1. Realized Savings to Date: $10M+
Wiring is a crucial and complex system spanning entire weapon systems. Thousands of mission aborts and hundreds of thousands of non-mission capable hours per year are attributed to wiring incidents. Wiring is truly a critical system that requires new maintenance tools and processes to address maintenance realities.
The EWIS Phase I program demonstrated the benefit that can be realized by effective wire testing and maintenance. The EWIS technology is a reliable, user-friendly, menu-driven equipment that detects and locates wiring defects on a variety of cable and wire types. The EWIS Phase II focus is on providing aircraft maintainers with the necessary inspection test protocols and processes to impalement the EWIS technology effectively into a phased depot maintenance environment providing early warning and insight into any degradation of the aircraft wiring.
~50% reduction in troubleshooting time
Increased readiness and fewer mission aborts due to wiring incidents
9,336 man-hours saved in F-16 repair in the first six months
Realized Savings to Date: $10M+
F-15 realized $3M cost avoidance to date
CTMA Investment - $837K;
Industry Cost Share - $1.8M
Enhanced Wiring Integrity Systems (EWIS) DoD Potential Cost Benefits $2.5B/year assuming full DoD deployment
DoD Benefits
Level 1 Benefits:
FRC Southeast: EA-6B Circuit Breaker - $1.468M overall cost savings PNSY: Shipyard Crane Cables - $36K annual savings
Ogden ALC: F-16 Mod - $315K through 2009
Level 2 Benefits: Seymour Johnson AFB: finding and correcting F-15 wiring faults is resulting in a $9M cost savings through 2009 TYAD: $336K annual maintenance cost savings
Level 3 Potential:
Full implementation for repair of wiring systems could lead to cost savings approaching $2.5B per year
Application by Armed Services:
CTMA Sponsored:
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast EA-6B circuit breaker panel repairs
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Analysis of electrical problems on cranes.
Tobyhanna Army Depot shelter wiring repair
Warner Robins ALC, Dyess AFB, Ogden ALC, AFB wiring faults
Activity Sponsored: Seymour Johnson F-15 Improved Maintenance Practices US Air Force has issued a 2009 contract with Eclypse International for up to $60M in equipment and support for diagnosing wiring problems on aircraft.
Potential:
Even greater DoD benefits will be realized by expanding EWIS technology applications to the many complex and restricted access wiring systems on the many weapon platforms.
Winner 2006 Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award and the Seymour Johnson AFB Chief of Staff Award