Test bench (R&D, production aircraft manufacturer, production tier1)

R&D

M346 Iron Bird
Alenia SIA – Torino (TO)
Data acquisition system for M346 Iron Bird. Eurofighter Typhoon Integration RIG – Simulation Boxes Alenia Aermacchi – Torino (TO) Armaments and fire simulation boxes for the Eurofighter Typhoon Integration RIG.

Production - armament manufacturer

Canard-Dart test bench
OTO Melara – La Spezia (SP)
Test bench for electronic validation of Canard-Dart, RF guided armament. Black Shark and MU90 test bench WASS – Livorno(LI) Test bench for sub-assembly and product testing /maintenance test with native Hardware In the Loop simulation for Black Shark and MU90

Production - aircraft manufacturer

M346 backlash automated test bench
Alenia Aermacchi - Venegono Superiore (VA)
Test bench for end-of-line validation of M346 LEFAS-TEFAS, both aircraft and production rig. Flexible test bench to also be used on flight line.

C27J SPARTAN Flight control automated test bench
Alenia Aermacchi - Venegono Superiore (VA)
Test bench for end-of-line validation of C27J Spartan Flight Control Actuation.

Production - tier1 actuators manufacturers

UTC Aerospace Systems Italy – Torino (TO)
Standardised production end-of-line automated test bench for several flight control servo actuator families, including ATR, CESSNA, Eurofighter Typhoon and M346.

Elettronica Aster – Barlassina (MB)
Standardised production end-of-line automated test bench. One single test bench for testing three different helicopter flight control servo actuator families (light transport and combat helicopters).

Production - tier1 avionic manufacturer

SELEX ES – Caselle Torinese (TO)
STTE for avionics burn-in tests specifically designed for hands-on lean manufacturing. designed for highly flexible end-of-line testing, the equipment manages over 10 different product families, and can plug four different products in at a time, automated software configuration with umbilical cable plug-in.

AGE – GSE

Radar altimeter AGE

Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH
Test system for flight line maintenance of the radar altimeter. Equipment also adapted on Panavia Tornado platform.

Integrated armaments test system AGE

Alenia Aermacchi - Torino (TO)
Test system for flight line maintenance of armament airborne pods and rail launchers of Eurofighter Typhoon.

Hydraulic cart GSE

Alenia Aermacchi - Torino (TO)
Upgrade and maintenance of hydraulic carts of Eurofighter Typhoon used in both production and maintenance.