Our friends at Aspire Consulting have set up an industry day for the UK MOD to showcase a variety of technologies and techniques that can be applied by the MOD's Defence Equipment & Support organisation to help procure maximum, sustainable capability for minimum pounds.  The unifying theme of all the Support-related products & services on show is that they are all pragmatic, market-ready, proven and affordable.   

The seminar will be held at the BAWA facility in Bristol on 6th June; registration opens at 0900 for a 1000 start. Full details can be found in the industry day programme.  The presentations and tradestands will focus on the following themes:

• In-Service Data Analysis & Exploitation
• Augmented Reality
• Internet of Things
• NFF solutions to increase Availability

Copernicus Technology will be exhibiting at this event and we will present the NFF briefing, which is listed on the programme as starting at 1510.

 Published 20 Apr 2017

The details of our latest testing project, for new customer Bristow Helicopters Ltd, have now been released.

Following an ongoing fault in the Radio Altimeter system we used Ncompass-Voyager testing to rapidly detect and locate an intermittent fault in part of the system's cabling.  Bristow were very happy with the rapid timescale of the project and how quickly this fault was found, and immediately began looking in to the repair needed to replace the faulty cable.

Click here to read the full case study.

Published 07 Apr 2017

Copernicus Technology will be presenting at 2 tradeshows for the price of one on 26th April, when Managing Director Giles Huby will present in the workshop programme shared by Aviation Electronics Europe and the Avionics & Space Testing Expo.

Presentation Abstract

The title of the presentation is Resetting the LRU Replacement Norm and it will cover proven strategies to reduce No FaultFound occurrences in aviation maintenance - in fact, they could be applied in numerous other industry sectors.  The Abstract states:

When faced with the need to repair an aircraft Avionics fault the default assumption often made is that an Avionics Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) will be the source of the problem. This LRU Replacement Norm has been unchallenged in aircraft maintenance organisations for decades and is inextricably linked to No Fault Found (NFF). At best this Norm of repair-by-replacement leads to costly repeat arisings that degrade aircraft operational reliability or despatch rates; at worst, it affects safety and airworthiness. This paper describes the issues that sustain the LRU Replacement Norm and proposes an evidence-driven maintenance strategy approach to reduce NFF - by improving Avionics First-Time-Fix rates at the on-aircraft maintenance level - with a 3-phase approach: Containment, Measurement and Improvement.

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Published 23 Feb 2017

Copernicus Technology is playing its part in showcasing the vital contribution that Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) make to the UK Aerospace, Defence & Security industry sector, and will be presenting on this topic at a business event organised by the UK Government's Department for International Trade in Edinburgh next month.  

Despite its modest size Copernicus Technology is an active member of ADS, the UK trade body for these industries, and sits on several national level ADS committees including the Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul & Logsitics (MRO&L) Network and the ADS Scotland Council.  In recent months the company participated in an ADS delegation to brief the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work on the importance of the sector to the Scottish economy, and ADS' #SMESuccess publicity campaign highlighted our award-winning achievements last month (pictured):

On 15th March Copernicus Technology Managing Director, Giles Huby, will be addressing Government and industry attendees at the ADS & DIT's "Doing Business in Defence and Security Markets" event at Leonardo UK's Edinburgh site.  Andy Brown of Leonardo's Airborne & Space Systems Division will talk about how Leonardo works with SMEs, Giles Huby will present "SME Experiences - a Case Study" for Copernicus Technology, and several DIT and ADS presenters will outline the market opportunities and support available.

Speaking about Copernicus Technology's invitation to speak at this significant Defence business event, Huby said "SMEs continue to be vital to innovation, responsiveness and originality in the UK's aerospace & defence supply chain and Copernicus Technology is no exception.  It may sound 'big headed' but for such a small business our achievements are, frankly, remarkable - ranging from selling our unique test solutions across Europe, to collaborating with partners in the US, to delivering training in the Far East and to providing specialist MRO&L data analysis services to UK military customers.  The opportunity to have this platform to represent ADS SMEs is an important accolade for us and so we intend to provide a balanced, constructive overview of the risks and rewards of doing business in this sector.  Most of all we hope to encourage others to follow in our footsteps - in Scotland and the rest of the UK - by avoiding some common pitfalls and spreading their wings in selling to overseas Defence markets too".

About the Event

The ADS DIT & DSO business event will be held 0900-1530 on Weds 15 Mar 2017 at Leonardo UK, Crewe Road North, Edinburgh, EH5 2XS.  The agenda will focus on providing a wide range of expert advice, information and support to UK SMEs from ADS and the British Government.  There will also be possibilities for pre-arranged one-to-one meetings with the speakers and other experts attending.

About ADS

ADS is the Premier Trade Organisation for companies in the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Sectors. Membership is made up of 1000 UK registered businesses.  Visit the ADS website for more information.