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JAS Technicians chose Teng Tools - as they wanted
to be organised The fl ight technicians at Wing F17 in the Swedish town of Ronneby recently chose to exchange all their old tool cabinets for new ones from Teng Tools. In total 26 mobile cabinets with different were purchased. sizes and contents to suit individual fl ight technicians needs and requests The deal was during the Autumn of 2009, it was a close co-operation between successfully Stefan at AB Gamla Jernboden in Ronneby and Olof Nilsson, sales person at Luna. At that time the fl ight technicians at F17 in Ronneby were looking around for a smarter and more modern solution for their tool storage. They chose Teng Tools. -We chose Teng Tools cabinets thanks to their mobility, fl exibility and quality, says Magnus Kjellson, Division Manager at FM LOG who is responsible for the aircraft maintenance at F17. The cabinets were initially purchased without tools so that each individual technicians could choose the right tools for their particular job. A process that is ongoing as they continue to add and change tools so that they can fi nd the most optimal solution. - Within aviation we have a wide range of special tools for Jas 39 Gripen, therefore the cabinets need to be hand picked. Every tool – both special tools and standard tools – have their special place in the cabinet to be able to control that all tools are back on their place after an operation on the aircrafts. If they are not the fl ight planes are not allowed to leave the hangar. We must be organised. If you are not an organised person this is not a place for you, says completed Bengtsson Magnus Kjellsson. And this is not hard to understand as every aircraft has a value of up to half a billion. When we asked Magnus how many aircraft they manage at F17 he is not so keen to answer as this is a secret. -Let’s say like this, our politicians have decided that we should have approximately 100 fi ghter jets in Sweden and we have three air force squadrons in this country then you may count and guess by yourselves, he says and laughs. All fl ight technicians are civilian but hired by our armed forces, to get their certifi cate as an approved technician they need to complete a four year fl ight technicians education to high school level and then a further two years education at a Wing. In addition to general supervision/ inspection of the aircraft, that takes place after every 200 hours in the air, the technicians also repair and adjust possible modifi cations such as software development. Work that is done with close co-operation between the manufacturer and the pilots. Considering that every aircraft has 40 computers one can understand that there is some work to do and so it is not a bad idea to have access to good tools and have good control on them. Something that the Teng Tools concept has undeniably, made easier for them. 11