A Northern Ireland aerospace company is investing £7.5 million in a new testing facility at its site in Banbridge.
Thompson Aero Seating, which makes premium class flatbed seating for global aircraft manufacturers, said the 13,500 square feet facility will allow it to carry out certification of its new products locally and boost its research and development abilities. It is the first Dynamic Test Facility on the island of Ireland and will remove the need for products to be sent to Europe of the US to be rubber stamped.
The new facility will feature advanced sled-testing technology, which will enable Thompson’s engineers to reproduce the dynamic conditions of a full-scale crash event in a controlled environment.
