SHUTTLE
Here's a picture Steve Skelley, Engineering Manager took from in front of the Acoustic Division factory. A little under one minute into the launch, you can see the flame and smoke trail in the middle of the picture. The space center is about 45 miles from there.

Allied International welcomes Jack Naunas to the military/aerospace electronics sales team. Jack is covering the states of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. Jack can be reached at Naunas Sales Company [naunassales@earthlink.net]

HONEYWELL LMB now has its own web site up. http://www.lmbsa.com If you have a military or commercial application requiring a high reliability brushless dc fan we would like to help you. As the North American distributor for LMB our emphasis is on service, flexibility and fair pricing. Contact sales@alliedinter.com or call 914 241 6900.

COGITOBIO

COGITOBIO computer engineers are developing 3D models used for the “Digital Human”.


Cogitobio is a French company that is bringing about a revolution in transportation passenger comfort. For the first time, the living human body is being digitally modeled to enable designers to evaluate seating designs for comfort bringing mathematical rigor to a previously entirely empirical and subjective analysis. Under contract from the SNCF, Cogitobio designed the interior of the the latest generation TGV in conjunction with the recommend fashion designer Christian Lacroix. Cogitobio has selected Allied International because of our experience in both the rail and the aerospace markets and because of our focus on noise attenuation which is also a important comfort consideration.

JAMES STALEY MANUFACTURING Carmel, NY, manufacturer of test benches for overhaul of aircraft fuel, pneumatic and hydraulic components has appointed Allied International as European Sales Represntatives. This activity will complement Allied's marketing of Tronair Aviation Ground Support Equipment as an international distributor.

Electro Preci
Another cutting edge A380 electronic component manufacturer has chosen Allied to distribute their products in the USA. Based in Cannes Ecluse France, Electro Preci specializes in custom inductors, filters, coils, windings, resitors, and chokes for the aerospace/defense industry. IS9001 approved, Electro Preci is responsible for the electrical as well as the mechanical design to meet their customer requirements. A recent design featured 0.1 mm thick aluminum tape wound core with copper leads. The technology offers the designer the benfit of considerable weight saving. For information contact alec@alliedinter.com

Honeywell LMB has designed a new controller which permits their AC fans to operate at constant RPM with wild frequency input eliminating the need for external electronics. Contact sales@alliedinter.com for more information.

The CTC21 is a low ESR solid tantalum SMD capacitor exclusively manufactured by Firadec and distributed by Allied International. Applications include input and output filtering for power supplies on Airbus Aircraft. Samples and specifications available from Allied.