Ken Kiesel, Naval Surface Warfare Center. "The Navy has specific equipment needs that are different from the needs of commercial shipping. Fairmount's controller has been designed to meet our needs, and it has been successful." Kiesel also went on to say that Fairmount Automation's product is "the only one I know of that meets our specifications." This quote was taken from an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer dated June 18, 2001.

Mechanical Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, December 1999. "Fairmount Automation's Design Pad software package has enabled us to become far more efficient than we ever believed possible with respect to programming our hardware. Design Pad's graphical representation method not only maximizes our time, but also enables us to utilize personnel that we otherwise could not."

Chief Engineer, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY, November 1999. "The Fairmount Controls used on the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY have been nothing other than SPECTACUTLAR. These have been virtually maintenance free, provided excellent boiler control and have been easy to use for the operators.

Mechanical Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, September 1998. "This is the first time anyone in our office has received any kind of recognition for the work we have done."

United States Naval Officer, USS TARAWA, March 1998. "Highly recommend these alterations be accomplished in all propulsion steam plants. Reduced maintenance (estimated 120 hours per quarter) and noticeable decrease in fuel consumption will pay for these systems many times over." "The systems have functioned flawlessly demonstrating Level One flexibility tests on the first attempt."

United States Naval Officer, "Steam Technology in the 21st Century", Navy Wire Service-NWSA, February 1998. "Countless hours of manual troubleshooting have been replaced by minutes of simplified computer calibrations. Replacement parts are fewer [than the original system] and the overall cost has decreased significantly."

United States Navy ABC Technician, "Steam Technology in the 21st Century", Navy Wire Service-NWSA, February 1998. "It's hands-free. Now the boilers are always running at the perfect pressure."

"Steam Technology in the 21st Century", Navy Wire Service-NWSA, February 1998. "A new system that enables engineers to have more accurate and efficient boiler control is being tested aboard USS TARAWA (LHA-1). Called Smart Controls, it replaces the older, pneumatic controls with a computer driven, fully automated system."