Techspace Aero : partner of the key players in the aircraft and space propulsion industry

Partner to the world’s major engine manufacturers, Techspace Aero has been involved in the majority of the most important aerospace programs over the decades. Thanks to its highly skilled workforce, the company takes in charge complete systems right from the preliminary design stage. It provides its clients with innovative, integrated solutions, which continually improve their own performance.

In addition to SAFRAN (55.8% of the capital), the other shareholders in Techspace Aero are the Walloon Region of Belgium (31%) Pratt & Whitney (11.4%) and the Federal Investment Company (1.8%) .

Techspace Aero regroups all services and facilities necessary to providing integrated, innovative solutions for its international clients on one site located near Liege in Belgium. Thanks to that specific one-site organization, Techspace Aero is able to develop programs with extremely short production cycles.

337 M€ annual turnover

1250 workforce

40% of the workforce made up of engineers and technicians

17% of turnover dedicated to R & D

From sub-contractor to major technological player  

Techspace Aero has been present in the field of aeronautical propulsion since 1949 and from the outset secured its position as a specialist in precision mechanics, capable of producing components and equipment designed by engine manufacturers.

In order to strengthen its foothold in the engine manufacturing market, the company gradually developed its design and development capabilities by setting up engineering teams and by hiring a large number of engineers.

For most of the major engine programmes, Techspace Aero has concluded partnership agreements with its customers specifying that the company participates in the financing of a new engine alongside the engine manufacturer and assumes full responsibility for a module and/or equipment that represents a share of up to 10% of the complete engine.

Today, Techspace Aero has acquired a technological maturity enabling it to go farther, by really being involved in the development of the architectures of engines within its scope of responsibility, alongside the world’s leading engine manufacturers.

Innovation for the environmental challenges  

Techspace Aero's research axes aim to take on the environmental challenges facing aviation while keeping engine and equipment costs to a minimum:

Ongoing development of aerodynamic material and process skills allows Techspace Aero to be the forerunners when it comes to technology.

With over 400 engineers and technicians, Techspace Aero has very strong Research, Technology and Development capacities and works in association with internationally renowned universities and research centers.

Techspace Aero is actively involved in several European and regional research programs which aim to meet the expectations of the major players in propulsion by perfecting innovative solutions in order to reduce mass, fuel burn, size, ... (VITAL, APC, Newac, Dream, ECOM, ...).

Thanks to its technological maturity and the diversity of its skills, Techspace Aero brings technologies to the market that have been validated and tested on a demonstrator, ready to be integrated on engines.