Aerospace & Defence

From early-stage research to the sustainment of long life-cycle programs, aerospace and defense undergo rigorous testing and certification processes. HBK is ready to deliver the most reliable measurement and analysis solutions.

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Civil & Defence Aircraft

Meet your propulsion emission and performance targets. Ensure structural integrity of the aircraft even under harsh conditions: The HBK testing solutions and certification services help you to realise your aircraft project on time and on budget.

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Space Vehicles & Satellite Qualification

Comprehensive noise and vibration testing is pivotal to ensuring structural integrity and reliability of space vehicles. HBK provides safe, reliable and efficient testing solutions for structural and acoustical qualification.

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Naval Defence

From modal testing and analysis of models and prototypes to permanently installed noise monitoring systems: HBK offers best-in-class acoustic and structural testing and monitoring solutions throughout the vessel’s lifecycle.

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And while the aerospace sector is seriously concerned with aviation efficiency and the requirements of environmental directives, defence industry manufacturers have the added concerns of ensuring reliability and high performance of military systems, often under extreme conditions.

Ever‐shortening design and development time frames of modern aerospace and space programs demand 'right‐first-time' engineering.

HBK has developed software and hardware solutions which reduce test time so that our customers can reduce time to market.

Your Partner Through the Entire Product Life Cycle  

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A&D products are complex, expensive and have a long lifecycle. Development often starts virtually with simulation playing a role in achieving the desired results. However, results still need to be validated by physical testing of prototypes to increase confidence and data integrity before production. High-quality, time- and cost-efficient testing is critical to meeting program milestones, and HBK adds real value to the development and validation process by providing integrated solutions for test and measurement.

Before certification, aerospace products face intensive qualification tests and flight trials, to ensure that equipment designs meet performance expectations. Malfunction is not an option. Design flaws must be discovered to ensure maximum safety in operation. Qualification testing is critical in the evaluation of the static and dynamic structural integrity of a system. HBK solutions help manufacturers achieve the certificate of airworthiness and qualify new developments before introduction.

HBK continues to support ongoing testing in the field for legal compliance, extended product life plus monitoring of environmental impact with engineering services and solutions. These include predictive maintenance and reliability solutions that support a wide range of reliability and maintainability analysis techniques, including life data analysis and accelerated life testing.

Mastering the Challenges of Testing Hybrid and Electric Aircraft

Aircraft manufacturers have long been working on making flying more environmentally friendly. The innovations which will make this next generation of sustainable aircraft possible are going to involve changes to all elements of the aircraft: propulsion systems, structures, and flight strategies.

HBK enables these innovations by empowering engineers to confidently test and validate their designs to ensure airworthiness.

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Our Customer Stories

Wind tunnel testing at RUAG

Wind tunnel testing is one of the most reliable forms of aircraft testing. Discover HBM's integrated solution – from sensors to software – helping RUAG meet strict reliability standards.

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Marenco Swisshelicopter gets SKYe SH09 aircraft off the ground

The development and manufacture of a helicopter undergoes rigorous certification testing. Read how HBM helped Marenco SKYe SH09 deliver accurate measurement results.

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Airbus: a new approach to structural testing

Airbus sets standards in structural testing through an innovative and consistent approach to structural dynamics testing and analysis. Read how HBM contributed to developing these standards that can be used by engineers worldwide.

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