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Alignment of Integrated Sensing and Newly Formed Avionics & Electronics Groups Enhances Focus on Aerospace Applications Worldwide
CHARLOTTE, NC – March 7, 2012– Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced the restructuring of its Integrated Sensing business group with the formation of the new Avionics & Electronics (CWC-AE) division. The new CWC-AE division, headquartered in Christchurch, UK, is focused on the design and development of rugged data acquisition, recording, air data and controller sub-system solutions. The new division separates the Avionics & Electronics business from Integrated Sensing group (CWC-IS) under which it was formerly organized. The CWC-IS group, headquartered in Irvine, CA, offers high-precision engineering specializing in the production of high-performance displacement transducers, including linear and rotary sensors. The formation of CWC-AE will enable Curtiss-Wright Controls to better serve customers in these market areas by providing superior service and support.
“We are excited about how the combined technologies and organizational reach of the new Avionics & Electronics division will enable us to provide more complete subsystem avionics solutions,” said David Adams, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “Our vision is to own the sensor data management on aircraft and by combining the individual businesses in this focused division we are confident of achieving this goal.”
The formation of these separate divisions enables more focused customer interaction. Each division has an increased ability to provide its customers with the innovative products they require, thus minimizing their program risks and time to market. Moreover, each division can support its customers with research and development tied to end market applications.
“With CWC-IS we now have a globally integrated division focused on integrated sensor and control applications,” added Mr. Adams. “This additional scale will allow us to offer more advanced customer solutions while providing significant opportunities for production efficiencies.”
The CWC-AE division comprises four integrated business units: Autronics (US), Penny + Giles Avionics (UK), Acra (Ireland) and SES (UK). The division’s product range also includes modular COTS solutions ideal for flight testing, airborne recording, rugged computing and space applications. Highly customized control electronics are trusted for aircraft ice and fire protection systems. The group has 50 years of experience supplying compact and versatile crash protected recorders. CWC-AE core capabilities include certified system and software integration combined with market leading customer support.
The CWC-IS division comprises five integrated business units: Tempe and Long Island (US), Stratford (Canada), Christchurch and Wales (UK) and a manufacturing facility in Nogales (Mexico). The division designs and develops precision, flight-critical low-powered actuation products, both rotary and linear, featuring gear heads, clutches, brakes, and integral position sensing. The group also supplies solenoids and valves used in hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel systems.
For more information about CWC-AE, please visit www.cwc-ae.com. For more information about CWC-IS, please visit www.cwc-is.com.
ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, INC.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation and a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technologies for niche actuation and drive applications, integrated sensors and electronic subsystems internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is an innovative engineering company that provides highly engineered, critical function products, systems and services in the areas of flow control, motion control and metal treatment to the defense, energy and commercial/industrial markets. The legacy company of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of design and manufacturing innovation along with long-standing customer relationships. The company employs approximately 8,900 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com
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Curtiss-Wright Controls Awarded Contract From Thales For Supply of the Tactical Data Unit and Data Transfer Unit for UK MoD’s Project Julius Chinook Helicopter’s Avionics Suite
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from Thales UK to supply Boeing with the Tactical Data Unit and Data Transfer Unit for use in the Avionics Suite supplied for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Project Julius Chinook Upgrade. The initial contract, which began in late 2009 and runs through 2013, is valued at $9 million.
“Curtiss-Wright is pleased to support Thales and its customer Boeing with our Tactical Data Unit and Data Transfer Unit technology for this important UK MoD upgrade program,” said David Adams, co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
The Curtiss-Wright hardware includes a fully ruggedized, high-performance processing engine and high integrity 3D OpenGL graphics solution that will host Mission Planning and Moving Map software from Thales within a secure computing environment.
Curtiss-Wright’s Specialist Electronics Services business operation is developing and manufacturing the Tactical Data Unit and Data Transfer Unit at its Camberley, UK facility. The products are delivered to Thales UK’s Crawley facility, and then installed on the UK MoD’s fleet of Chinook helicopters.
