MDS Aero Support Corporation

MDS Aero Support Corporation designs and supplies test facilities for gas turbine engines. These engines power aircraft, ships and industrial plants. The company serves the aviation, industrial and marine sectors. It has done this work since 1985.

The company calls itself a Tier 1 supplier of turnkey test solutions. Turnkey means the customer receives a finished system that is ready to run. The work covers full engine testing and engine module testing. It suits new development engines, current production engines and engines already in service.

The product range includes indoor and outdoor full engine test facilities. It also includes core engine test facilities, engine component test facilities, environmental simulation and special purpose test equipment. Component facilities cover the fan, compressors, combustor and turbines.

For aviation, MDS designs sea level test cells. It has delivered facilities for maintenance, repair and overhaul, for production, and for research and development. The cells can be designed for engine thrust of up to 150,000 pounds of force. They can also handle next generation high bypass engines.

Fan test facilities check aerodynamic performance and noise. MDS designs them with low noise from the test parts. Core engine facilities test the gas generator at the heart of an engine. They use inlet systems that give stable and repeatable results. MDS also offers data acquisition systems in both software and hardware.

Industrial test cells are built to replace many facilities with one. They use cells with several setups, and they support both cold end and hot end drive layouts. MDS also lists electric propulsion and sustainable fuel testing as an area of work.

The company says it can turn an empty plot of land into a working test facility in less than two years. This includes engineering, design, construction management and project management. It reports projects in more than 20 countries, with 27 countries served. Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, China and India are shown on the site. MDS works with national governments and universities on new test methods. It leads the NRC Aerospace Research Advisory Board. The site also mentions a Global Aerospace Center for Icing and Environmental Research, and a patented green technology for engine testing.