Sener Aeroespacial S.A.

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WHT WEAVE Optical Corrector System Integration

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Pic legend 1: ELT M2 Cell

Pic legend 2: Centrifuge Accelerator for JT60

Pic legend 3: WHT WEAVE Optical Corrector System Integration

Pic legend 4: JUICE Janus Filter Wheel

General information

Company name

Sener Aeroespacial S.A.
Adress

C/ Creu Casas i Sicart, 86-88. Parc de l’Alba. 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona)
Web

http://www.aerospace.sener
Turnover

135.00 million EUR in year 2023

Employees

1050 in year 2023
SME

NO
Contact Info:

Phone

+34932276563
Email

aeroespacial@aeroespacial.sener

Activity and Skills

SENER is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956. It seeks to offer its clients the most advanced technological solutions and enjoys international recognition thanks to its independence and commitment to innovation and quality.

SENER Aeroespacial is the company inside the group for Space, Defense and Science markets with long tradition in mechanical systems and radio-frequency systems with the incorporation of Tryo Group in 2019. In the field of Large Scientific facilities, SENER Aeroespacial is recognized for its capability to perform multi-disciplinar projects in opto-mechanics, instrumentation including optics, mechanics, electronics and SW and large mobile structures, actuators and control infrastructures.

Contracts for Big Science facilities

[ESA] Comet Interceptor: Electronics for EnVis/CoCa/OPIC/MANIaC Instruments (2023)

[F4E] Centrifuge Accelerator for JT60SA Pellet Launching System (2022)

[ESO] ELT M1 Segment Manipulator. Mechanism to handling M1 mirror segments (2021)

[EST - IAC ] M1 Cell. Preliminary design for the EST 4m M1 mirror and support (2021 - 2022)

[ESO] ELT M5 Cell. Tip-tilt and Aligment mechanisms for 2.7m mirror (2020 - 2024)

[ESA] ARIEL: M2 Mirror Cryogenic Mechanism (2019)

[OTHER - MICIN/ROSCOSMOS ] WSO: Far UV Front End Electronics (2018 - 2024)

[ESO] ELT M2 and M3 Cells. Mechanisms for 4m and 3.5 tons mirrors (2017)

[ESA] JUICE: Medium Gain Antenna, Magnetometer Boom and JANUS/GALA Instruments Electronics (2016 - 2020)

[OCAN - IAC/ING ] WEAVE Prime Focus Optical Corrector and Translation System - William Herschel Telescope (2015 - 2020)

[ALBA] X-Ray Mirror Bender with nanometre correction (2014 - 2018)

[CERN - CIEMAT ] Participation in the design and supply of the L3 experiment for LEP (2013)

[OTHER - CEFCA/Univ Sao Paolo ] JPCam Actuator System. High Precision Hexapod at Javalambre Observatory (2012 - 2015)

[F4E] Micromechanical analysis for the Pre-compresion Rings (2012 - 2019)

[F4E] Engineering works of the TB08. ITER Site Infrastructure works (2011)

[ESA] SOLAR ORBITER: Antennas & Instruments Subsystems, Booms, EPD/SO-PHI (2010 - 2018)

[ESO] ALMA radiotelescopes, Amplitude Calibration Robotic Arms: 70 units (2008 - 2012)

[ESO] E-ELT M5 Field Stabilisation Unit Conceptual design and Demonstrator (2007 - 2010)

[ESO] VLT GRAAL Main Assembly. Rotator with Adaptative Optics (2007 - 2010)

[ESS BILBAO] Studies for ESS preparatory phase and auxiliary equipment (2006 - 2012)

[GTC] EMIR instrument DTU & CSU Electronics and Control in cryogenics (2005 - 2015)

[ESO - UK ATC ] VISTA Telescope M2 Unit (2002 - 2006)

[GTC] M2 Drive System. Hexapod and Tip-tilt mechanism (2000 - 2005)

[ITER ORGANIZATION - EFDA ] Remote Handling design studies: Cassette Toroidal Mover (2000 - 2005)

Relevant R&D projects

[CDTI - MISIONES ] -Fusion Future. Remote Handling and diagnostics systems (2020)

[INTERNAL ] -Ground Telescopes Mirror Cells actuating systems (2018)

[INTERNAL ] -X-Ray mirror Bender detailed design and prototype (2015 - 2016)

[CDTI & INTERNAL ] -FUSKITE: Tritium recovery experiment Testing (2011 - 2015)

[FP7 ] -European Solar Telescope M2 Drive System (2007 - 2010)

Big Science Areas

Astronomy

Fusion

Particle physics and accelerators

Markets

Technology Areas

Civil works and infrastructure

Control systems

Cryogenics and vacuum

Electrical and power electronics

Electronics and optoelectronics

Information and Communication Technologies

Mechanics and optomechanics

Remote handling and robotics

Certifications

ISO-9001

ISO-14001