944 through June 1944, ERA Tool and Engineering Company contracted with the University of Chicago to supply services and supplies to the Met Lab, specifically to provide necessary personnel, facilities, and equipment required to produce special machining of parts for special equipment, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. from materials furnished by the University. It is unclear from the records whether ERA handled radioactive materials as part of its work.
Alternative Names
- Audio-Tex Incorporated
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1944
Contractors
- University of Chicago
Did work for:
- Metallurgical Laboratory
DOE
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