US Army Apache program manager awards N.C. contract
Shake’d Technologies, Inc. of New York, New York, is excited to announce that
it has been awarded a 12 month contract from the U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache
Helicopter Program Manager to provide a cost benefit analysis of Customized
Dynamic Balancing (CDB), a new technology marketed for Shake’d by their partner
Coker Logistics Solutions, Inc. CDB is designed to dynamically balance the drive
train of the Apache helicopter, but is adaptable to other rotary wing platforms
as well.
Decades of operating rotary wing aircraft, the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force, as well as many civil manufacturers and operators of helicopters,
have proved that one of the biggest enemies to sustained flight operations is
vibration. Rotary wing operators worldwide have borne the cost of dynamic
component failure long before predicted time before overhaul (TBO).
To date, many solutions have been derived to capture vibration data in an
attempt to predict useful life of dynamic components. However, none of these
solutions actively reduces aircraft vibration and harmonic resonance. Shake'd
Technologies has developed an innovative process--Customized Dynamic Balancing
(CDB)-- to virtually eliminate the detrimental effects of vibration and harmonic
resonance, thereby reducing operating and support (O&S) costs and increasing
both aircraft availability and logistics supportability.
Shake'd Technologies, Inc. not only has the necessary rotary wing engineering
experience and capability, but is also the inventor of CDB. Shake’d has
assembled a uniquely qualified team to undertake this complex challenge. In
addition to the Shake’d engineers and Doctors of Science, Coker Logistics
Solutions, Inc. and Booz Allen Hamilton bring depth of experience in the rotary
wing area, logistical analysis and expertise, and its highly valued market
influence and networks. The team will focus on providing the Apache Program
Manager with empirical data that will confirm the positive effect of CDB.
“We are extremely proud to have been given this opportunity to work with the
National Guard unit in North Carolina and prove the benefits of our AH-64 Apache
Helicopter CDB Solution,” said Eli Navon CEO of Shake’d Technologies, Inc. The
team will be able to show that Customized Dynamic Balancing is benefiting the
soldier, the Army, and the taxpayer. The Apache community will now have a way to
deal with the vibration challenges, for the first time ever, taking an active
approach and with a single action they will be able to dramatically reduce
vibration in the airframe and components. Mr. Navon added, “that this program
will increase the life of the installed dynamic and non-dynamic components of
the entire airframe, thereby increasing safety and readiness and reducing
operating costs.”
Shake’d Technologies headquartered in New York City delivers advanced and unique
capabilities to military and civilian major rotary wing aircraft programs in the
United States, United Kingdom and other international customers. At Shake’d
Technologies, we strive for unequivocal excellence in developing new ideas,
cutting-edge technologies and solutions for the industry.
US Army Apache Helicopter Program Contract Awarded – News