Test engineers seek equipment commonality

摘要

Autotestcon convenes Nov. 2 in National Harbor, MD, and will give test-equipment makers an opportunity to demonstrate how they are supporting trends that have evolved since last year's event in St. Louis. Affordability remains a key concern, but related issues cited by industry participants include commonality, the rise of modular instruments, the need for long-term support, the need to get test systems close to the equipment under test, and the capability to adapt low-cost consumer technologies to MIL/aero applications. Steve Sargeant, CEO, Marvin Test Solutions, commented on several of these trends. First is consolidation, or commonality, of test solutions. "Whether it's on the flightline or at I-level or depot level, test engineers and maintainers are looking for solutions that are applicable to a range of aircraft, weapons systems, avionics, etc. We see this in the requests for proposals being generated by the services and also by the major acquisition (M-A) manufacturers/suppliers."