Manufacturing of Space Propulsion Components

LARGE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING

The large component manufacturing facility produces aerospace components having a diameter greater than 500 mm. Typical expertise includes:

Combustion chamber machining (Vinci rocket engine) Cu-Alloys, Nickel Machining of rocket engine injector head Aircraft engine casing Inconel / Incolloy Antenna reflector Forged Titanium

	Milling and turning of the inner and outer contours of rocket engine combustion chambers including those of the Ariane 5 engines: Vulcain, Vinci, Aestus and HM-7.
	High performance cutting of exotic alloys for aerospace applications including Inconel 718, electroplated nickel, magnesium, titanium, high strength aluminium alloys, carbon fibre reinforced plastics and carbon fibre structures.
	Turning the injector head and the inlet and outlet manifolds of Vulcain, Vinci and Aestus engines.
	Turning and milling the inner and outer contours of satellite propellant tanks.
	Integral aluminium structure plates (beam formed network plates) with complex channel geometries (tolerance > 90% of 0.02 mm requirement)
	Propellant tank shells for satellites up to 1.3 meter diameter with a wall thickness of 0.8 mm (tolerance 0.02 mm).
	High speed milling of combustion chamber cooling channels, including those of the Vulcain and Vinci engines.
	Injector head milling, including Vulcain and Vinci engines.
	Milling of parts for aerospace applications and development manufacturing.
	Machining the corrugated contours of horns for satellite applications.
	Turning and milling of aircraft engine components.

 

FACILITIES

	5-axis machining centre for component parts from 700 x 600 x 500 mm up to 1600 x 1,500 x 1,300 mm. Main spindle speed of 6,000 rpm.
	High speed milling at 24,000 rpm. 208 tooling workplaces and pallet changer.
	CNC turning of component parts up to 1,500 mm diameter x 3,000 mm long.

 

 

 

 

Antenna Plates   Aluminium

Interface Components   Steel, Inconel, Titanium

SMALL COMPONENT MANUFACTURING

The small component manufacturing facility specialises in producing small and intricate aerospace components, e.g. the use of drills with a diameter of only 0.13 mm for producing an injector head for our 1 N thrusters. Areas of expertise includes:

Small component manufacture Small component machining   Coaxial injector components

	Turning of thruster nozzles for satellites including those used on the 400 N Ariane 5 attitude control system.
	Machining of coaxial injector elements, including those used on the Ariane 5 Aestus, Vinci and Vulcain 2 thrust chambers.
	Injector head erosion, as performed for the HM-7 thrust chamber and Vinci engines.
	Turning and milling of valve housings, including those used on the Ariane 5 main stage cryogenic feed valve and the cryogenic propellant isolation valve.
	Turning and milling of thrust chamber element plates, including those used on the Ariane 5 Aestus upper stage engine.
	Electromagnetic and pneumatic valves for pressurant gases and cryogenic propellants.
	Satellite antenna elements including corrugated horns with complex channel geometries.
	Precision aerospace components.
	Electronic magnesium alloy boxes.

 

FACILITIES

	Sinking and wire EDM machine for sizes up to 700 x 500 x 400 mm.
	4-5-axis lathes with two tool revolvers.
	7-axis lathes with bar feed up to 20 mm.
	5-axis milling machines.
	FP3 dialog II.

 

 

Milling, Turning & Eroding
Aluminium, Steel, Titanium, Nickel, Hayes, Copper
Size Range 10 - 1000 mm

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