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august 19, 2024 – crane aerospace & electronics (crane a&e), a division of crane corporation (nyse: cr), has been selected by german original equipment manufacturer deutsche aircraft to provide the proximity sensing system for its 40-seat turboprop regional aircraft d328eco program. a few months ago, deutsche aircraft had selected crane a&e to provide the brake control system for the aircraft.

nico neumann, coo of deutsche aircraft (left), and joseph mundinger, vice president and general manager of sensing and power systems at crane a&e (right)

for 60 years, crane a&e has provided aircraft manufacturers with a large number of highly reliable proximity sensing components and systems to achieve highly reliable position sensing of aircraft mechanical systems. more than 30 years ago, the two parties had a previous cooperation experience, when crane provided similar proximity sensing systems for the d328® turboprop aircraft. in this cooperation, crane a&e will provide the proximity sensing interface for the d328eco model, providing a low-risk solution for deutsche aircraft.

“we are pleased to be working with deutsche aircraft and look forward to providing our proximity sensing solutions for the d328eco,” said joseph mundinger, vice president and general manager of crane a&e sensing and power systems. “customer satisfaction is our top priority and we will provide a reliable system for the d328eco to benefit deutsche aircraft customers.”

nico neumann, coo of deutsche aircraft, confidently declared: “crane a&e is a long-standing player in the industry and we are delighted to continue our cooperation. crane a&e will play an important role in deutsche aircraft’s d328eco program with its deep expertise.”