About
Lectromec, founded in 1984, is a Northern Virginia based laboratory and engineering firm specializing in full life cycle support for wire system component testing and system engineering services. We have worked with aerospace industry, foreign and domestic militaries, and governments to serve their electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) testing and risk assessment needs. This integration and understanding of component performance, EWIS certification requirements, and risk assessment of both new and aged platforms was the reason Lectromec was selected by the US Air Force to develop the guidance and procedures for EWIS risk assessment as applied to service life extension programs (SLEPs).
In addition to custom software tools for wire system risk assessment and wire failure damage analysis, Lectromec's ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory is equipped to test and analyze electrical systems and components. We can evaluate wire system components (wires, connectors, clamps, splices, etc.) with a range of electrical, thermal, and mechanical stresses.
The software analysis and laboratory capabilities complement Lectromec’s EWIS certification services with an on-staff EWIS DER for part 25 aircraft. Combined, Lectromec can provide a turn-key solution to EWIS analysis, testing, verification, certification, and remaining life projections.
Lectromec Timeline
Four decades of EWIS
- 1984 Dr. Armin Bruning founds Lectromec
- 1986 Work begins on aerospace wire degradation and impact on electrical systems
- 1988 Work with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on use of polyimide wires in nuclear power plants
- 1995 P-3C aircraft wiring insulation deterioration evaluation
- 1998 Began work to assess wire health on the European Tornado fleet
- 2000 Lectromec presented before a House of Representatives subcommittee on Aircraft Electrical System Safety
- 2000 Began work with NASA to quantify electrical arc damage
- 2001 Began work with the FAA to develop an Electrical Wire Interconnect Systems risk assessment tool
- 2001 Began work with the USAF on the A-10 aircraft
- 2002 Began work on the Wire Degradation Evaluation Project
- 2004 Patent granted for DelTest
- 2005 First application of EWIS RAT to an aging platform — proof-of-concept study on the F-16
- 2006 Began work on the Arc Damage Modeling Tool
- 2009 Patent granted for EWIS RAT
- 2010 Michael Traskos becomes President
- 2013 MIL-HDBK-525, EWIS Assessment Guidance for Service Life Extension Programs, is released after a year of work with the US Air Force
- 2014 Michael Traskos receives appointment as EWIS DER for Part 25 aircraft
- 2015 Lectromec's lab becomes accredited to ISO 17025:2005
- 2017 Lectromec builds and delivers its fifteenth arc track resistance test unit
- 2019 Delivers first EWIS evaluation supporting an aftermarket modification
- 2020 Lectromec's lab becomes accredited to ISO 17025:2017
- 2021 Builds first high-voltage power supply to support eVTOL certification testing