Beyond the obvious dangers of fire and electrocution, lightning creates new hazards for modern technologies. Electronic systems now perform many critical tasks for commerce, industry and government. These systems include sensitive, solid-state electronics that may be upset or damaged by lightning-induced surges - even from strikes kilometers away.

The use of sensitive electronics and new structural materials, such as composites, forces us to re-evaluate lightning protection engineering. Since 1977, we at Lightning Technologies, Inc. (LTI) have been devoted to eliminating lightning hazards to advanced systems through research, development, engineering and testing services.

Our company is known internationally, especially for work in the development and certification of lightning protection for aircraft and other complex systems. Our clients include most of the world's major airframe and aerospace equipment manufacturers, as well as a wide range of others in fields such as petroleum products, utilities, telecommunications, space launch complexes, commercial electronics and recreational facilities. Our engineers are leaders in the development of new lightning protection standards and verification test methods.

We maintain one of the most well-equipped lightning simulation and test laboratories in the world. Used to develop protection methods for a wide variety of building materials, electronic and telecommunication equipment, the laboratory also performs lightning verification tests required by the world's airworthiness certification authorities.

In addition to the development of lightning protection for aircraft, Lightning Technologies, Inc. has used its laboratory to develop and test protection methods for a wide variety of devices and materials such as building materials, and electronic and telecommunication equipment.

Since we are not a manufacturer of lightning protection products, we can maintain an objective approach to protection design. We employ straightforward engineering methods based upon sound physics, while avoiding expensive and unproven proprietary lightning protection products.

In addition to engineering and testing services, we provide consulting and accident investigation services and conduct a regular schedule of professional education seminars.

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