Fundación Centro de Tecnologías Aeronáuticas (CTA)

Spain

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Fundación Centro de Tecnologías Aeronáuticas (CTA) is an aerospace technological center located at the Álava Technology Park in Miñano, Spain. Founded in 1996 by aerospace leaders including ITP Aero, Aernnova, and Sener, CTA operates as an approved testing laboratory for major airframers and space agencies, including Airbus Group, Safran, Collins Aerospace, and the European Space Agency (ESA).

CTA holds EN 9100, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, and Nadcap certifications, providing development, validation, and qualification testing for primary aerostructures, propulsion systems, and flight hardware under extreme dynamic, acoustic, and vibrational operating regimes.

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CTA offers end-to-end vibration, resonance, dynamic, and environmental testing capabilities:

Electrodynamic Vibration Systems: High-capacity 160 kN electrodynamic vibration shaker with integrated cleanroom compatibility, and a dual 60 kN electrodynamic shaker system for multi-axis frequency sweep and resonance searches.
Resonance & Dynamic Analysis: Structural frequency identification, resonance search and dwell, and modal evaluation under variable thermal and operational pressures.
Combined Multi-Physics Testing: Simultaneous vibration coupled with hydraulic fluid circuits, high electrical power, extreme thermal environments (-100 °C to +200 °C), and explosive or pressurized atmospheres.
Pyroshock Testing: High-G shock testing up to 10,000 g and 200 kg payload capacity using electrodynamic shakers, gas guns, and pendulum rigs to simulate stage separation and pyrotechnic events.
High-Speed Acquisition & Instrumentation: Multi-channel high-frequency dynamic data recording using triaxial accelerometers, high-speed optical monitoring, and non-contact displacement systems.
Space Flight Hardware Validation: Full qualification testing for satellite solar panels, antennae, and mechanisms across major ESA programs (e.g., GAIA, BepiColombo, JUICE, Sentinel).

Fundación Centro de Tecnologías Aeronáuticas (CTA)

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