Retrieval system hits target for shooting range equipment manufacturer

摘要

Meggitt Training Systems, a division of Meggitt Defense Systems in Suwanee, Ga., provides training systems-primarily indoor and outdoor gun ranges and simulators-for military, law enforcement, and security agencies. In its gun ranges, Meggitt was using a pulley-operated target retrieval system that relied on cables to move a hanging target back and forth along the length of the range ceiling. The problem was that after repeated use, the tension of the cables needed adjustment to maintain proper performance. In some cases, the cables frayed and ultimately broke. To prevent the need for ongoing maintenance and eventual replacement, Meggitt wanted to develop a wireless, one-piece target retrieval system that would eliminate the cables.