EXTRA FUEL
Keeping older, less-efficient aircraft in service while new aircraft and engines are delayed.
THE ECONOMICS OF KNOWING LATE
DELAYS ARE EXPENSIVE.
When a $14 billion engine and maintenance contract is at stake, late stage design surprises are costly.
At this scale, time-to-knowledge matters.
LEARN MOREWHEN ENGINES ARE DELAYED, THE COST MOVES DOWNSTREAM.
ADDED MAINTENANCE
Additional maintenance expense created by aerospace supply-chain disruption.
LEASED ENGINES
The cost of leasing replacement engines while other engines remain in repair queues.
2025 estimates from IATA and Oliver Wyman. READ THE REUTERS REPORT
THE MEASUREMENT CHALLENGE
YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE THE ENGINE.
Testing exists to turn uncertainty into evidence. But some of the measurements needed are in places conventional instrumentation cannot reach. This leads to late stage design surprises.
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LOCATIONS WHERE CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTATION OR SLIP RINGS MAY NOT BE PRACTICAL
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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
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CONFINED GEOMETRIES
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ROTATING COMPONENTS
WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR ENGINE TODAY?
AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO FIND OUT LATER?
THE VALUE OF A MEASUREMENT ISN'T ONLY WHAT IT TELLS YOU.
IT'S WHEN IT TELLS YOU.
The later you know, the fewer options you may have to change it.
SENSATEK
GET THE ANSWER EARLIER.
Sensatek develops passive RF temperature and strain sensors that enable critical measurements from rotating locations where conventional instrumentation can be difficult to deploy and where slip rings may not be practical.
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NO BATTERY AT THE SENSING POINT.
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NO ELECTRONICS AT THE SENSING POINT.
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WIRELESS INTERROGATION ACROSS AN AIR GAP.
CRITICAL EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE EARLIER IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLES
ENGINEERED TO FIT THE COMPONENT.
Sensor geometry and attachments can be adapted to the part. Bonding methods are selected for the substrate, surface geometry, temperature, loading, and duration of the test.
GAS TURBINES
Ceramic sensors placed directly on turbine blades and discs to obtain temperature or strain evidence from high-value rotating hardware.
HELICOPTER ENGINES
Compact sensors and stationary interrogation hardware arranged around confined blade rows where clearance and access are limited.
SMALL TURBINES
Conformal sensor installations follow the available component geometry while preserving the freedom of the rotor to turn.
ROTATING GENERATORS
Sensors bonded at multiple rotor locations to observe thermal or mechanical behavior without batteries or electronics at the sensing point.
MULTIPLE WAYS TO BOND.
ONE PURPOSE. KNOW EARLIER.
CREDIBILITY
R&D SUPPORTED BY
VENTURE CAPITAL BACKED BY
EXPERIENCE ACROSS PROPULSION
DEMONSTRATED VALUE WITH
VISIONARY PROPULSION
SYSTEM LEADERS.
REDUCE UNCERTAINTY IN THE ENGINE DESIGN AND TESTING PROCESS.
INTEGRITY.
START A CONVERSATION
TELL US WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW EARLIER.
Share the measurement challenge, component, and test environment. We'll determine whether a passive RF sensing approach could help.