I am sure that most readers will be familiar with at least some of TMS' long-established range of
MALMS photometric testing products.
"The prototype will maintain the high standards set by the existing
MALMS product but opens up a potential new market for smaller airports."
The
MALMS AGL Cleaner is integrated with the
MALMS Mobile system; a trailer-based photometric system, allowing the results from the
MALMS photometric test to be shown on an airfield map, which in turns helps the operator identify which lights are unserviceable in accordance with ICAO Annex 14.
TMS's range of AGL photometric testing equipment such as
MALMS Mobile and Photometric Bench Tester (both on view at inter airport 2009) have received significant software upgrades including include language options, additional reporting as well as new upgraded ISOCANDELA diagrams for the
MALMS Luminaire database.
To minimise runway access time, the
MALMS Mobile system can undertake photometric measurements accurately at speeds of 50mph (80km/h).
However, a maintenance team using the
MALMS equipment, and supported by members of TMS Photometrics and its Dubai-based partner (Bayanat Airport Engineering and Supplies LLC), were able to rapidly undertake a major differential maintenance exercise that resulted in bringing the runway lighting up to the required performance, and then verifying this for certification.
In Europe, airports such as Amsterdam Schipol, Copenhagen and Athens are regular users of
MALMS, while further afield Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Abu Dhabi and Phoenix Sky Harbor use
MALMS to confirm their AGL serviceability levels.