SmartStem Commercial Applications
Maintaining proper tire pressure is very important both to aircraft safety and
economics. SmartStem is
a wireless sensor integrated within a tire inflation valve that makes the daily tire
pressure check quick, easy, accurate, and automatically documented. The user simply places the hand-held reader near
SmartStem and reads the
tire’s pressure, temperature, unique ID number, and other stored data - all in
less than 3 seconds. The
reader displays the data, date/time stamps it, and stores it for later download
and automated record keeping.
See a demonstration of how SmartStem works.
SmartStem Military Applications
SmartStem ensures mission readiness by eliminating safety risks of improper tire
pressure. Tire manufacturers have long advocated that maintaining consistent,
accurate tire pressure extends tire life and reduces the risk of a mishap.
SmartStem achieves superior accuracy through multi-channel redundancy and
eliminates gas loss associated with current practices. Moreover, through data
recording,
SmartStem enables the user to ensure that scheduled pressure
checks are never missed and easily validated. Don’t leave your airframe’s
availability at risk to something as simple as tire pressure. View our
SmartStem Military Brochure.
Annual Savings
It can take up to one hour to check the tire pressure on a large-body
aircraft using a manual tire pressure gauge. Checking the same
tires on an aircraft equipped with our SmartStem wireless tire
pressure sensors takes less than 10 minutes—a saving of over 300 hours per year
for each aircraft you service! In times like these, you need to cut costs.
Recent Developments
The recent NTSB Aircraft Accident Report (AAR-10/02) has many business jet
operators considering SmartStem as a means to easily check tire pressure and
create automatic records. Watch a
two-minute video
that demonstrates our tire pressure monitoring system and provides the
latest updates on available certifications for your aircraft and certifications
soon-to-be available.
Listen to the National Business Aviation Association Flight Plan
podcast
(April 12, 2010)
featuring Crane's SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring system.
Watch
AINtv's coverage of Crane's SmartStem at the NBAA Conference.
Advantages
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Fully compatible with all tire servicing equipment
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Passive Wireless Pressure Sensing
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No Battery
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Tire
Pressure Monitoring
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Tire Temperature Monitoring
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High Accuracy
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Multiple sensing channels for Reliability
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Data Logging
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Does not let gas out of tire
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Rugged and Reliable
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Easy Retrofit
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