Tekdata plugs into Typhoon

Tekdata Interconnections has completed delivery of 10 test benches supporting Spain's Eurofighter Typhoon programme

, meeting a demanding design and assembly schedule that required the project to be completed within one year. The test benches form part of a suite used to test and integrate the entire avionics fitment for each aircraft before installation and ongoing diagnostics.

To complete the 10 individual test benches, Tekdata has supplied a total of 33 19 inch, full height racks containing dense wiring with around 60,000 terminations and using 40 different styles and sizes of predominantly shielded wire. The assembled test benches were initially delivered to Tekdata's customer, BAE Systems, and are now being integrated in the complete test suite before delivery to the aircraft constructor.

“We are pleased to announce successful completion of this project, which represents a significant achievement in terms of engineering and logistics,” said Roger Brown of Tekdata Interconnections. “Having our new, purpose-built premises, which we moved into earlier in 2009, has been a decisive factor helping us to succeed in projects of this size and complexity.”

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