Lightning Technologies, An NTS Company
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

NTS Pittsfield, formerly Lightning Technologies, Inc. (LTI), is home of one of the most complete lightning-simulation laboratories in the world and ranks as an international leader in the development of sophisticated lightning protection systems for customers in the aerospace industry as well as for industrial complexes, golf courses, wind turbine farms, theme parks and other high-risk locations.

Acquired in September 2011, NTS Pittsfield operates from an 18-thousand square foot facility which includes fourteen-foot and twenty-five foot tall generators. The location offers consulting, in-house seminars on lightning protection, design of protection systems and testing services- both in-house and field testing. Staff members are active in industry standards organizations, including SAE Committee AE2, EUROCAE WG 31 (Aircraft); and IEC TC 88 PT 24 (Wind Turbines), and several have been the recipients of awards and professional society fellowships for their work in this technology area.

NTS Pittsfield client list has included Walt Disney World’s Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon, and Animal Kingdom parks, GE, Hamilton Sundstrand, FAA, and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. They have provided lightning protection design and validation for major aircraft and space vehicles and launch facilities including NASA Space Shuttle and KSC launch complexes.