In a move that signals maturity for its AN60Z platform, General Electrodynamics Corporation announced the finalization of a deal with Aerotechnic in Morocco that will see Aerotechnic acquire a set of GEC’s low profile aircraft scale system. Aerotechnic Industries S.A. provides line maintenance services on Boeing 737, 747, 757 & 767, Airbus A320 family aircrafts. The company is based in Marrakech, Morocco. Aerotechnic Industries S.A. is a joint venture between Air France-KLM and Royal Air Maroc S.A.
General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) Awarded Navy Contract for Force Calibration Press
General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) has been awarded a new Navy Contract (Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division – Metrology & Calibration Program) for a maximum of 9 each, Force Calibration Press including all required CDRL items. The Force Calibration Press (FCP), per the Navy Calibration Standards Specification Procurement package, will be used by Navy personnel in shore-based calibration laboratories globally. The systems will be used with existing Navy load cell calibration standards to test the accuracy of aircraft weight and balance instruments, including platform scales and compression load cells. GEC’s proposal was deemed technically superior to the other offerors along with their competitive price. GEC’s advantage was partially due to the similarity of its current line of auto-calibration presses that it markets and sells to its commercial customers through-out the world. To see more on GEC’s calibration presses and aircraft scale product line, visit www.gecscales.com .
Bombardier/Lear Jet Places Order for GEC’s New AN60z Portable Aircraft Weighing System
Bombardier placed an order for General Electrodynamics Corporation’s (GEC) AN60z Portable Aircraft System earlier this month. The state-of-the-art, aircraft weighing system (non-hydraulic system) will be used on all newly designed Bombardier and flight test aircraft. GEC’s system was chosen over the shear beam design systems for the following reasons:
- Shear Beam (bending) Load cells CAN NOT measure side loads associated with aircraft weight and balance and have shorter life cycles requiring increased system calibration intervals.
- Shear beam designed systems have higher maintenance costs due to the need to replace failed bending beam cells and recalibration of the weighing platforms.
- Shear beam designed systems become unreliable and less accurate with time.
GEC’s piezo-electric, highly-accurate sensors, coupled with GEC’s off-level technology was preferred and deemed far superior. It was noted that GEC no longer uses a hydraulic system as claimed by their competitor. The MTBF (mean time between failure) for GEC’s piezo-electric sensor was far greater (30 times) compared to the shear “bending beam” load cells. GEC’s AN60z is an “all in one solution”, from 0 – 60,000 pounds in 1 lb. increments @.1% , allows utilization of GEC’s system on a variety of aircraft including Challenger, LearJet and Global models. The CG envelope is critical compared to other larger aircraft types and therefore the less accurate bending beam technology would lead to unreliable measurements, missed center-of-gravity computations and multiple reweighs of the aircraft.
General Electrodynamics Corporation continues to lead the world in aircraft weight and balance and center-of-gravity (CG) equipment. GEC add another pleased customer to its select family of satisfied aerospace companies.
GEC featured on FOX Business Network under “Manufacturing Marvels”
General Electrodynamics Corp (GEC) was selected to be aired on FOX Business Network under “Manufacturing Marvels” as a premier manufacture of aircraft weight & balance equipment. The segment was seen by an estimated 84 million viewers on September 7, 2016. GEC is the world’s leading manufacturer of portable aircraft scales, heavy duty truck and vehicles scales as well as various types of test equipment. GEC also provides “Certified” class room training on proper instructions and methods for aircraft weight & balance and center-of-gravity determinations. They are third party certified, not merely registered, to AS9100 and ISO9001.
SIA Engineering Purchases Aircraft Weighing System from General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC)
SIA Engineering Company Places Order for A380 Aircraft Weight and Balance Equipment with Fully Automated-Calibration System
Singapore Engineering Company, Singapore, has taken delivery of General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC) AN60 Portable Aircraft System earlier this month with a fully-automated calibration system to be delivered in early September 2016. The state-of-the-art system will be used on all Boeing and Airbus narrow and wide-body aircraft. SIA Engineering performed an in-depth technical evaluation of all offerors and found GEC’s product to be superior to the others. The piezo-electric, highly-accurate sensors, coupled with GEC’s off-level technology, made it an easy engineering decision. The technical evaluation pointed out that shear-beam technology as used in the other offers products leads to inaccurate and unreliable measurements (Center-of-gravity calculations), with higher-life time maintenance costs. Further noted, shear beam load cells only measure true vertical loads and true vertical loading very rarely occurs in aircraft weighing applications. Shear beam technology (bending beam load cells) fatigue with time and produce inconsistent and non-repeatable output.
General Electrodynamics Corporation is the world’s leading OEM of aircraft weight and balance and center-of-gravity (CG) equipment. With over 40 years of aviation experience, GEC continues to lead the industry in technology, innovation and performance.
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