Avoptics Awarded Chairman's Innovation Award from BAE Systems for Fibre Optic Repair Solution

Avoptics Awarded Chairman's Innovation Award from BAE Systems for Fibre Optic Repair Solution
Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom - Oct 15, 2009 - AVoptics Ltd, has been awarded a highly acclaimed Bronze award from the Chairman of BAE Systems plc. for Enhancing Customer Performance. The award was presented to the company's Directors - Andy Voizey and Andrew Lee at a ceremony on October 1st at the British Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire by Malcolm Green BAE SYSTEMS PLC Managing Director of Shared Services.

AVoptics' invention and pioneering of revolutionary fibre optics repair system - AVLiterepair(tm) - has transformed the speed and slashed the cost of rectifying fibre optic systems on aircraft, shipping, and in any harsh or hazardous environment. The award states that:

"The joint team of AVoptics Ltd and BAE Systems ATC has developed an easy to use, compact and robust fibre-optic repair and maintenance workstation, designed specifically for use on military vehicles at the front line. The toolkit contains the most effective commercial tools as well as purpose-developed equipment. The AVliteCure(tm) oven for the epoxy adhesive is unique. It cuts preparation time for a fibre optic connector from over an hour to just a few minutes using wavelength elective radiative heating. Feedback from the Eurofighter-Typhoon supportability team at RAF Coningsby (joint RAF and BAE Systems plc team) was extremely positive."

AVLiteRepair(tm) has already been purchased by BAE Systems plc and is under assessment by aircraft and defence industries in North America and India as well as the UK and Europe.

"We are both very gratified and pleased by the award and the recognition of our achievement in supporting our customers. We are a relatively new company working with major multinational businesses and government agencies and so we invest a great deal in making sure that we always strive to achieve and further improve on our standards, and this recognition means a great deal to us."

Even in difficult times for industry, AVoptics has proved that innovation, excellence and enterprise can succeed in international markets.

For information contact Andy Voizey or Andrew Lee on +44 (0) 1935 471606.
AVoptics Ltd., Unit 4, 15 Oxford Road, Pen Mill Trading Estate, YEOVIL, BA21 5HR United Kingdom. www.avoptics.com

 

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