Support Equipment & Precision Tooling
Flight hardware is only as good as the tooling on which it’s built. Once built, flight hardware and systems must be handled extremely carefully to assure mission performance. Vivace’s tooling and support equipment group are among the most experienced in the industry, having produced critical solutions for both internal and external programs.
Vivace’s team has produced integrated ground support systems for spacecraft transport, as well as precision test equipment. An example of a Vivace-developed ground support system is our spacecraft transportation system. The custom system was delivered to a top-tier aerospace prime and included environmental control, load isolation, data recording, and a power system. The vehicle was delivered on-time and on-budget in just 9 months from order date.
An example of Vivace-developed test equipment is a recently delivered orbital docking system test fixture. The test fixture included software, active elements to simulate docking through the docking system’s design envelope, and data recording. The system was innovative in that it began with a simplification of requirements so that significant cost savings were realized in the execution of the program.
Vivace Capabilities
Ground Support Equipment
- An example of a Vivace-developed ground support system is our spacecraft transportation system. The custom system was delivered to a top-tier aerospace prime and included environmental control, load isolation, data recording, and a power system. The vehicle was delivered on-time and on-budget in just 9 months from order date.
Precision Tooling
- Vivace designs precision tooling for almost every internal program using an innovative modular approach to minimize cost to each customer. Tooling is used for handling of hardware at all phases with a specialty in friction stir welding (FSW) tooling.
Precision Test Equipment
- An example of Vivace-developed test equipment is a recently delivered orbital docking system test fixture. The test fixture included software, active elements to simulate docking through the docking system’s design envelope, and data recording. The system was innovative in that it began with a simplification of requirements so that significant cost savings were realized in the execution of the program.
