Booth number:W3-021 MDS Aero

Exhibition category

main category 1 Aviation
sub category 1 Aircraft engines
main category 2 Aviation
sub category 2 Services
main category 3 Aviation
sub category 3 MRO

Contact address

Address 1220 Old Innes Rd #200, Ottawa, ON K1B 3V3
Telephone 6132984956
URL https://mdsaero.com/
Email balwinderjit.singh@mdsaero.com

Main exhibits 1

Gas Turbine Engine Test Facilities and Test Systems

MDS Aero Support Corporation (www.mdsaero.com) is a Canadian company and provider of test facilities and test systems for aerospace, industrial, and marine gas turbine engines.

Incorporated in 1985, MDS is a Tier 1 supplier specializing in the design and delivery of complex turnkey test facilities for engines and engine modules.

MDS expertise includes design and engineering, project management, operational support, and facility maintenance. MDS is a prime partner to its global clients, with projects in more than 27 countries.

The typical end users of MDS Aero Support Corporation’s products and services are major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aviation, industrial, and marine sectors.

These include companies involved in the development, production, and maintenance of gas turbine engines. MDS clients include Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, Siemens, Solar Turbines, Lockheed Martin, MTU, Snecma Aircraft Engines, and Air France Industries etc.

These end users rely on MDS Aero Support for:
• Research and Development (R&D)
o Testing new engine designs and technologies.
• Production
o Ensuring engines meet performance and durability standards before deployment.
• Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO)
o Validating the performance of engines during and after maintenance.

These clients benefit from MDS Aero Support’s comprehensive test solutions, which help ensure their engines can withstand realistic and extreme conditions.

MDS_Corporate_Brochure-2 (PDF file - 5,259KB)

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Main exhibits 2

Data Acquisition Systems and Control Systems

With over 35 years of designing and building test facilities, we know that the ultimate purpose of all that steel, concrete, and sweat is the data that the facility provides. We offer data acquisition products that are an extension of our drive to exceed expectations and solve complex industry challenges. MDS clients all over the world rely on the precision, accuracy, and usability of our data acquisition systems (DAS) to make critical decisions about the performance and safety of their product.

iDDS: Seamless data communication
• Our DAS software is built on the iDDS backbone, an innovative distributed communication protocol pioneered by MDS. This protocol simplifies data management, allowing for effortless consolidation and configuration of instrument data in various testing environments.

Unleash the power of data - The future of testing
• nxDAS is a network-based data acquisition system for product validation testing that allows you to visualize important test data with ease. It is hardware-agnostic, intuitive, highly automated, and reliably scalable. Used extensively by world-leading engine manufacturers worldwide, nxDAS also offers:
• Automation
o nxDAS helps ensure repeatability and consistency of testing while reducing the number of test hours required to operate the facility.
• Easy Integration
o We always take our clients’ actual environments as the basis for product development. nxDAS is a truly hardware-agnostic system that can be installed in any environment.
• Scalability
o Accommodates various testing environments and customer needs, and seamlessly scales to meet the evolving demands of your development and testing programs. It effortlessly handles instrument nodes and data subscribers, supporting hundreds to thousands of channels for R&D and production setups.
• Visualization
o Fully user customizable visual interface that offers real-time data display and adaptable reporting tools.

nxDAS Brochure A4 (PDF file - 487KB)

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Main exhibits 3

Facility Support, Management, Operation & Engineering Services

It may not be practical for your business to have a full suite of engineering expertise in-house: it’s too expensive. However, with an experienced and knowledgeable engineering team to develop concepts and evaluate risks, you’ll reduce threats to project objectives.

We embrace innovation, applying both classical engineering techniques and contemporary tools to facilitate reliable cost-effective solutions. We have a depth of expertise that spans the full complement of engineering disciplines, and we invest in the right skill sets to meet the challenges inherent in today’s evolving engine testing environment.

Facility Support, Management & Operation
With MDS as your support partner, either with an onsite representative or through a comprehensive suite of support services, you’ll have the knowledge, expertise, and commitment to avoid costly delays and downtime.

You’ll have access to knowledgeable system experts and support resources to ensure your systems are operating at peak efficiency and your tests are completed on time. You’ll also maintain high uptime and benefit fully from your investment in our calibration, preventive maintenance, spares management, and training packages. If an issue does arise in your test cell, we can respond promptly with our 24-hour hotline and global presence.

Our Facility Support and Management Services include:
• Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Calibration
• Spares Management
• Field Services Representatives
• Facility Operation and Management

Engineering Services
• Aerodynamics & Acoustics
• Instrumentation & Controls
• Mechanical & Structural Design
• Fluid Systems Engineering
• Software & Applications
• Driveline Design & Analysis
• Load Absorption Systems
• Environmental Engineering
• Construction


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