Pneumatic Valve Testing and Validation

Aerodyne Controls provides rigorous in-house testing and analysis to ensure that every component we provide meets the extreme demands of defense, commercial aviation, and aerospace applications. Additionally, our aerospace valve testing is backed by our facilities’ AS9100D and 9001:2015 certification to ensure our customers get the best components and services.

Core Testing Capabilities and Equipment

 Pressure Testing

  • Our pneumatic pressure test stations have capabilities from 0 to 15,000 PSIG
  • Our hydraulic test chambers have capabilities up to 35,000 PSIG
  • We provide high-pressure and leak testing validations

Environmental and Thermal Testing

  • Our environmental chambers can reach extreme temperatures, ranging from -100 °F to over 400 °F
  • We have thermal chambers equipped with and without liquid nitrogen (LN2) supply, as well as dedicated cryogenic testing

Dynamic and Mechanical Testing

  • We offer vibration and shock testing, including random vibration combined with thermal capabilities
  • Our endurance cycling validates performance across the full operational envelope

Specialized Testing

  • We provide contamination analysis and custom-designed, fully instrumented test stands dedicated to specific customer products

Comprehensive Testing and Analysis List

✔ Aerospace pneumatic valve testing ✔ Cycle testing
✔ Proof testing ✔ Free-flight vibration
✔ Temperature cycling ✔ Shock and impact
✔ Centrifuge ✔ Acceleration
✔ Random vibration ✔ Humidity and environmental
✔ He leak check ✔ Lightning
✔ Cryogenic flow testing

Testing requirements are always established and agreed upon during development and typically reflect the unique requirements of the given program. Our in-house capabilities, along with our local partner test facilities, allow us to have complete control over all our testing requirements from development through production.

Engineering Process and Risk Mitigation

Using industry-accepted engineering practices aligned with MIL-STD-810 and DO-160, our design process identifies areas of risk.

Furthermore, simulation, analysis, and actual testing are performed to mitigate design flaws. We regularly prototype our designs, and in some cases prototyping is iterative with multiple phases. Holding preliminary design reviews (PDR) and critical design reviews (CDR) with our customers further mitigates design risk prior to entering the qualification and production phases.

💡 Key Insight
The intent is such that the qualification phase is simply a validation step for rate production, not a discovery phase.

Data Packages and Deliverables

Our engineering team provides detailed data packages, performance curves, and failure-mode insights for system integration, certification, and qualification.

Typical data deliverables for any testing performed during development and/or production include:

  • Acceptance test logs – Accompanying each part and production run performed
  • Qualification test logs – Generated specifically for each product during development programs, alongside acceptance test logs

Contact Us for Aerospace Valve Testing and More

Ensure your components will stand up when it counts by working with a dedicated partner for testing and validation. Contact the Aerodyne Controls team to discuss a project.

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