November 6th , 2024
GPMS and Bell Expand Collaboration on Predictive HUMS for Bell Models
Amsterdam (November 6, 2024) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has entered into an expanded collaboration and distribution agreement with GPMS International for Foresight MX, the industry’s leading predictive Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS), for the Bell 407, 429, 212, and 412 series aircraft. With this agreement, Foresight MX is now a Bell supported HUMS solution for these aircraft, and available for purchase directly through GPMS or Bell.
“Our Bell 407 customers have been thrilled with Foresight MX since the Supplemental Type Certification (STC) was approved in 2018,” said Van Wilson, Director of Customer Support at Bell. “Subsequently, GPMS expanded its STC portfolio to include more of our platforms, including most of our in-production fleet, and we’re excited to bring these new HUMS options to operators. HUMS is a key element in our support strategy and expands on our goal of a smart connected fleet.”
From left to right: Ronnie Ries, Vice President, Marking Sales, GPMS | Van Wilson, Director, Customer Solutions, Bell | Chris Schaefer, Vice President, Global Customer Solutions, Bell
Foresight MX is hardware + software service delivering all-in-one flight data monitoring, rotor track and balance, engine performance monitoring, and component health monitoring. The system moves data automatically postflight and allows operators to view the health of their fleet from anywhere in the world with any browser-enabled device. With this agreement, customers can also seamlessly share data with Bell to improve remote support and gain powerful maintenance guidance.
“We greatly appreciate the confidence Bell has in GPMS,” said Ronnie Ries, Vice President of Marketing at GPMS. “Operators are demanding modern HUMS solutions backed with OEM support. With this agreement, our customers benefit from Foresight MX’s predictive algorithms and user-friendly interface, while also gaining access to Bell’s industry-leading customer support and recommendations. We’re proud to be working with Bell to deliver this next level technology to the market.”
To find out more about how Foresight MX HUMS is benefiting operators, please visit Bell booth (#5043) and the GPMS booth (#7015) this week during European Rotors 2024.
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