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Anchored by a series of awards from the U.S. Army for its Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) program and several significant awards as a subcontractor, the company has seen its defense business continue to grow. Guided by new CEO John Hayward, who joined the company in June, DiSTI has benefitted from its focused commercial development work and sales strategy for both its GL Studio® and VE Studio® product lines.

“We continue to focus on growth in the training domain, but are finding some exciting opportunities in the industrial and automotive segments for our technology,” cites Hayward. “Our business is people, and we are focusing on hiring the best people, giving them challenging assignments, and promoting employees from within to build a sustainable and growing organization. Companies are now seeing the massive benefits that virtual training and the cost-savings of our HMI software tools can provide.”

The company has released several new features and products this past year that have helped customers navigate the challenging times. These include:

• GL Studio® 7.1 – an updated release of its GL Studio HMI Software development tool.
• GL Studio® Micro™ – an HMI tool specialized for Automotive Micro Controller Units (MCUs) built upon GL Studio’s Safety-Critical foundation.
• GL Studio® Mixed-Criticality™– allows the development QM and ASIL content in the same GL Studio Design.
• DiSTI Schoolhouse™ – a web-based 3D virtual training delivery platform.
• VE Mentor – a cutting-edge mixed-reality training solution

With worldwide customers and partners in Aviation, Automotive, Industrial, Electronics, Power and Energy, and the Defense sectors, DiSTI has seen first-hand the positive impact that its remote training solutions can provide for organizations. Businesses are looking at decentralized training platforms as a way to reach employees regardless of their location.

If you would like to learn more about DiSTI solutions, and how our products can enhance the productivity of your organization, contact us today at Sales@DiSTI.com

The DiSTI Corporation today announced that its GL Studio® HMI development software tool is now part of the Arm Functional Safety Partnership Program. This partnership follows months of extensive vetting of the GL Studio® software and the DiSTI Corporation’s business practices. As a result, DiSTI joins an elite list of functional safety partners who specialize in software and tools recommended by the Arm Functional Safety Partnership Program.

“As a charter member of the Arm Automotive Developer Community Program, DiSTI has been a partner with Arm for many years”, said Christopher Giordano, VP of UX/UI Technology. “We are honored again to be recognized by such a prestigious organization for our Functional Safety capabilities in GL Studio.”

For 20 years, GL Studio® has been a pioneer in the development of HMI software. As a C++ code generator and runtime library, the GL Studio® HMI/UI software development tool provides for both Safety-Critical (SC) and Embedded Systems (ES) content in the same design. This advancement is made possible by the tool’s Mixed-Criticality^™ Workflow.

As the first solution to offer the automotive industry ISO 26262 ASIL D pre-certified runtimes, GL Studio® has a built-in Safety-Critical Code Generator for use in Avionics, Aerospace, Medical, and Automotive applications. DiSTI also offers source code for testing, validation, and verification.

The purpose of the Arm Functional Safety Partnership Program is to make the process easier and quicker for companies seeking a software partner with the right experience and expertise in functional safety.

To learn more about DiSTI’s functional safety solutions, please contact Sales@Disti.com.

J.F. Taylor, Inc. has chosen The DiSTI Corporation to support the development of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Part Task Trainer (PTT) prototype for the U.S. Army.

J.F. Taylor has awarded the DiSTI Corporation a contract to support the development of the Part Task Trainer (PTT) for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) within the U.S. Army’s Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) program. DiSTI will participate in the PTT development by providing lesson and software modifications to the FMT Common Core (CC) software, AMPV Diagnostic Task Trainer (DTT) software, and associated documentation to support additional AMPV PTT physical trainer requirements.

“DiSTI is eager to work with J.F. Taylor and other FMT hardware-based Hands-on-Trainer and Part-Task-Trainer (PTT) suppliers to take full advantage of the FMT Product Line architecture and Common Core Software,” said DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “This program will provide a common training experience across U.S. Army vehicles and reduce development and lifecycle costs.”

“J.F. Taylor, Inc. is excited to join forces with DiSTI to provide the best maintenance training product to the Army,” said J.F. Taylor President Wayne Taylor. “By combining the proven ground vehicle maintenance experiences’ of J.F. Taylor’s hardware solutions with DiSTI’s virtual solutions, the PTT will bring a new high standard of training devices to the Training Aids, Devices, and Simulators (TADSS) community.”

This award is the first contract for The DISTI Corporation under the U.S. Army’s Family of Maintenance Trainers Product Line initiative to apply the FMT architecture and common core software to an FMT hardware-based trainer.

Installation of classrooms featuring the AMPV DTT trainers will occur in multiple U.S. Army training locations.

DiSTI will integrate a range of Common Core and AMPV-specific software elements, including the AMPV Lessons, Lesson Tracker, AMPV Simulation, Message Manager Interface, Instructor/Operator Station (IOS), and Training Management System (TMS).
The Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) is a program developed by the U.S. Army to establish a Common Core (CC) software baseline to replace its current software architecture with a solution adaptable to address new and emerging technologies for future training needs.

For more details, please contact Sales@Disti.com.

The DiSTI Corporation receives a delivery order from the U.S. Army to develop Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers (DTT) for the M1 Abrams battle tank.

The DiSTI Corporation, the world’s leading provider of virtual training solutions, has received a $4.7M delivery order from the United States Army. As part of the Family of Maintenance Trainers initiative DiSTI will provide Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers (DTT) for the M1 Abrams battle tank and the classroom hardware necessary for the program’s execution.

