Test Facilities
Situated at Osborne on the Isle of Wight, Test Facilities carry out a variety of work, ranging from certification testing of company and customer products, to the design and supply of specialised facilities.

First established in 1946, Test Facilities now provides a test centre of excellence undertaking Structural Testing, Mechanical Testing, Environmental Testing and Fluid Dynamics Testing for clients throughout the world.

The varied expertise of the group, backed up by design and workshop facilities, Test Facilities is available for specialised projects, such as the design and manufacture of testing rigs or complete testing facilities for use by other industrial or research organisations.

Osborne Engineering Centre

The Osborne Engineering Centre comprises a new purpose built engineering design facility located in close proximity to GKNAS's main European advanced composite facility on the Isle of Wight, UK. As such it is able to provide close engineering support to GKNAS's design / manufacturing requirements and to utilise this relevant experience to provide direct structural engineering support to external OEM customers.

It also provides a focal point for GKNAES's airframe and aero engine nacelle integrated systems design and certification operations.

This dual customer approach facilitates the cross flow of engineering and manufacturing information and offers the customer a practical engineering capability proven and developed in supporting related products.  An integrated engineering design and manufacturing solution can of course also be provided.

Skills:

  • Structural, mechanical and electrical design
  • Static strength and structural integrity analysis
  • Loads and weights
  • Manufacturing Engineering (ME)
  • Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE)
  • Design support
  • Project Management
  • Data Conversion
  • Nacelle and airframe systems design, specification and integration
  • Environmental – EMI / HIRF analysis & validation and thermal & ventilation analysis
  • Fire detection and extinguishing systems
  • Fuel and oil cooling systems design and validation

Tools:

GKNAES currently utilises the following customer engineering business tools and skill sets: Ansys, Anvil 4000, Autocad, BCAWD, BEASY, Catia NC, Cadds 5, CADAM, E3D, GD&T, Knowledge Based Engineering / ICAD, MSC Fatigue, Nastran, Patran, PEGS, PC Demis, RAMS, RAPID & Vericut.'

Contact:

john.clegg@ukes.aerospace.gknplc.com

 

 

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