Success in the development of Air Navigation simulators
"Success involving projects of such difficulty, could not be achieved without the level of knowledge and experience that we have at Tecnatom". We talked with Rubén Jimeno Morón, project manager for the development of SIMENA,...
3 key aspects underlining the need for an airport installation simulator
Having gained insight into certain key characteristics of the airport installation simulator, SILA, thanks to one of its end users, Serafín Ruano of AENA, we shall now learn more about it from our colleague ...
Airport electrical installations simulator, a constantly evolving development
In 2005 Tecnatom developed the airport electrical installations simulator (SILA) for AENA, a solution that is being widely used and that has achieved a high level of acceptance among its users. However, installations are...
Interview with Serafín Ruano (AENA), user of the SILA simulator
We have interviewed Serafín Ruano, an IADA (Aena Learning and Development Institute) Trainer and Airport Maintenance Competence Checker who belongs to the AENA Recruiting and Training Division. Serafín has been involved from the very...
Machine Learning for NDT, beyond expert systems
Attempts have been made for several years now to introduce the breakthroughs made in artificial intelligence in almost all technical areas. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) was not to be an exception. These inspections analyse the...
Tecnatom working with Lockheed Martin
The US Company Lockheed Martin Corporation, a major supplier in the defence sector at world level, has awarded Tecnatom a contract for the supply of an automatic inspection system.
TAURUS twin robot inspection system
The scope...
What are airworthiness inspections all about?
What is an airworthiness inspection?
An airworthiness inspection, performed either during the manufacturing phase or in service, consists of analysing the different components of a commercial or military aircraft in order to determine that it...
Electrical airport facility simulators
What is the purpose of electrical system simulator training?
Given the complexity of airport electrical systems, the result both of the technology used and of the need to include redundant systems providing a high degree...
Dry-Coupled Wheel Probes. Beyond the coupling medium
As was explained in the first article in this series, which dealt with non-destructive testing, ultrasound can be transmitted through a medium, be it gaseous, liquid or solid.
However, they experience special difficulty when it...
Ultrasonics. Beyond the coupling medium
Non-Destructive testing: the need to see inside
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) is very widely used in different industrial sectors for the analysis of the interior structure and integrity of parts and components without causing them any...