CHARLOTTE, NC – December 13, 2012 – Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from Verocel to provide an integrated rugged COTS processor system for use in upgrading the FAA’s Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Safety Computer. Curtiss-Wright Controls will provide its rugged SVME-183 processor cards, and a custom FPGA board in a rugged air-cooled chassis to provide safety assured processing in a high reliability system. Shipments to Verocel began in the second quarter of 2012.
“We are very excited to partner with Verocel by providing our rugged COTS processing and integration capabilities for this critical FAA system upgrade,” said Tom Quinly, President of Curtiss-Wright Controls.
The Curtiss-Wright Controls facilities located in Ottawa, Canada and Littleton, Mass. are manufacturing the products covered by this agreement and shipping them to Verocel, in Westford, Mass.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation and a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technologies for niche actuation and drive applications, integrated sensors and electronic subsystems internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is an innovative engineering company that provides highly engineered, critical function products, systems and services in the areas of flow control, motion control and metal treatment to the defense, energy and commercial/industrial markets. The legacy company of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of design and manufacturing innovation along with long-standing customer relationships. The company employs approximately 8,300 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.