“The M1 Abrams tank has been around for nearly 30 years but it is still the world’s premier main battle tank,” said DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “The M1 Abrams remains a revolutionary machine that requires the sophisticated and immersive training that DiSTI’s virtual training solutions can provide.”

The total solution will extend the existing Abrams DTT prototype lessons to include 80 maintenance and troubleshooting lessons and procedures. The simulated platform is the M1A2 SEP v3. Abrams M1A2 SEPV3 (System Enhanced Package) is a modernized configuration of the Abrams main battle tank (MBT) in service with the U.S. Army. The new version offers enhanced protection and survivability, as well as higher lethality than its predecessors

DiSTI’s solutions provide the U.S. Army with immersive, cost-effective training that improves readiness and efficacy. Studies have shown that virtual training increases student throughput. DiSTI’s solution will allow students to train in an advanced 3D learning environment to garner the skills necessary for Abrams maintenance.

Installation of classrooms featuring the Abrams DTT trainers will occur in Fort Benning, Georgia, Gowen Field, Idaho, and Fort Lee, Virginia.

The Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) is a program developed by the U.S. Army to establish a Common Core (CC) software baseline to replace its current software architecture with a solution adaptable to address new and emerging technologies for future training needs.

For more details, please contact Sales@Disti.com.

Through a collaboration with The DiSTI Corporation, the leading provider of User Interface Design and Development Software GL Studio^®, iWave Systems is excited to provide feature-rich System on Modules and HMI Solutions enabling customers across Medical, Industrial and Automotive domains to build high-quality graphical user interfaces bringing end products and concepts to life.

iWave Systems, a global leader in the design and manufacture of System on Modules, has integrated GL Studio^® across the portfolio of Xilinx^® Zynq^® UltraScale+^™ MPSoC System on Modules. iWave ensures scalability of the system on modules across the Xilinx MPSoC Series ranging from ZU2 to ZU19. At the same time, the software from DiSTI promises efficient runtime performance and code-reliability guaranteeing customers’ scalability and reliability on the hardware and software blocks.

For over 20 years, GL Studio^® has been the trusted choice of leading display engineers across the globe to design and build instrument clusters, embedded solutions, display, and immersive control systems. Through this collaboration, iWave and DiSTI aim to support engineers and product designers to develop products and focused on their end applications, ensuring rapid time to market and reducing development cycles.

The core components of Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices like Quad ARM^® Cortex^™ A53 and Powerful VPU & GPU blocks will enhance the user experience needed in a wide range of Video / Vision and Graphics Embedded applications.

“Xilinx is pleased to partner with DiSTI and iWave to provide a 3D visualization solution in a convenient production-ready board for customers that want to add a user interface to their products,” said Chetan Khona, Director, Industrial, Vision, Healthcare & Sciences at Xilinx. “Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC is already the industry’s most scalable Industrial and Healthcare IoT embedded platform, and this solution simplifies operator panels, patient monitors, or any application that incorporates a display.”

iWave ensures excellent value as an embedded hardware partner by providing product availability for 10+ years with comprehensive technical support and an efficient, high-quality manufacturing eco-system, ensuring product success. As a joint force with DiSTI, the global leader in providing UI Software with a focus on High-Performance, Flexibility, and ease of use, customers can rapidly bring ideas and solutions to life in today’s fast-evolving marketplace.

“iWave is thrilled to collaborate with DiSTI, which will allow us to integrate their 3D Graphical User Interface design and development software onto our Xilinx FPGA System on Modules portfolio helping customers accelerate their time-to-market across industry verticals. We are excited for the opportunity to expand our technology services and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership in the years to come,” says Abdullah Khan, President, iWave Systems Technologies.

“DiSTI is honored to work with such a prestigious group of companies in embedded systems and lend our 20+ years of Graphical User Interface and Functional Safety expertise to the collaboration,” said Christopher Giordano, Vice President or UX/UI Technology at The DiSTI Corporation. “We have already had the privilege of going into production with Xilinx Zynq, and this collaboration with iWave and Xilinx is proof of their cross-platform scalability. We look forward to a very long and mutually prosperous relationship with both Xilinx and iWave.”

To learn more about developing user interface design with GL Studio^®, please contact Sales@Disti.com.

The DiSTI Corporation receives order from the U.S. Army to develop Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers (DTT) for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).

The DiSTI Corporation is proud to announce that it has received a $3.56M delivery order to provide virtual training solutions for the United States Army. As the world’s leading provider of virtual training solutions, DiSTI will provide Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers (DTT) for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) along with classroom hardware as part of the Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) initiative.

“The AMPV is essential to the future of the U.S. Army and provides strategic protection and mobility,“ said DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “It is imperative that the training for this complex vehicle be effective. DiSTI is honored that the U.S. Army has selected our team to fulfill this need.”

The total solution will extend the existing AMPV DTT prototype lessons to include 80 maintenance and troubleshooting lessons and procedures. DiSTI’s solutions provide the U.S. Army with immersive, cost-effective training that improves readiness and efficacy. Studies have shown that virtual training increases student throughput. DiSTI’s solution will allow students to train in an advanced 3D learning environment to garner the skill necessary for AMPV maintenance.

Installation of classrooms featuring the AMPV DTT trainers will occur in Fort Lee, Virginia, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and Fort Benning, Georgia.

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) provides significant capabilities concerning force protection, survivability, mobility, and power generation to incorporate the Army’s inbound network and other future technologies. The Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) is a program developed by the U.S. Army to establish a Common Core (CC) software baseline to replace its current stove-piped software architecture with a solution adaptable to address new and emerging technologies for future training needs.

For more details, please contact Sales@Disti.com.