Lectromec Design Co. is a Dulles, Virginia-based technology and engineering firm specializing in aircraft wiring testing, wire management services, research and design. Lectromec’s laboratory is equipped to test and analyze electrical systems of various types for a variety of industries. Lectromec’s forté is understanding the electrical and physical properties of wiring insulation and the ill effects of damaged wiring.
History
Lectromec was founded in 1984 by Dr. Armin Bruning and initially worked with the United States Navy to evaluate problems with the wiring on several of its aircraft. As the company has grown, Lectromec has worked with a diverse host of customers including: foreign and domestic militaries, private sector businesses, wire manufacturers, government agencies and the media. As the aging wire issue became more visible and increasingly critical, Lectromec has responded by offering solutions to help minimize wiring related problems.
Personnel from Lectromec were among the experts that were called before the United States Congress to testify about the fatal accident involving TWA 800 and brought to the attention of the representatives how damaging flawed wire on aircraft could be.
Lectromec has more than twenty years of experience consulting and testing wiring for the aerospace industry. Today, Lectromec boasts a diverse staff versed in all of the disciplines critical to wire testing, evaluation, and risk assessment. With a number of wire related patents, Lectromec is on the forefront of wire maintenance technology with developments in the fields of Electrical Wire Interconnection Systems (EWIS) on aircraft.