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Hangar pavilion
Hangar Equipment & GSE Pavilion
First introduced at MRO Europe 2019 the Hangar Equipment & GSE Pavilion was back again for 2021
From engine stands to ground support equipment, airframe and engine tooling, docking and access platforms, test equipment and safety equipment, visitors to the Hangar & GSE pavilion were able to find suppliers of all kinds of specialist equipment that would be found in an aircraft maintenance hangar and much more. That much more can include automated testers for all types of aircrafts. Entire ranges of pitot testers, bonding and loop testers and battery testers for original equipment manufacturers, operators and maintenance centers are available to assist aviation manufacturing and maintenance.
Hangar pavilion exhibitor ATEQ Aviation is a worldwide manufacturer of automated testers for all types of aircrafts. ATEQ has developed a complete range of products and customized hardware and software solutions, adapted to all industry requirements: pneumatic, electric and electronic safety testing systems. With a presence in 40 countries, ATEQ is servicing more than 5,000 customers worldwide. ATEQ engineers sell and service the aviation product line to more than 1,000 customers. More than 20 engineers work to improve the measurement quality of ATEQ’s systems. Since the concept of the aviation division, ATEQ has introduced its most advanced technological features to
worldwide customers. Cobra Systems has been an ATEQ company since 2018, and it also manufactures pitot-static adapters, accessories and covers.
Another company with many years’ experience is Rubb Buildings. It has been designing, manufacturing and constructing high quality, code compliant, engineered fabric tensioned hangars and shelters for more than 40 years. Rubb’s semipermanent and permanent aircraft hangars offer an alternative solution to traditional hangars. Rubb Aviation has a track record in delivering fast, flexible and cost-effective aircraft hangars to aviation and military organisations to protect their planes and helicopters. The hangars are designed to lower project costs, overall structure weight and construction times. Rubb’s clients include easyJet, Lufthansa, Flybe and British Airways. While the hangars are built to last, they are also fully relocatable or extendable to meet changing needs.
Custom-made aircraft hangars is Schwarzmann’s forte. A central European steel structure engineering and manufacturing company, it has produced structures for more than 25 years in various industries, including prefabricated aircraft maintenance hangars. Schwarzmann’s hangars are designed from the outset in close cooperation with the client, as the type of aircraft that will be stored or serviced in the hangar dictates the dimensions and equipment of the facility. The purpose or use determines the various properties of the hangars, such as construction materials, door dimensions, insulation, and accessories, for example mechanical and electrical installations.
Aircraft hangars are designed, manufactured, and installed as steel structures covered with insulation panels, or where internal temperature control is not required, PVC membranes. Due to the demanding service activities as well as sensitive and expensive spare parts, hangars for aircraft maintenance and storage
usually require a controlled environment with a constant temperature. As such the building needs to be isolated and have a built-in heating and ventilation system.
A maker of inflatable aircraft maintenance shelter solutions is J.B. Roche (MFG), and it has been providing these structures for more than 25 years. Without the requirements for foundations, J. B. Roche’s large-scale hangars can be classified as temporary facilities. The main benefit of a temporary building is that it does not require a construction permit. These large-scale hangars can be quickly deployed, and their flexible size can fit any aircraft. The heavy-duty design makes the large-scale hangars good for all aircraft maintenance and repair and for aircraft or helicopter storage. The firm’s IglooMX range of shelters are deployed globally by OEMs, MROs, airlines and aircraft-on ground teams to carry out maintenance tasks in a safe and controlled working environment.
Another company with decades of experience is Finnish firm Best-Hall. It produces fabric structures for storage and maintenance areas for aircraft. The dimensioning of Best-Hall aviation hangars is performed according to the equipment used and stored in them, to provide sufficient space. Special doors increase the functionality of the building to fit large aeroplanes inside. The building’s size is also designed according to the size of aircraft being stored or maintained inside it as well as the equipment that will be operated there. The structure can be equipped with very large doors for the purposes of transporting equipment easily. And there is a range of service doors, sliding doors and roll-up doors with suitable options for personnel and service vehicles.
The MRO Europe 2021 Hangar Equipment & GSE Pavilion showcased hangar builders, hangar outfitters, ground service equipment providers, an electric and remote-controlled tug maker and a drone inspection specialist. It was a strong line up to a welcome addition to the MRO Europe exhibition. n