Project Julius will upgrade the UK Royal Air Force's fleet of Boeing CH-47 transport helicopters to a common configuration. The upgrade program includes the integration of a glass cockpit and digital avionics.
SES attracted a great deal of attention at the recent Helitech 2011 show at Duxford, Cambridge with its Engine Usage Monitoring
System (UMS) and a novel light aircraft flight data recorder. The SES Engine Usage Monitor at the heart of
Bond Aviation Group’s compact STC installation
for EC135, meets the requirements of JAR-OPS 3.517(a). The light aircraft flight data recorder is focussed on the
requirments of the new ED155 standard, suitable for Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and Helicopter Operations Monitoring
Procedures (HOMP).
SES took part in the Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEI) 2011 exhibition at the ExCeL
centre in London Docklands from 13th to 16th September.
SES took this opportunity to show our solid state Multi-Channel Video Recorder, the MVDR, a flexible
mission recorder with up to 6 video inputs as well as an extensive remote control capability, versions of which
SES is supplying to European fast jet fleets. Also on display were powerful SES airborne processor units, including the
multi-processor Juno and S3DP-F and the new powerful multi-platform S3DP-V. Also attracting attention was the compact new
SES Engine Usage Monitoring System (UMS) at the heart of
Bond Aviation Group’s compact STC installation
for EC135, meeting the requirements of JAR-OPS 3.517(a).
Two new variants of Specialist Electronics Services' S3DP-V successful rugged vehicle data processor were shown for the first time at the International Armoured Vehicles Exhibition at the Excel centre in London. International Armoured Vehicles is dedicated exclusively to the armoured vehicle community, and there was wide interest in these latest powerful and lightweight rugged processors, ideally suited to Usage Monitoring applications including Systems Information Exploitation, in line with Generic Vehicle Architecture requirements.
Contact SES for more details of the industry-leading S3DP-V Core i7.
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Farnborough International Airshow provided a launch platform for three new products.
Offshore helicopters operators were interested to learn about our new Usage Monitoring System focused specifically on
JAR OPS 3.517(a) operation. A new installation using this lightweight and compact engine monitoring unit
has recieved EASA and STC approval on EC135 Aircraft operated by Bond Air Services.
SES has become a familiar exhibitor at aerospace-oriented shows, and so to exhibit at a show focused specifically on Land
Vehicles is new territory for us. The International Armoured Vehicles Conference and Exhibition at the ExCel Centre,
2-5th February 2010, was attended by over 1,200 people on the first day, it was reported. A very encouraging number of
those took time to visit the SES stand, where the rugged and compact S3DP-V Vehicle Solid State Processor was the focal point.
At the recent helicopter event Helitech 2009 at The Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK, SES exhibited on its stand some its most
recent airborne rugged processor technology, in addition to many data recorders already familiar in helicopter installations.
Processors included high performance S3DP-V, while helicopter-installed recorders on show included the 2-channel video S3DR-F+
and 3-channel cockpit voice recorder S3DR-CVR.
The three aircraft parked next to each other below on day 1 of the show have one thing in common: All are equipped with SES
data recorders:
September 2009, Camberley, UK - Specialist Electronics Services Ltd (SES), a leading UK designer and manufacturer of rugged
data recorders, recording media and data reconstruction software, has supplied its S3DR-CVR cockpit voice recorder to FB
Heliservices Ltd, owners and lessors to MOD of Eurocopter AS350B Squirrel training helicopters of the Defence Helicopter
Flying School based at Shawbury, Shropshire and Middle Wallop, Hants. The installation programme was completed earlier this
year.
The small and rugged solid state unit has proved itself in UK MOD Puma, Gazelle and Lynx helicopters since its fleetwide
fit during 2006. The units record two channels of intercom data as well as a further channel of data from an SES Area
Microphone mounted in the cockpit. The small size, rugged design and construction and high qualification and survivability
standard of the S3DR-CVR make it ideal for small helicopters and light aircraft where fitting of a "black box"
recorder is not mandated. The recorders can provide valuable information after minor incidents for training purposes as well
as evidence for boards of enquiry after serious accidents. The near flat frequency response up to 16kHz, well beyond the range
of traditional Cockpit Voice Recorders, makes for high intelligibility of speech and permits analysis by accident investigators
of the microphone signal for high gearshaft harmonics.
