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Wireless Cabin Management System Introduced
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: The Cabin Management Solutions wireless Evolve cabin management and inflight entertainment system promises weight and cost savings.
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Cabin Management Solutions unveiled its new CMS Evolve cabin management and in-flight entertainment system at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Dallas this week. Evolve eliminates wired connections between components using a patented wireless technology that penetrates interior furnishings and products.

The first supplemental type certificate (STC) for Evolve is in a Dassault Falcon 900 and the next will be for a Gulfstream G550, part of an approved model list STC program for Part 25 jets, according to Jeffrey McCormick, v-p of operations for Cabin Management Solutions.

According to McCormick, the Falcon 900 installation uses one of the company’s Evolve cabin management units (CMUs) to control lighting, window shades, and environmental and other systems. The CMU communicates wirelessly with devices connected to Evolve touch switch panels, touch panels, and remote-mount switches, making installation much easier, without the need to run cables or wiring throughout the airplane.

“It’s so modular and simple,” said McCormick. “An MRO can install it with minimal development time.” He explained that Cabin Management Solutions is trying to remove the engineering burden for cabin management and in-flight entertainment system installations from MRO centers. “We’re here to take the burden off MROs,” he said. Not only is installation simpler, he added, but the wireless systems offer significant weight savings.

Most Cabin Management Solutions products are made using additive manufacturing technology to speed up development and delivery times. Products are tested in the company’s own lab, which can perform tests to RTCA DO-160 environmental standards, according to McCormick. In addition to the cabin management products, Cabin Management Solutions also makes its own series of lightweight monitors up to 65 inches.

Cabin Management Solutions expects to establish dealer relationships and begin taking orders before NBAA-BACE in October.