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Teradyne Purchases Avionics Interface Technologies [Manufacturing Close - Up](Manufacturing Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Teradyne reported that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Avionics Interface Technologies, a provider of equipment for testing avionics data buses. The Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT) business will be operated as an independent division within Teradyne's Defense and Aerospace business unit, and will continue to provide exceptional products to existing and new customers. According to a media release, AIT offers a well-established series of testing solutions for both the commercial aerospace and defense industries, including MIL-STD-1553A/B, MIL-STD-1760E, Fibre Channel, ARINC 429, ARINC 615, ARINC 615A and ARINC 664p7. "AIT's products complement Teradyne's line of bus test instrumentation, allowing Teradyne to provide complete test solutions for today's avionics systems," said John Wood, Vice President and General Manager of Teradyne's Defense and Aerospace business unit. "The combination with Teradyne creates unparalleled technical expertise in databus testing, which will strengthen our products and support," said Bill Fleissner, President and General Manager of AIT. "AIT will continue to offer our products to simulation, test and embedded applications, and combined with Teradyne, will allow us to provide more comprehensive solutions to all of the customers we serve." AIT is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance test instrumentation, flight modules, simulation modules, embedded solutions, databus analyzers, and related support systems. Teradyne is a supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronic systems which serve consumer, communications, industrial and government customers. More information: http://www.aviftech.com http://www.teradyne.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |