TEST-FUCHS

TEST-FUCHS is an Austrian company in Gross-Siegharts, founded in February 1946 by engineer Fritz Fuchs. It has grown to more than 600 employees in two business areas, test systems and aerospace systems. This page covers the aerospace side, TEST-FUCHS Aerospace Systems (founded as a separate GmbH in 2019), which makes components and systems for helicopters, aircraft, engines, UAVs and space applications.

Aerospace products

• Fuel system components and equipment for aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, civil and military, designed and produced since the nineties
• Hydraulic and lubrication equipment, including fuel and lube oil pumps
• Electrical equipment, including sensors, electronic controllers and regulators
• Propulsion equipment for space: the company has more than 30 years in the space industry, beginning with cryogenic valves for Ariane 5, and supplies satellites, launchers and cryogenic systems
• Pumps, valves, actuators, sensors and electronics fitted to helicopters from Airbus (BO-105, H135, H145, H160, H225, NH90) and Hindustan Aeronautics

Services

• Build to print manufacturing and one-time special parts; contract manufacture began in 2013
• Engineering and design: calculation and simulation, prototyping, qualification and documentation
• Manufacturing and assembly, including machining, bending, painting, galvanic treatment and coil winding
• MRO of its own products and of other manufacturers' products, in workshops in Austria and Erding, Germany, including overhaul of PT6 and M250 series engine accessories as a Honeywell authorized warranty and repair station
• Spares from a stock of serviceable and unserviceable components, with obsolescence management and a stated genuine spare parts guarantee

Certifications and approvals

• EN 9100 and ISO 9001:2015, depending on location
• EASA Part 21 Subpart G production approval
• EASA Part-145, FAA FAR-145, UK CAA Part 145 and TCCA CAR 573 maintenance approvals
• Honeywell AWARS certification

Locations

The group lists service locations in Austria, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, China, Singapore and the USA, with partners in other countries.