MTU Aero Engines opens new test centre in Munich

MTU test centre 1
MTU test centre 1

MTU Aero Engines has built a new test centre for engine parts on its Munich premises, investing more than €25m in a new building and advanced test equipment.

After two years of construction, the test centre is now operational.

Judith Gerlach, Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs, and MTU’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Lars Wagner inaugurated the facility in a ceremony attended by around 100 guests from business, politics and science as well as company employees.

Lars Wagner, MTU’s COO, emphasised the importance of the new test centre: “MTU is renowned worldwide for its unique testing expertise. Our new component test centre is yet another impressive proof that we have rightly earned our reputation for excellence in this field.”

MTU’s testing capabilities comprise parts, components and complete engines. The company performs development tests, certification tests and production acceptance tests.

Wagner added: “In our new test centre, we will be testing parts that make up compressors and turbines, that is, for example, blades and vanes, disks, casings, rings, and tubing.”

Since safety is the number one priority in the aviation industry, the company’s products must undergo rigorous testing and meet the highest safety standards – right down to detail part level.

www.mtu.de

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