The 2017 DoD Maintenance Symposium will be held from December 4-7 at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The symposium is a venue for knowledge-sharing and networking among maintainers, industry leaders, military and government officials, and all other members of the DoD maintenance community. This year’s theme is “Maintaining […]
Read More »The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) will be exhibiting in booth 319 in support of the Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) program at the 2017 Department of Defense (DOD) Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition in Salt Lake City, UT. In the booth, along with NCMS are six partners; Analatom Inc, Automated Precision Inc., Benchmark […]
Read More »Ncompass-Voyager The Duke, IED Countermeasure Device Test Program Set (TPS) NCMS Project #: 140838 Problem: The Ncompass-Voyager tests all circuits/wires all the time, concurrently and continuously, for the duration of the test. If an intermittent fault occurs on any circuit/wire, the Ncompass-Voyager detects, isolates and stores the precise location of the event. To date, the […]
Read More »CTMA Annual Partners and Integrated Project Meeting 10-12 May, 2016 Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovation “The Lighthouse” Suffolk, VA Event Overview Join us for the 2016 CTMA Annual Partners and Integrated Project Meeting, 10-12 May 2016 in Suffolk, VA at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation known as “The Lighthouse.” This year’s event, themed […]
Read More »NCMS Project #: 140801 Problem: Intermittent faults are a growing problem in electronic equipment, and many of the maintenance problems are due to material fatigue and interconnectivity problems between electronic components or assemblies. Hard failure, where wiring issues are consistent, are relatively routine to detect and fix. However, major electrical issues occur when the electrical […]
Read More »The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) will be showcasing many maintenance capabilities at Innovation Station, a Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA). CTMA is a joint Department of Defense/NCMS effort promoting collaborative technology development, demonstration, and transition within DoD. Its objective is to ensure American troops and their equipment are ready to face […]
Read More »Author: Ken Anderson, Vice President, Universal Synaptics Corporation For those in the avionics repair and maintenance business, the acronyms NFF (No Fault Found) and CND (Cannot Duplicate) are unfortunately, all too familiar terms. After several decades of frustration with this illusive phenomenon, it continues to consume an enormous amount of test and diagnostic effort […]
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