October 4, 2018

The Requirement for Quality Systems

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When You Aim for Perfection, You’ll Discover It’s a Moving Target. The ATS catchphrase perfectly sums up the need for a comprehensive, business wide approach to quality.  Quality by its nature requires continual monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation to maintain its veracity. To implement and acquire the formal quality accreditation to ISO 9001:2015, ATS has put in place policies and procedures for all functional areas of the business.  These are continually reviewed and revised to
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ATS recently hosted the CTMC at the ATS Albury facility. The CTMC runs the annual Masters level Capability Management Program (CMP). A key part of the course is the Defence Industry visits where course members gain an understanding of the Australian Defence Capability, how it supports ADF capability development, the pressures and drivers in which it operates, and provides a good opportunity for the Course members to meet/discuss their industry counterparts. The tour presented information
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September 20, 2018

Supply Chain Management

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The Supply Chain Management of our Training Support Equipment and Firing Range Spare Parts is a pivotal part of the business that ensures our Defence / Police customers have what they need, when they need it, to maximise & enhance their capabilities. Our internal Technical Services team relies on our ability to keep comprehensive spare parts stores to enable them to efficiently repair and maintain on range equipment at maximum operating efficiencies.  Over the last 18
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September 13, 2018

Turning Target Mechanism

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Whether it be for combat or internal security operations, the soldier / police officer are faced with the additional demand of recognizing a target as being hostile or not before engaging. The first “Friend or Foe Two Way Turning Target System” was developed in the early 1980s and has evolved to the latest “Two Way Turning Target System”, the TG82-70. The TG 82-70 Twin Turner target provides normal pop-up function for the two targets fitted
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The Multi Purpose Target System “MPTS” has been in use by the Australian Defence Force since late 1990s.  The MPTS has been designed as a light-weight, easily deployable radio operated target mechanism, weighing approximately 22 kgs. The MPTS is fitted with a target board that can be raised for engagement by a firer.  Exposure of the target board is facilitated by an integrated radio modem, night lights for illumination and retaliation, an integrated hit sensing element and
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