ATS Serves the Aerospace Industry
At ATS we provide an expansive list of services that support the aerospace industry and its affiliates. As a multifaceted company with diverse testing and inspection labs, we have been serving clients since 1967. The ATS departments serving the aerospace industry include:
- Environmental Testing
- Mechanical Testing
- Nondestructive Testing
- Calibrations
As an industry that relies on safety and performance with extensive regulation oversight, it is imperative that testing and inspections are of the highest quality. The need for material verification, testing and analysis of components and structures may include but are not limited to nondestructive testing, materials testing, mechanical testing, environmental testing, and calibration.
ATS’ ability to provide a broad array of services affords our clients the advantage of quality control, production aspects, and data management and analysis. Our extensive aerospace testing lab experience spans airframe structures and materials, turbine engine components, composite testing, and hydraulic and pneumatic component testing on civilian or military aircraft.
Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
NDT inspections are commonly performed in the aerospace industry. These evaluations provide operators and manufacturers a degree of certainty when their systems and components are determined to be safe and structurally sound during continued operation. NDT inspections may reveal items compromised by fatigue, corrosion, improper material use, poor manufacturing processes, and/or weldment issues. ATS’ aerospace testing lab has multiple FAA repair station certificates in multiple states and Nadcap accreditation for nondestructive testing.
NDT Services
- Eddy Current – ET
- Infrared – IR
- Liquid Penetrant – PT
- Magnetic Particle – MT
- Radiography – RT
- Ultrasonic Testing – UT
- Visual Testing – VT
Nadcap Accreditation
ATS offers inspection and testing services that are backed by advanced accreditations and certifications. After meeting the requirements of a comprehensive and arduous audit conducted by the Performance Review Institute (PRI), ATS has obtained the accreditation to provide Nadcap NDT services to the aerospace industry.
Nadcap Certifications
- Nondestructive Testing Facility Penetrant
- Nondestructive Testing Magnetic Particle
Materials Testing
ATS offers in-depth assessments to assist in identifying material performance. These product or failure analyses can be performed on various materials, properties or composites. Our aerospace testing lab utilizes the latest technology to gather quality data, test reports, and certificates related to the material tested in meeting compliance.
Materials Labs
- Chemical Analysis
- PMI – Positive Material Identification
- Metallurgical Analysis
- Engineering Analysis
Mechanical and Environmental Evaluations
Mechanical testing on aerospace components helps determine property strength and material behavior when exposed to external forces, pressures, and environmental conditions, such as vibration or weathering. Awareness of your systems’ limitations provides safety and dependability, and avoids unexpected delays.
Mechanical Services
- Bend
- Charpy Impact
- Flange
- Flaring
- Flattening
- Micro-Hardness
- N-Value
- Pressure – Hydrostatic
- Pressure – Pneumatic
- Reverse Bend
- Reverse Flattening
- Rockwell Hardness
- R-Value
- Tensile
- Fatigue
MIL STD 810
ATS offers environmental testing that is compliant with the requirements of MIL STD 810. We rigorously test aerospace components and/or equipment for environmental stresses and conditions that replicate the normal life cycles to expose potential design deficiencies, materials, and manufacturing processes in an effort to certify your component to MIL-STD 810.
Environmental Services
- Accelerated Weathering
- Altitude Testing
- Coating Weight and Coating Thickness
- Cyclic Corrosion
- Humidity
- Salt Spray/Fog
- Mechanical Shock
- Solar
- Thermal Cycling
- Thermal Shock
- UV
- Vibration
- Xenon Arc
RTCA DO 160 Testing
ATS complies with the RTCA DO-160 standard for environmental condition and test procedures for airborne equipment established by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA).
Section Testing
- Section 4 – Temperature and Altitude
- Section 5 – Temperature Variation
- Section 6 – Humidity
- Section 7 – Operational Shocks and Crash Safety
- Section 8 – Vibration
- Section 9 – Explosion ProofnessSection 10- Waterproofness
- Section 11 – Fluids Susceptibility
- Section 12 – Sand and Dust
- Section 13 – Fungus Resistance
- Section 14 – Salt Spray
Calibration Services
We offer full metrology services in calibration and dimensional inspection. Our capabilities include avionics test equipment calibration, electronics calibration, mechanical calibration, standards calibration, and dimensional inspection. Additionally, we represent over 40 leading metrology manufacturers for new/replacement measuring & testing (M & T) equipment.
Our state-of-the-art laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001:2015 and is equipped to calibrate most M & T equipment from torque, pressure, calipers, and micrometers to advanced avionics test equipment. In addition, our calibration lab provides on-site calibration services for most M & T equipment.
Calibration Services
- Avionics Test Equipment Calibration
- Dimensional Inspection
- Electronics Calibration
- Mechanical Calibration
- Standards Calibration
In a versatile approach, ATS provides world-renowned services delivering safe and quality-assured solutions within compliance and regulatory guidelines. The diverse capabilities of our forward-leading aerospace testing lab and overall experience allow us to provide accurate and results-based outcomes as an economical and responsive answer for our clients in the aerospace testing industry.
