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Illuminating Today’s Airport Imagining Tomorrow’s Possibilities

Illuminating Today’s Airport Imagining Tomorrow’s Possibilities

Illuminating Today’s Airport Imagining Tomorrow’s Possibilities

Product catalog summary

Overview

The document provides an in-depth analysis of the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS) by Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds. It emphasizes the system's role in ensuring reliable airport operations through efficient airfield lighting management, which minimizes disruptions and enhances safety and productivity.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Control: ALCMS offers real-time command and monitoring capabilities for airfield lighting, supporting interfaces from basic systems to advanced Surface Movement Ground Control Systems (SMGCS).
  • Compliance and Approvals: The system adheres to FAA, ICAO, and Transport Canada standards, ensuring international safety and operational compliance.
  • Customizable Solutions: With over 100 installations globally, Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds provides customizable solutions to meet diverse airfield lighting requirements.
  • Advanced Monitoring: Features like the Digitrac Interface and Megatrac Unit ensure circuit integrity and prevent command loss.
  • Integration and Communication: The ALCMS supports integration with other systems for data exchange, offering both wired and wireless communication for redundancy and reliability.

Installation and Maintenance

The document highlights the ease of installation and maintenance, offering turnkey solutions and training for airport personnel. Its modular design facilitates straightforward upgrades and expansions.

Benefits

  • Efficiency: The ALCMS enhances operational efficiency with comprehensive real-time data and a user-friendly interface, reducing response times to incidents.
  • Scalability: Adaptable to various airport sizes, the system can evolve with changing needs, ensuring long-term sustainability.
  • Support: Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds provides 24/7 support and regular maintenance seminars to ensure optimal system performance.

Conclusion

The document concludes by encouraging airports to partner with Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds for their lighting control needs, emphasizing the company's commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.

Additional Systems

  • Megatrac System: Monitors and reports the operational status of airfield lighting circuits' insulation quality, performing insulation resistance tests.
  • Wet Constant Current Regulators (REGW): Oil-cooled regulators for precision control of runway lighting circuits, designed for indoor service.
  • Logitrac Lamp Monitoring System (LMS): Works with ALCMS to receive commands and communicate the status of airfield lights.
  • Dry Constant Current Regulators (REGD): Air-cooled regulators similar to REGW, providing precision control of runway lighting circuits.
  • RC Radio Controller: Enables remote activation of airport lighting systems by pilots.

Contact Information

The document includes contact details for Eaton's Crouse-Hinds offices in the USA, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, the Middle East, and Singapore.

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Catalog excerpts

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Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS) Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS) Illuminating Today's Airport Imagining Tomorrow's Possibilities

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Worldwide Installations Constant Control North America South & Central America Amarillo, TX Bangor, ME Burlington, VT Charlottesville, VA Chicago, IL Columbus, MS Del Rio, TX Eugene, OR Fayetteville, NC Fort Bragg, NC Fort Hood, TX Fort Knox, KY Garden City, KS Great Falls, MT Greer, SC Gulfport, MS Huntington, WV Jacksonville, FL Jamaica, NY Kellogg, ID La Crosse, WI Lake Charles, PA Lancaster, CA Lexington, KY Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY Memphis, TN Milwaukee, WI Missoula, MT Mobile, AL Morristown, NJ Myrtle Beach, FL New Orleans, LA Newark, NJ Oklahoma City, OK Palm Beach, FL Palm Springs,...

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An innovative leader in Airfield Lighting Solutions, Eaton's Crouse-Hinds Airport Lighting Products (CHALP) has over 20 years of experience with our Distributed Computerized Control and Monitoring System, a proprietary Airport Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS). Eaton's Crouse-Hinds' ALCMS is a comprehensive and integrated solution that is customizable to meet a wide range of airfield lighting control and monitoring requirements. Today there are over 100 systems installed worldwide from, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Brazil and Indonesia to Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. No matter the size...

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The ALCMS system is designed to provide command and monitoring information in real-time, as well as historical information on the status of the airfield lighting. The sophisticated monitoring capabilities indicate when system monitored airfield elements are out of compliance. This results in a high mean time between failures and a system that is easy to maintain and operate. The ALCMS can provide individual control and monitoring to regulators and general elements. This can be accomplished by installing the Digitrac Interface that was designed to control and monitor CCRs, Selector Switches, and...

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Integrating with Other Interfaces to Exchange Data With all the planes, shipments, and people coming and going from an airport, it’s not surprising that there are a lot of control systems in place. Often it is required that these systems can interface to exchange data and simplify operations. To help with plane landing and taxiing the ALCMS offers a Surface Movement Ground Control System (SMGCS) visual guidance and routing function. The capabilities of the system include the control and monitoring of stop bars, guidance lights and runway guard lights. The system can also be used for sign monitoring...

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Innovative Modular Design makes being a step ahead possible. Allowing for various configurations to suit any size airport, the modular set-up simplifies installation and maintenance. System modifications and upgrades due to technology or expansions are uncomplicated. Failsafe Design allows for secure control of multiple airfield lighting elements. The modular design allows for each controllable element, such as a CCR, Generator, Selector Switch, Beacon, etc., to have their own Digitrac interface to communicate. In the event of a failure, the failsafe system sets all elements to continue to operate...

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Digitrac The Digitrac Interface is designed to control and monitor multiple types of airfield lighting elements from CCRs, CSSs, Stop Bars, Runway Guard Lights, SMGCS systems, Signs and more, offering a complete lighting field solution. Ferroresonant Constant Current Regulators The REGF is designed to provide precision control of runway lighting circuits. The equipment can be supplied with a wide range of control and monitoring options. Megatrac The Megatrac System automatically or manually monitors and reports the operational status of individual airfield lighting circuits insulation quality. The...

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United States of America: Eaton's Crouse-Hinds Airport Lighting Products 1200 Kennedy Road Windsor, CT 06095, USA Tel: +1-860-683-4300 Fax: +1-860-683-4354 www.crouse-hinds.com/airportlighting For more information: If further assistance is required, please contact an authorized Eaton Distributor, Sales Office, or Customer Service Department. China: Cooper China No.955 Shengli Road East Area Zone of Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Pudong, Shanghai China 201201 Tel: +86 21 2899 3600 Fax: +86 21 2899 4055 Mexico/Latin America: Cooper Crouse-Hinds J. Rojo Gomez 1170, Col. Guadalupe del Moral 09300, Iztapalapa,...

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