Testing new structures and materials is an everyday challenge to ensure high quality and a low level of maintenance. Mechanical test benches (fatigue, wear, vibrations) based on hydraulic, pneumatic and magnetic actuators are state of the art. Piezoelectric actuators from Cedrat Technologies (CTEC) bring new and impressive possibilities.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...