Maintenance Solutions

Aviation Solution

One plane's unplanned downtime on the tarmac can have substantial ripple effects. Grounded airliners tie up gates needed for arrivals and departures. The resulting cancellations and delays can disrupt passengers and flight schedules in multiple airports.

To keep aircrafts maintained and on schedule, carriers are using Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers to increase the productivity of their mechanics. The integrated wireless features enable service technicians to inspect or repair any part of the aircraft and maintain real time access to vital information. Without leaving the aircraft, a mechanic can check parts availability, refer to a repair procedure and generate service recommendations. Daylight-readable displays let mechanics use their Toughbook computers outside the aircraft, even in bright sunlight. This ability to quickly access and transfer information helps airlines solve problems faster and minimize data reentry. That means fewer trips for parts and information, fewer errors and more uptime system-wide.

Toughbook laptops are built to withstand rough handling, occasional drops, inclement weather and exposure to water, fuels and hydraulic fluids. The rugged design provides carriers with years of trouble-free performance and low total cost of ownership. Almost every domestic airline relies on Toughbook mobile computers to improve on-time performance, customer satisfaction and their bottom line.

These advantages add up to significant operational savings.

Fleet Solution

The number of fleet vehicles on the road keeps going up, in spite of a growing shortage of fleet repair and maintenance facilities. To do more work with limited resources, fleet operators need to improve service bay productivity.

By equipping maintenance departments with rugged Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers, fleet owners can keep service bay technicians operating at peak efficiency. Technicians use the integrated wireless capabilities of Toughbook laptops to access information they need to diagnose problems and order parts, eliminating many time-wasting trips to centralized computer workstations or repair manuals. Service reports and other information collected about a vehicle in the service bay can be sent wirelessly to a central database without reentering data, saving more time and eliminating the potential for errors.

Toughbook mobile computers are also built to withstand the jolts and grime typical of service bays, allowing service departments to cut the downtime and expense of computer repair and replacement. These advantages, plus the value of maintenance-specific hardware and software solutions from Panasonic partners, add up to significant productivity gains for fleet operators.