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2018 Best Places to Work in Sarasota and Manatee

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2018 Best Places to Work in Sarasota and Manatee
Press Release

Radiant Power/Dukane Seacom has been named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Sarasota-Manatee. The Herald-Tribune has partnered with Best Companies Group to identify companies that have excelled in creating quality workplaces for employees.

This survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best companies to work for in Sarasota and Manatee counties. The list is made up of 27 companies. The full Best Places to Work in Sarasota-Manatee list will be featured in the November 11 issue of Herald-Tribune and will be available online at www.HeraldTribune.com.

To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:
• Be a publicly or privately held business.
• Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity.
• Have a facility in Sarasota County or Manatee County.
• Have a minimum of 15 full-time or part-time employees working in Sarasota County and/or Manatee County.
• Must be in business a minimum of one year.

Determining the Best Places to Work in Sarasota-Manatee involved a two-step process. The first step consisted of evaluating each participating company’s workplace policies, practices and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part included employee surveys aimed at assessing the experiences and attitudes of individual employees with respect to their workplace. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the best companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final ranking.

For more information on the Best Places to Work in Sarasota-Manatee program, visit www.HTBestPlacesToWork.com.
Radiant Power Corp/Dukane Seacom Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of emergency power supplies, electrical power management systems, flight deck displays and electronics, passenger interface and seating comfort products, and emergency location products for the commercial and military aircraft markets. Radiant and Dukane products are installed on the majority of commercial, business and general aviation, and military aircraft in service.

 

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DK180 STC Certificate

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Sarasota, FL. – August 22, 2018, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Dukane Seacom for installation of the DK180 Underwater Locator Beacon (ULB) on the following platforms: Boeing 737, 747, 767, 777, 787, and Airbus A320, to comply with the internationally mandated installation of a low frequency ULB on aircraft that fly extended routes over water by December 31, 2018.

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Dukane Seacom Acquires Flight Critical Aerospace Electronics Product Line

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Hollywood, FL., Sarasota, FL., and St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – April 17, 2018, HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A and HEI) today announced that its Dukane Seacom Inc. (“Dukane Seacom”) subsidiary acquired 100% of the business and assets of the Emergency Locator Transmitter Beacon product line of Instrumar Limited (“ELT Product Line” or “ELT”) in an all cash transaction. Dukane Seacom is part of HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group.

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HEICO Acquires Interface Displays & Controls, Inc.

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HOLLYWOOD, FL., SARASOTA, FL., and OCEANSIDE, CA. – November 6, 2017, HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A and HEI) today announced that its Radiant Power Corp. (“Radiant”) subsidiary acquired Interface Displays & Controls, Inc. (“IDC”) in an all cash transaction, which is HEICO’s fourth acquisition this year. Radiant is part of HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group.

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Radiant Power/Dukane Seacom Attains AS9100 Rev-D Certification

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Radiant Power / Dukane Seacom has been found to conform to the Quality Management System standard:

ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D (TECHNICALLY EQUIVALENT TO EN 9100:2016 AND JISQ 9100:2016)

and has been audited in accordance with the requirements of: AS9104/1:2012.
DNV GL Business Assurance USA, Inc. is accredited under the Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) Scheme.

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Dukane Seacom Commences Production Deliveries For DK180 Airframe Mounted Low Frequency Underwater Locator Beacon

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SARASOTA, Fla. – Dukane Seacom (a HEICO Company, NYSE: HEI, HEI.A) commenced production deliveries for its newest underwater locator beacon product, the DK180. The DK180 has gained significant market interest both as a forward fit (new platforms) and retrofit (on existing in-service platforms).

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Dukane Seacom Receives TSO-C200a & TSO-C142a for Low Frequency Underwater Locator Beacon

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Dukane Seacom Receives TSO-C200a & TSO-C142a for
Low Frequency Underwater Locator Beacon

Extended Range & Long Operational Life will Assist in Recover Efforts

SARASOTA, Fla., June 7, 2017 – Dukane Seacom (a HEICO Company, NYSE: HEI, HEI.A) has received FAA TSO-C200a and TSO-C142a for the DK180 Low Frequency Underwater Locator Beacon.

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The DK180 Low Frequency Beacon builds on Dukane Seacom’s industry leading portfolio of underwater locator beacons for aerospace and military/defense platforms.  The DK180 also meets the newly developed SAE-AS6254a minimum performance standard for Low Frequency Underwater Locator Devices (acoustic, self-powered) & the ARINC-677 installation standard.  The DK180 provides common installation and maintenance practices as existing 90-day underwater locator beacons found on most commercial, business, and military aircraft.

