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Swiss Air Force Data Test Set Award

August 1, 2018

RUAG Aviation has awarded TestVonics a production contract for the ADTS-3350ER Air Data Test Set. The ADTS-3350ER is replacing the legacy TTU-205/D Pressure-Temperature Test Sets currently in use by the Swiss Air Force. The ADTS-3350ER is common equipment, which can be used to support organizational / flightline and depot level test requirements. This test set […]

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Winter 2018 Newsletter – The Spacecraft Positioner: A New Fixture for Determining All Mass Properties of a Spacecraft Without Spinning

Space Craft positioner
August 11, 2018

Spacecraft are frequently moved and reoriented during assembly and ground testing, bringing with each move the risk of physical damage. During mass properties testing, a spacecraft will typically be oriented vertically and horizontally as well as rolled horizontally to obtain moment of inertia about the three axes. When product of inertia has to be determined, […]

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Summer 2018 Newsletter – Space Electronics Measurement Services Laboratory

Our measurement services took a significant step forward when we recently expanded our test lab by an additional 2,300 square feet. Now fully operational and housing a suite of dedicated instruments, our measurement service lab provides high accuracy static and dynamic mass properties measurement of payloads ranging in weight from a few grams to over […]

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Spring 2018 Newsletter – Space Electronics Multi-Channel Igniter Circuit Tester: When Safety is the Highest Priority

Raptor Scientific’ new Multi-Channel Igniter Circuit Testers—the SQB Series—are now in use with major space and defense contractors around the world. Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Textron rely on our testers to assure the operational readiness of weapon system squib firing circuits and other electromechanical devices. The SQB family of instruments supports from 8 through 1,024 […]

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Fall 2018 Newsletter – Plugging The (Brain) Drain

Is your company experiencing a loss of knowledge due to retirements and attrition? When it comes to mass properties, Space Electronics can help fill that void. With over 150 years of combined experience in manufacturing mass properties instruments and related products, Space Electronics can offer consultation services, fixture design, training, measurement services and other mass […]

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