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Chemical & Pyrotechnic Test Lab Capability
Established in Scotland in the 1950s as MSA Catalyst Division
Part of ASB in 1996 and rebranded as Missiles & Space Batteries
ISO9001, EN9100 Rev D certified
Cyber Essentials Plus certified
Fully Autonomous (design / manufacture / logistic on site)
Dry room area (powder processing, pellet manufacture, battery build)
Located in Central Scotland
Wide Range of Applications
Missiles
Rockets
Bomb kits
Artillery
Counter
measures
UDT
Ejection
seats
Emergency
power
Our customers
Manufacturing capability
Key Process Equipment
Powder Processing: Turbulas x 3 & Ovens x 3
Pellet Presses: 45 Tonne to 150 Tonne capability
LAN Manufacturing
Anode Production (Auto & manual) with an annual capacity ~ 800,000
Heat Paper production
TIG Weld under vacuum
In process test capability
Battery Inspection Test Capability (NDT)
Fine & Gross Leak Testing
Digital X-Ray Radiography (Level 2 Radiographers)
Automated Electronic Test Benches
Chemical & Pyrotechnic Test Lab Capability
ICP-AES Elemental Analysis
Single Cell & Lithium Dilation testing
Particle Size, Moisture Testing
Pyrotechnic Ignition and Burn Rate Testing
Bomb Calorimetry & Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Battery test capability
Battery Discharge Test Capability (LAT)
Multi Channel Data Acquisition System
Measurement System conditioning
Multiple Load Modules providing a wide range of configuration up to 3600 W, 250V and 60A
Control Modules for constant power, constant current, constant voltage and constant resistance.
Environmental Test Capability
Vibration up to 60g in climatic chamber
Centrifuge for spin testing
Temperature / Humidity Chamber
Multiple Ovens / Freezers
Salt Mist chamber