The DK180 uses the same battery as Dukane Seacom’s 90-day recorder mounted beacons.  This battery has an install-base exceeding 50,000 units, and has proven to be the safest, most reliable primary lithium ion battery for aerospace ULB applications.  This battery commonality will simplify inventory and maintenance processes for airlines, fleet operators, and MROs.

“We are pleased to achieve these TSO certifications and look forward to working with customers to get this product on aircraft.  The additional range the low frequency beacon provides will give search teams the additional time they need to perform their functions,” said Anish Patel, President of Dukane Seacom.

With over 40 years of industry experience, Dukane Seacom has the largest install base of underwater locator beacons (commercial, military, and business jets) with over 100,000 ULB installed on aircraft.  This unmatched reliability and expertise is what airlines/operators put their trust in when purchasing Dukane Seacom products.

About Dukane Seacom

Sarasota, FL-based Dukane Seacom Inc. is the world’s leading supplier of underwater acoustic locator beacons for the aviation and marine markets. Dukane Seacom beacons are installed on the global commercial and business jet aircraft fleets, military fixed wing and rotary aircraft, as well as maritime and specialty underwater applications.  For more information please visit www.dukaneseacom.com.

About HEICO

HEICO Corporation is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries through its Hollywood, Florida-based Flight Support Group and its Miami, Florida-based Electronic Technologies Group.  HEICO’s customers include a majority of the world’s airlines and overhaul shops as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide, in addition to medical, telecommunications and electronics equipment manufacturers.  For more information about HEICO, please visit our website at https://www.heico.com.

The Company has two classes of common stock traded on the NYSE.  Both classes, the Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) and the Common Stock (HEI), are virtually identical in all economic respects.  The only difference between the share classes is the voting rights.  The Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) receives 1/10 vote per share and the Common Stock (HEI) receives one vote per share.  The stock symbols for HEICO’s two classes of common stock on most web sites are HEI.A and HEI.  However, some web sites change HEICO’s Class A Common Stock symbol (HEI.A) to HEI/A or HEIa.

CONTACT: Samir Purohit +1(941)893-6826

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Concerned about lithium on your aircraft? Contact Us, we can help!

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Airplane fire safety rules stall under President Trump
From Herald Net (03.13.2017) Joan Lowy

A year ago, the U.S. government was campaigning for an international ban on shipments of rechargeable batteries on passenger planes because the batteries can self-ignite, creating intense fires capable of destroying an airliner. Today, that urgency has evaporated as safety regulations stall under President Donald Trump’s push to ease what he sees as red tape holding back the economy. The International Civil Aviation Organization decided last year to ban bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries on international passenger flights. On cargo flights, the batteries can be charged to no more than 30 percent, a level that may reduce the likelihood of fires. Countries around the world have been adopting the new international standard for domestic flights as well. After Trump took office on Jan. 20, he signed an executive order freezing the publication of new regulations. That means airlines and cargo operators remain free to ignore the standard for domestic flights.

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Woman’s headphone batteries exploded on flight to Australia, causing burns
From Washington Post (03.15.2017) Ben Guarino

A woman flying to Melbourne from Beijing in February fell asleep while wearing noise-canceling headphones, only to awake to the sounds of a nearby explosion. The battery in her headphones had burst into flame, according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation into the incident released Tuesday.

Photos depicted the unidentified woman with soot on her face, her cheek and neck singed.

“As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face,” she said, according to a statement posted to the ATSB website Tuesday. “I just grabbed my face which caused the headphones to go around my neck.”

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the incident occurred Feb. 19. A representative for ATSB declined to tell the Australian newspaper what brand of battery caused the explosion.

The woman quickly responded to the malfunctioning device. “I continued to feel burning so I grabbed them off and threw them on the floor,” she said. “They were sparking and had small amounts of fire.”

She continued: “As I went to stamp my foot on them the flight attendants were already there with a bucket of water to pour on them. They put them into the bucket at the rear of the plane.”

The melted headphone cover and battery had to be scraped off the aircraft floor, according to the ATSB. The scent of torched hair and electronics lingered on the plane, disrupting the flight.

“People were coughing and choking the entire way home,” the woman said.

This was not the only incident to involve potentially dangerous batteries and airplanes. Hoverboards and the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 have been subject to recent airline bans over concerns about exploding batteries.

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