Who is the SAWE?
Society of Allied Weight Engineers
We are an international organization of Mass Properties Engineers founded in 1939.
Purpose
- To promote the Mass Properties discipline
- To provide a medium for exchanging recommended practices based on experience and innovation
- To foster technical excellence and superior quality in mass properties prediction, control and validation
- 24 Chapters in the US, Canada, South America, UK and Europe
- 18 Corporate Partners and Company Members
- Almost 500 individual members
Industries Served by SAWE
- Initially – Society of Aeronautical Weight Engineers
- 1973 – Renamed to Society of Allied Weight Engineers to include:
- Aerospace – aircraft, missiles, space, electronics, …
- Marine – surface, cargo, submarines, …
- Offshore Platforms – oil and gas, launch/landing, …
- Land Vehicles – automotive, armored, construction, …
- Allied Industries – scales, equipment, software, …
