Innovative deployable CT Scanner and DNA laboratory receives joint commendation in innovation category
The Innovation Award also includes the Company’s pioneering work designing a deployable forensic laboratory fitted into one shelter to conduct DNA and clean room forensic analysis. The facility and process started life housed in a permanent building, Land Systems then developed a three shelter system which then led to the development of the single shelter capability.
“This award demonstrates Marshall’s unrivalled expertise in developing complex deployable solutions to problems previously thought to be too difficult,” says Ray Cutting, Managing Director of Land Systems, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group.
“In both cases we worked very closely with the customer and our partners to create a solution which is deployable over very rugged ground and gets the facility to where it is needed to provide real benefits for the forces on the ground, be they military, security or humanitarian,” he added.
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation category requires companies to demonstrate outstanding innovation and substantial improvements in performance and commercial success over the last two years. Achievement is assessed for invention, design or production, the performance of the product submitted, marketing and distribution, and after sales support.
“This award is testament to the capabilities of our engineers and project managers to work together with our customers and partners to develop solutions which can have a life changing effect. I am extremely proud of their work and congratulate them on this award which is richly deserved,” said Steve Fitz-Gerald, CEO, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group.
The CT Scanner is a sophisticated, delicate and nowadays essential element in the clinical diagnosis path. Historically, these units have not been available to medical teams working within hostile environments. The Marshall unit can be transported by sea, rail or on the back of a truck and when it arrives it can be setup by two people and carrying out its first scan within two hours. During transportation the Philips CT Scanner is protected from shocks and vibrations using a patented system developed by Marshall’s engineers.
The deployable forensic laboratory, which can be up and running within minutes of arrival, has taken all the critical elements to enable forensic agencies to rapidly carryout DNA investigation of buccal swab, blood, hair, tissue and contact trace material to provide investigating officers and intelligence services with information to carry out their roles more quickly and whilst the scene is still “live”. Integral to the design of the unit is maintaining the internal environment to ensure that none of the collected evidence is contaminated.
An animated video of the CT Scanner being deployed is available here and video of the forerunner of the forensic shelter here.
Image: Team members at Land Systems, part of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group with one of the innovative deployable CT Scanners
About Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group
Land Systems is part of the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, one of the largest privately owned and independent aerospace and defence companies that delivers innovation and excellence in engineering and support solutions in the air, on land and at sea.
Land Systems have designed and manufactured over 5,000 shelters in more than 200 configurations.
Land Systems specialises in defence vehicle and shelter design, manufacture, integration and product support. The company has four major components, which design and produce shelters and specialist vehicles, manufacture vehicle load beds, a specialist design division which carries out UOR work, EOD, EMI, EMC, Safety Cases and Consultancy, and an armouring solutions joint venture.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group specialises in the conversion and modification of military, civil and business aircraft; alongside defence vehicle engineering and shelter manufacture. Its capabilities include engineering design, manufacture and test; and the provision of personnel, training and advice, while providing maintenance, integration, manufacture and product support.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group holds many type approvals, granted by national and international authorities, airline manufacturers and defence agencies which enables the Group to design and certify modifications on a number of commercial and military platforms.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group since 1909 has been valued for its integrity, performance and customer focus which has been demonstrated through its innovative solutions and ability to deliver on-time and to-cost.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is part of the Marshall Group of Companies that employs over 4,500 people with a turnover in excess of £1.2bn.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is a respected total solutions provider for the military and commercial sectors.
More information can be found at www.marshalladg.com
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