24/04/2009Telstar leak test station for EADS

Last December the consortium EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) which includes the company Airbus, acquired for its division of Defence and Security a Telstar leak test station for the leak-tightness control of some of the electronic components of the Eurofighter aircraft.

Eurofighter is considered the state of the art in multifunctional war aircraft. The equipment supplied by Telstar has been designed to test the cooling circuit of some of the antennas that the Eurofighter uses for its positioning; this requires a high level of confidence and precision.

The solution supplied was developed entirely to customer specification; providing a machine fully customized to the characteristics required for the components of EADS. This customized solution offers the possibility to carry out an extensive range of operations, including tests of mechanical resistance, high pressure, leak detection in vacuum chambers and with sniffer and spray, as well as the measurement of the volumetric flow in the part. EADS asked Telstar to include in the delivery a laminar flow bench to supply a clear air for parts handling.

EADS is the most important European industrial corporation in the Aerospace and aviation sector.