PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO CUSTOMERS WITH FAILING SUPPLY CHAINS Background Several Tier-1 aerospace manufacturers have experienced problems in their supply chains in terms of quality, on time delivery, capability and diminishing sources of supply.  [...]

ADVANCED VSCF CONVERTER R&D Background A Tier-1 aerospace manufacturer launched a technology development program for next-generation Variable Speed Constant Frequency (VSCF) converters. The technology needed to be quickly matured from TRL3 to TRL6. [...]

SPACECRAFT PAYLOAD GROUND TRANSPORT ANALYSIS Background In late 2018, a spacecraft mission launch provider had a dedicated mission that included integration of customer spacecraft in Auburn, Washington with delivery to Vandenberg AFB, California. [...]

US GOV. RESEARCH AGENCY; FACILITY ASSESSMENT Background A United States Government Research Agency is conducting analytical research, experimentation and hardware in the loop testing to influence the design of future aircraft architectures compatible [...]

CONFORMED ELECTRICAL POWER TEST LABORATORY Background An aerospace Tier 1 company was selected as the supplier of choice for an advanced alternate electrical power generation and conversion system.  To meet the high-power density [...]

SYSTEM INTEGRATION TEST FACILITY Background An aerospace Tier 1 original equipment manufacturing company developing a primary electrical power distribution sub-system agreed with its customer that it would take responsibility for performing technical maturation [...]

AIRCRAFT LEVEL RISK REDUCTION TEST PROGRAM Background An aircraft manufacturing company developing an advanced fly by wire, state of the art, next generation aircraft needed to maintain non-advocate independence in its early risk [...]

TIER 1 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM ASSESSMENT Background An aerospace electrical power system manufacturing company developing an advanced next generation power distribution and load management system had set out to evolve a legacy system [...]

CUSTOMER COLLABORATION; PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT Background One of Kaney’s advanced servo system actuators is used in a multi-platform advanced flight control system provided by a Tier 1 aerospace manufacturing company.  The system has been [...]

MILITARY VEHICLE; PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT Background A branch of the Military had a successful legacy vehicle in which the legacy wiper motor no longer fit the bill as it severely impacted radio communications from [...]