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SATTVA On The
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Bangalore-based SATTVA Aero Accessories and Systems Private Limited (AASPL) has
designed, developed, certified and supplied the Main and Nose Landing Gear
Actuators and Flap Test Rig for the SARAS aircraft developed by National
Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore. According to SKB Parekh, MD, Sattva
Aero Accessories and Systems Private Limited (Sattva AASPL), “The directors and
the technical team at Sattva AASPL, have, in their previous positions, headed
independent business units involving 1000-4000 people in each unit. Apart from
this, the directors and technical team have also handled all aspects of the
aerospace business and are fully familiar with the procedures of R&D as well as
productionbased activities.”
The company has designed and developed FFF electrical generators of 5 kW and 20
kW for military aviation purposes, 12 kW Starter Motor for civil aviation and
Electro Mechanical Linear Actuator (EMLA), for surface actuation systems. The
company has also been involved in the design, development, certification and
supply of electro mechanical actuators, armatures for different motors and
generators, and Test Rig for performance check of Engine Control Box for
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Engine Division, Bangalore. The company has
bid for a number of projects which are expected to f |
ructify, some of them being Fuel Booster Pump for airborne applications, design
and development of Stator Motor for Engine Starting system in mid air, Rotor
Brake system for helicopter, MGB (Main Gear Box), Oil Cooling system and Oil
Pump for helicopter and High Speed Alternator and its controller for aero engine
programmes. AASPL was founded with the intention of entering into the indigenous
design, development, production and delivery of electrical motors, electrical
generators, hydraulic systems and all kinds of actuators for the aerospace
industry. AASPL has developed products suitable for both civil and military
aviation and has won contracts from DRDO laboratories.
Sattv a AASPL is already in dialogue with various foreign companies who are
ready to use the techn o l o g y and products available and have offered
alternate solutions for Indian programmes which will bring offset opportunities
for them. Certified by International Quality Management Systems standards
AS9100/ISO 9001, AASPL received the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and
Industries (SIATI) award for ‘Excellence in Aerospace Indigenisation’ during
Aero India 2009. AASPL has kept itself updated on the latest and available
technologies to provide engineering solutions to its customers and not only
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