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.  [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]