Audit Readiness Tool Enhances Software with Embedded AI

As the tax filing deadline approaches, audits are the last thing many people want to discuss. Yet audits—in the broadest sense, not just tax-related—are beneficial for all organizations seeking to improve operations and achieve strategic objectives. A current CTMA project, Enhanced Audit Software Readiness Tool, brings together industry partner Ricardo Defense with the US Army […]

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ROV Brings New Success to Naval Asset Inspections

For maintainers working to sustain large assets, such as Naval ships, it’s no longer necessary to perform the laborious, time-consuming work of manual structural assessments, using a hand-held probe, while elevated thirty feet in the air. A CTMA collaboration recently achieved exceptional success by using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with ultrasonic testing (UT) […]

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Celebrating the CTMA Program’s Longest-Running Technology: The Automated Wire Test Set (AWTS)

The Department of Defense (DOD) has thousands of aircraft consisting of a dozen unique aviation platforms with extremely complex electronics. Maintaining these electronics is a constant challenge. The issue of intermittent faults in electronic devices—which the DOD defines as a “momentary discontinuity, a malfunction of a device or system that occurs at regular intervals”—will always […]

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Machina Labs

Machina Labs’ manufacturing platform is the first and only commercially available robotic sheet-forming technology. By combining the latest advances in robotics and AI, the company rapidly forms and finishes large, complex, curved sheet metal parts without any custom tooling. Machina Labs serves multiple industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, electronics, and heavy machinery. Providing toolless sheet […]

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Astrolabe Analytics

Astrolabe Analytics works to accelerate battery innovation. The company services engineering teams in fields such as automotive and electric vehicles, aerospace, grid storage, and many more by providing solutions for battery health, safety, and predictive maintenance. Astrolabe has been funded by the US Air Force and National Science Foundation to develop best practices for operating, […]

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ESE Industries

ESE Industries designs and builds custom, lightweight carbon fiber parts for military, aerospace, robotics, marine, automotive, sporting goods, and other applications. A one-stop shop, ESE takes projects from concept to completion, providing carbon fiber design, engineering, mold fabrication, tailored fiber placement (TFP), high-pressure resin infusion, and custom parts manufacturing. ESE’s manufacturing processes include 5-Axis CNC […]

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BlastOne International

BlastOne International is a leading global supplier of surface preparation products and technologies, including blasting and painting equipment, facilities, and abrasives. With 50 years of experience in the corrosion control industry, they help make abrasive blasting and industrial painting faster, safer, and cleaner. BlastOne works with heavy industries, facilities, and contractors to deliver long-term coating […]

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Condition-Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) Protects High-Value Assets

NCMS Technology Briefs highlight NCMS’s cultivation and growth of innovative technologies. Through our management of government and industry collaborations, we’ve gained insights into novel approaches and best practices that can assist all companies to navigate the sometimes complex journey toward advancement. Based on the results of NCMS technology projects, the briefs show the applicability and […]

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Condition-Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) Protects High-Value Assets

NCMS Technology Briefs highlight NCMS’s cultivation and growth of innovative technologies. Through our management of government and industry collaborations, we’ve gained insights into novel approaches and best practices that can assist all companies to navigate the sometimes complex journey toward advancement. Based on the results of NCMS technology projects, the briefs show the applicability and […]

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