APPLICATIONS
SPACERACE technology applications
Space exploration, science, communication, defense and more…
POWER IN SPACE
SOLAR ARRAYS
Large power generators require good hold downs for launch and reliable deployment on orbit. We cover your needs for both space mission and the ground testing phase.
DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION
ANTENNAS and BOOMS
Communication or science? In both cases the deployment from the spacecraft might be required. HDRM release actuators provide comfortable integration and easy use.
GROUND PREPARATIONS
ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION and TESTING
Our products are built for both space and ground. Test as you fly and fly as you test at a fraction of traditional cost.
OPTICS PROTECTION
DEPLOYABLE COVERS
When a valuable detector is key to your mission, no protection is too much. Pin puller or release nut release actuators can safely unlock deployable covers.
LAUNCHERS
SATELLITE SEPARATION
Cost, mass, stiffness. Release rings might not be the suitable option for your satellite release. Multi point separation mechanisms based on our ATLAS release nuts are a simple and flexible alternative.
INSTRUMENTS
MECHANISM LAUNCH LOCKS
Antenna pointing, thruster vectoring, robotic arms. You name it. Complex mechanisms that need to be protected from the violence of launch. We are ready for your HDRM challenge.
Our Products
Building Blocks of Mechanical Systems
Products developed and tested to accelerate spacecraft builders and AIT teams
FEATURED PRODUCT
22 kN
preload capacity
±150°C
operating temperature
Fast
release synchronization
Field reset
DESIGNED FOR USER RESET
ATLAS ORBITAL RELEASE NUT ACTUATOR
FEATURED PRODUCT
ATLAS RELEASE NUT ACTUATORS
Designed as AIT accelerator for deployable mechanisms. Equivalent to ATLAS Orbital and heritage release nuts in key parameters but optimized for long life in AIT campaigns.
22 kN
preload capacity
Long life
TESTED FOR HUNDREDS OF CYCLES
Fast
release synchronization
Representative
TEST SUBSTITUTION FOR HERITAGE ReLEASE NUTS
FEATURED PRODUCT
1 kN
RADIAL preload capacity
±150°C
operating temperature
Fast
release synchronization
Field reset
DESIGNED FOR USER RESET
ARES PIN PULLER RELEASE ACTUATOR
FEATURED PRODUCT
INITIATION CONTROL UNIT FOR RELEASE ACTUATORS
User centered control electronics for test campaigns of space mechanisms containing Hold Down and release Actuators.
Synchronizable activation of up to 5 actuators (10 independent power lines) via current pulse with millisecond precision.
5 actuators
CAN BE CONTROLLED SIMULTANEOUSLY
10 power lines
2 INDEPENDENT POWER LINES PER ACTUATOR
1 - 10 A
USER DEFINED CURRENT PULSE
Universal
COMPATIBLE WITH NON-SPACERACE ACTUATORS
FEATURED PRODUCT
UNIKA
50 kN
AXIAL preload GENERATION
< 1%
TARGET FORCE DEVIATION
Pure tension
TENSION GENERATED UPON USER COMMAND
SMA powered
LARGE ENERGY DENSITY OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY
UNIKA HDRM TENSIONING/PRELOAD TOOL
FEATURED PRODUCT
HEATING CONTROL UNIT FOR SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS
Safe and user friendly unit for acceleration of test campaigns of release mechanisms featuring SMA actuators - Nimesis Triggy or EBAD Frangibolt.
HCU provides robust safety barriers and records all important test data.
T or V
TEMPERATURE OR VOLTAGE CONTROL
42 V
MAXIMUM VOLTAGE
Mobile
NO PC OR GRID CONNECTION NEEDED
120 Wh
BATTERY CAPACITY FOR DOZENS OF TESTS
Technologies and capabilities
Space engineering
It is a way of work. Space environment is unforgiveable. Our team cummulated decades of experience in precision design and verification of space technologies.
21st century techonologies
We are a fully digital company. Standing on shoulders of decades of space research, design approach and processes, we use the new technologies to move faster.
Rapid prototyping
Design, make, test, fail, repeat, succeed. Fast engineering is not possible without fast in-house prototyping.
In house production
Core technologies for non-explosive actuators are produced in house, shortening the response to customizations and enabling faster product improvements and customer support.
Testing capabilities
Design and production without test is a risky business that we don't like. We make sure to hold the test capabilities to ensure the full control over the product and fast responsiveness.
Quality as a requirement
We consider quality and precision as an essential requirement for anything we do. Smooth user experience is a vital part of product functionality.
TOGETHER WE REACH FOR THE STARS
