What is an aerospace actuator?

Actuators use high pressure hydraulics and precision electronics to achieve fine control and haptic feedback to the flight crew. Regular testing and inspection during manufacture and in situ ensures that safety is maintained whilst ensuring optimal service lives and minimising the cost and downtime of component replacement. Our vision systems are ideally suited both to manufacturing and bench inspections, whilst endoscopes enable inspections in situ with minimal dismantling. Alicona surface profiling will also ensure that, at a microscopic level, new components are in spec and service wear can be accurately measured. If you need to know how to measure actuator components Optimax have the answer