SPECIALIZED SERVICES
ENAER provides specialized laboratory and quality control services that support all the work carried out by our company.
ENAER has Chemistry, Physics and Metrology laboratories. With these capabilities, the Company provides services for the analysis of fuels, lubricants and paints, weight and balance, torque, traction, length, temperature and pressure metrology.
In addition, ENAER is a Custodian Laboratory of National Standards in the magnitudes of Pressure and Humidity. All these services are used internally supporting the provision of services and manufacturing of products; and externally for companies such as: CESMEC, DTS, CERTEC, Naval Aviation, Army Aviation Brigade, ASMAR and LATAM, among others.
CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
ENAER has Chemistry laboratories that allow the analysis of a wide range of products, fuels and paints, among others mentioned below:
- Aviation and Vehicle Fuel
- Petroleums.
- Oil
- Hydraulic Fluids.
- Brake Fluids.
- Greases.
- Antifreeze.
- Detergents.
- Degreasers.
- Corrosion, paint and carbon removers.
- Paintings and associated products.
- Quality of Electroplating Coatings.
- Solid Lubricants and Corrosion Preventive Oils.
- Electroplating.
- Analysis of concentrations of components in electroplating baths.
- SOAP.
- Analysis of used oils to verify their condition.
Fuels and Lubricants
In the field of Fuels and Lubricants, this laboratory performs the analysis according to military specifications of oils, lubricating greases, additives, aviation and ground fuels, to guarantee their use in Chilean Air Force aircraft.
SOAP
This laboratory performs spectrometric analysis of engine oils, 42- and 90-degree aviation transmission boxes and other systems, with the purpose of controlling metallic wear and predicting failures of the aforementioned elements, which contributes to flight safety and avoids high maintenance costs.
Paints
This laboratory performs paint analysis, controlling wet and dry properties such as viscosity, hardness, adhesion, colour, gloss, resistance to corrosion and different fluids, flexibility and elasticity, analysis of adhesives and sealants, hardness and curing tests, detergent products, degreasers, anti-corrosion products, moisture displacers, corrosion resistance analysis, distillation curve, specific gravity, pour and flash points.
Electroplating.
This laboratory allows the analysis and control of concentrations in the components of electroplating baths, taking into account the tolerance of current regulations.
NDT Laboratory
This laboratory performs non-destructive inspections using the following methods:
- Penetrating liquids under ASTM E1417 standard.
- Magnetic particles under ASTM E1444 standard.
- Industrial radiography under ASTM E1742 standard.
- Eddy currents under MIL-HDBX-728/2 standard.
- Ultrasound under AMS-STD 2154 standard.
- Quality Inspections.
- Magnetic particles, Penetrant dyes, Eddy current, X-rays and Ultrasound.
PHYSICS LABORATORY
The Physics Laboratory has equipment that allows for the performance of typing analysis, corrosion determination, micro and macro hardness analysis, stress testing and calculation of the Spring Constant. One of the instruments it has is the Universal Traction Instrument, which is used to determine the mechanical properties of raw materials and manufactured parts, such as calculation of creep, strength, elongation, traction, compression and bending. It has a capacity of up to 30 tons, is programmable for different speeds and works in the range of 0.2% offset, indicating maximum load and breaking point.
METROLOGY LABORATORY
The Metrology Laboratory performs calibration services under the requirements of the ISO / IEC 17.025: 2017 standard "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories" and the Quality System certified by "ISO 9001: 2008" of: pressure gauges, digital pressure indicators, transducers, test gauges, external and internal micrometer recorders, foot meters, comparator clocks, resistance thermometers, thermocouples, digital temperature indicators, recorders, torque wrenches and torque wrenches.
Length
- Exterior Measurements.
- Interior Measurements.
- Male and female thread gauges.
- plug gauge sizes with and without thread.
- Plug Gauge.
- Bore plug gauge
- Ring Gauge
- Pass, no Pass gauge.
- Length Rods.
- Stem Dial Indicators.
- Dial Gauge Caliper
- Caliper
- External Micrometer.
- Internal Micrometer.
- Thickness Measurements.
- Linear Measurements, Slots, Diameters, Etc.
Laser Head and Unit Interferometer
- Distance Measurements.
- Flatness Measurements.
- Straightness measurements.
- Squareness Measurement.
- Pitch and Roll Measurement.
- Angularity Measurements.
- Flatness Tables.
- CNC Numerical Control Machines.
- Coordinate Measuring Machine.
Pressure
- Pressure gauges.
- Test Gauge.
- Vacuum gauges.
- Pressure Transducers.
- Barometers.
- Deadweight scales.
Force
- Torque Wrenches
- Torque Tester
- Tensiometers
- Traction
- Compression
- Spring Tester
- Aircraft Weighing Equipment
- Dynamometers
Temperature
- Temperature Calibrators
- Temperature Indicators
- Humidity and Temperature Recorders
- Glass Liquid Thermometers
- Analogue Thermometers
- Digital Thermometers
- Thermocouples and RTDs
- Muffle Furnaces
- Thermocouples
- Recorders
Optics
- Theodolites
- Jig Transit
- Collimators
- Levels
- Telescopes
Mass
- Analytical Scales
- Digital Scales
NATIONAL STANDARDS LABORATORY
Pressure
The Institute designated as custodian of the national standard in Pressure is managed by the National Aeronautics Company of Chile, ENAER, who has been dedicated to metrology in this area for more than 30 years. In 1999 they were designated to implement a laboratory specialized in pressure measurements, a process that culminated in 2003 with the accreditation of the laboratory in charge of this implementation.
ENAER, as administrator of the Designated Pressure Institute, has the responsibility of safeguarding and managing the National Pressure Standards as stated in the Supreme Decree No. 76 issued on April 21, 2003 by the Ministry of Economy.
Currently this Laboratory can issue Calibration certificates, as established in the DAkkS DKD-5 guide, accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by DAkkS (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH) German Accreditation Body, with Registration number 15211-01-00.
Humidity
The Institute designated as custodian of the national standard for Humidity is managed by the National Aeronautics Company of Chile, ENAER. The objective is to ensure traceability to the International System of Units (SI) of measurements related to the magnitude of Relative Humidity and Dew Point that are carried out in the country. All industries that need to measure humidity, which have a direct and indirect relationship with the magnitude, both in production processes, in air conditioning companies, in quality control of raw materials, products, etc., as well as those testing and calibration laboratories accredited according to ISO 17025, with their quality management system certified in ISO 9001, may require the Services of this Organization.
In 2012, the process of implementing the laboratory's measurement and calibration capabilities in accordance with the ISO 17025 standard was completed, and in 2014, ENAER underwent an accreditation audit under the ISO 17025 standard carried out by the German accreditation body, DAkkS, being accredited as a Designated Institute in the magnitude of Relative Humidity and Dew Point.
The ENAER National Standards Custodian Laboratory, within the framework of an agreement with the National Institute for Standardization (INN), has the capacity for Calibration of Thermohygrometers, Calibration Capacity for Dew Point Meters, Recorders, Digital Indicators, Temperature Sensors, Humidity Sensors, Determination of Humidity in Solids, Grains, Wood and Foods in the Fruit area.
