The Klatovy-based company Aerotech Czech, a manufacturer of rotationally symmetric and prismatic components from a wide range of materials, has been contracted by MT Aerospace to manufacture and test parts of the propulsion system of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket.
The Ariane 6 has been in development since 2014 and is set for its first launch in 2020. Designed to lift objects into space, the rocket will now have a Czech flag on its skull – one of 13 countries collaborating with the ESA on the project.
Aerotech project manager Aleš Homolka explains the company’s role in the project: “Regarding Ariane 5 we only worked on riveting small parts. However, now we have made a bit of a leap forward, being entrusted with the production of certain parts and the selection of suppliers. We are also responsible for the design, because when it is not possible to meld or create the components we contact the design team and they accept our improvements.”
The order has benefited not just Aerotech but also the west Bohemian town of Klatovy. A entire new manufacturing plant dedicated to working on the rocket project has been built in the town. Costing hundreds of millions of crowns, it was also partly funded by the ESA. Up to 50 new jobs could be created once production starts.
Mr. Homolka says that Aerotech Czech will be manufacturing around 140 parts for the rocket and that these will also be tested in the country.
“In regards to the manufacturing we are producing the forward and rear skirt from the raw material plates. That means cutting, melding and assembling the components. In the interests of our own production, testing will also be undertaken partly in the Czech Republic, with the rear skirt being tested at the VZLÚ in Prague.”
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