LEESBURG, VA –March 7, 2005 Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) has announced the opening of its new Interoperability Laboratory (CWC-IL), located in Dayton, Ohio. The innovative operation will provide a centralized test center and serve CWCEC’s entire product offering, including rugged and commercial boards and subsystems. The CWC-IL will accelerate the company’s ability to respond to its customers’ increasing requirements for fully integrated building block solutions by providing a dedicated staff and resources to verify system component compatibility.
“Our new Interoperability Lab will set the industry standard for certifying compatibility across a broad product line,” said Tom Quinly, president of Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. “The Lab will give CWCEC customers full confidence that our boards and subsystems play together, freeing them to focus on what they do best.”
The CWC-IL represents an innovative approach to addressing product interoperability, traditionally one of the embedded computing market’s most daunting challenges. CWCEC, with its broad range of market leading technology and unmatched product depth, is uniquely positioned to provide whole system integration interoperability testing, resulting in increased reliability, reduced cost and faster time to market for its customers’ designs. The newly launched Interoperability Lab will expedite, formalize, and improve the consistency and quality of CWCEC’s interoperability testing program. The CWC-IL team, led by Dayton’s Technical Support Manager, Rae Beeman, will manage the company’s collective interoperability matrix. This will result in timely, accurate communication on the interoperability status of CWCEC’s vast portfolio of products.
In addition to overseeing the interoperability testing and qualification of CWCEC’s own product line, the CWC-IL will also provide the resources and management for testing and qualification of third-party partner products. The CWC-IL will serve as a resource center for CWCEC system integrators and the company’s industry partners seeking verification of component and software compatibility. CWCEC sees the formation of the CWC-IL as a key step in providing a higher level of customer service than has been previously seen in the embedded board and system market.
“CWC-IL will take full advantage of Dayton’s central US-based location, its proximity to six major universities, and its highly regarded technical support team,” added Mr. Quinly. “The Lab’s team boasts well-honed competencies in system and component-level testing. They will provide the depth of resources needed to oversee numerous
simultaneous product integration projects. The Lab centralizes and significantly augments the resources and capacity that currently resides within each CWCEC location.”
For information regarding the Interoperability Lab or Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations manager, CWCEC, Tel: (510) 531-6500; Fax: (510) 530-8563; email. [email protected]. Web site: www.cwcembedded.com.
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About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC)
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC) is the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. CWCEC group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about CWCEC visit www.cwcembedded.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW, CW.B). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.