Predictive Maintenance: An Overview

Predictive maintenance is a technique that uses data analysis tools and techniques to detect anomalies in operational processes as well as identifying possible defects in equipment that allow them to be fixed before they result in failure. The concept of predictive maintenance is nothing new–organizations have been implementing it to some degree since the early…

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The Army Materiel Release Process: An Overview

The Army’s materiel release process is a comprehensive, disciplined, and collaborative effort across the Army’s enterprise ensuring materiel is safe, suitable, and supportable prior to release and fielding to the Warfighter. This process is governed by Army Regulation (AR) 770-3 and led by the respective Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) (ASA(ALT))…

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Modular Open Systems Approach

The Army’s continuing focus on modernization has led to an emphasis on the Modular Open Systems Approach, or MOSA, which is defined by the Defense Standardization Program as “a technical and business strategy used to design affordable and adaptable systems.” What is MOSA? MOSA implies the use of a modular design including system interfaces designed…

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A Look Into the History of JS Solutions

A Look Into the History of JS Solutions JS Solutions was one of the first companies to move into UAH’s Innovation to Invention Center (I²C), a high tech incubator that opened on campus adjacent to the Business Administration Building (BAB) in June 2019.   After leaving his previous employer, Founder and CEO Jason Swafford saw a…

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