Installation was designed and certified as a minor modification using civil aviation standard EASA form 32, by Phoenix
Aviation Design Services Ltd of Lingfield Surrey. Installation was conducted by FB Heliservices Ltd on site at Shawbury
and Middle Wallop.
FB Heliservices selected the SES unit for their aircraft in collaboration with Defence Logistic Organisation (DLO),
Helicopter and Islander Integrated Project Team, the Royal Air Force 22 (Training) Group as well as the Defence Helicopter
Flying School.
The Defence Helicopter Flying School provides basic helicopter training for pilots of the three Services and Foreign and
Commonwealth countries. The School also provides advanced and multi-engine training for RAF aircrew and other special
courses for the three Services, training approximately 400 students a year, including navigators, crewman and postgraduate
students.
The Squirrel HT1 (Eurocopter AS350B) helicopters used by the School are owned and maintained by FB Heliservices Ltd, who also
provide 40% of the flying instructors.
The installation programme was begun in March 2009.
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| AS350B Squirrel Helicopter | Installed S3DR-CVR |
Innovation by SES provides enhanced features, wins MOD competition
March 2009 - Specialist Electronics Services Ltd (SES), a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged data recorders, recording
media and data reconstruction software has been selected and is under contract to UK MOD to supply 160 Crash Survivable
Aircraft Cockpit Voice Recorders for the Lynx Mks 3, 7, 8 and 9 Helicopters.
Black box style CVRs are as important in the investigation of accidents and incidents in military aircraft as in civil aircraft,
but not all fleets have them fitted as standard. Some small fixed- and rotary wing aircraft, and many military aircraft are still
excluded from the mandatory fit of these devices, although where possible in the UK cockpit voice recorders are installed in
military aircraft as part of a Duty of Care policy.
This important win for SES takes the Company decisively into the world of crash-survivable, rugged data recorders conforming
to the EUROCAE ED112 and TSO123 standard. Our tender offer impressed Lynx Integrated Project Team with its technical innovations
as well as exceeding the must-have certification elements required in the tender. We are delighted that SES has been able to
offer this state of the art, certified solution to win such an important contract for the added security of U.K. airborne armed
forces.
The contract was awarded on 3 March 2009 and deliveries are scheduled for 2010.
August 2008 - Specialist Electronics Services Ltd (SES), a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged data recorders,
recording media and data reconstruction software, has received a major extension to its important contract from
Rolls-Royce (Indianapolis) to supply Engine Monitoring Units (EMU) for the RR300 engine programme.
The RR300 turbine engine represents a major step forward in the helicopter industry. Rolls-Royce received FAA type
certification earlier this year with full-rate production to follow. An agreement has been reached with Robinson
Helicopter Company, which has selected the RR300 for its new R66 helicopter, and MOUs have been signed with Enstrom
Helicopters, Schweizer Aircraft and MD Helicopters Inc. to discuss future purchases.
The RR300 embodies new technology and advanced design methodologies, utilising an embedded EMU supplied by SES. This
allows fleet-wide engine performance to be monitored and the data collected used to refine the maintenance regime which
in turn allows Rolls-Royce to deliver to their customers reduced operating costs and an optional, through-life,
peace-of-mind maintenance program.
The EMU is a derivative of the very compact COTS solid state data recorder known as S3DR-C, versions of which are already
in active service in more that 400 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters throughout the world. Following a successful
development phase, deliveries by SES of production EMU units have been made according to the agreed schedule over the
past 12 months.
This major success for SES demonstrates our commitment to engine monitoring and data recording in aerospace applications.
The combination of high performance with affordability in our products is one of our main strengths, and we are pleased that
Rolls-Royce has seen the benefits that this provides to their business. The relationship between Rolls-Royce and SES is
moving to a new level, and we are looking forward to further collaborations continuing in the future.
