Lidax Ingeniería
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PLATO Focal Plane Assembly CAB_INTA_LIDAX EM1
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PLATO ESA Spacecraft OHB System
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PLATO FPA_TOU_Alignment_Set_up_KU Leuven CSL_EM1
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Pic legend 1: PLATO Focal Plane Assembly CAB_INTA_LIDAX EM1
Pic legend 2: PLATO ESA Spacecraft OHB System
Pic legend 3: PLATO FPA_TOU_Alignment_Set_up_KU Leuven CSL_EM1
Pic legend 4: shroud_uv_piping_rend

General information

  • Company name
    Lidax Ingeniería
  • Adress
    C/ Antonio Alonso Martín, 1 28860 Paracuellos de Jarama (Madrid / SPAIN)
  • Turnover
    2.98 million EUR in year 2023
  • Employees
    16 in year 2023
  • SME
    YES
  • Contact Info:
    • Phone
      +34916780805
    • Email
      comercial@lidax.com

Activity and Skills

LIDAX is a technology company founded in 2000. LIDAX develops high advanced Optical & Opto-electronics units used as part of Space or On-ground instrumentation and Scientific Research, from design through to the delivery of integrated and tested equipment. Additionally, the Cryogenics Business Unit, can design and manufacture cryogenic/vacuum systems and components from brand new to modifications/upgrade of existing.

Our Optical Units are essential in Optical and IR Instruments which operates from IR, VIS up to UV wavelength and may include precise passive/active thermal control elements and, if necessary, high accuracy positioning mechanisms.

LIDAX’s infrastructure and internal processes are implemented to carry out a serial production of space products (industrialization).

LIDAX’s space product family includes: Focal Planes Assembly and Optical Units for Spectrometers / Cameras, Telescope Optics & Mounts, LIDARs for Space Applications (e.g. In Orbit Servicing), Cryogenic Folding Mirrors, Optical Head / Lens Objective

In a fully integrated and equipped centre of 1.800m2, LIDAX concentrates the development office for design and engineering activities, the assembly, integration / clean room areas (ISO5 & ISO 7), the thermal testing laboratory (e.g., Bake-Out Chamber, Cryostat) & metrology equipment (e.g. CMM, Interferometer / Autocollimator)

Contracts for Big Science facilities

[ESS BILBAO] RFQ water cooling system design (2023 - 2024)
Engineering Service for the design of the RFQ water cooling system, considering maximum allowed variations of 0.1ºC.
[OTHER] Thermal chamber capacity upgrade (2023 - 2024)
Design and manufacture of a cooling and heating system, that allows the testing chamber temperature variations by means of radiation (shroud), for the University of Vigo, Spain.
[ESA - INTA ] Payload Focal Plane Assembly (FPA) Thermo-mechanical elements QM and FMs (2021 - 2023)
Design and manufacture of 28 FPAs intended for the PLATO mission.
[OCAN - IAC ] Laser Launch Telescope for a Laser Guide Star (2020 - 2022)
Design and manufacture of the structure intended for the collimation of the laser beam.
[ESA - INTA ] Development of EXOMARS RAMAN Instrument: iOptical Head Thermo-Mechanics Laser encapsulation box & Autofocus Mechanism (2014 - 2019)
Development of EXOMARS RAMAN Instrument: iOptical Head Thermo-Mechanics Laser encapsulation box & Autofocus Mechanism.
[ESA - THALES ] Development of FCI& IRS Telescope Optics for MTG Satellites Series. (2013 - 2020)
Optical Mounts and Environmental Test Campaign 24 Units develivered
[ESA - AIRBUS D&S ] Development of Co-alignment Sensor ATLID Earthcare Satellite. Thermomechanics (2012 - 2017)
Development of Co-alignment Sensor ATLID Earthcare Satellite. Thermomechanics.
[ESA] Cryogenic Testing Campaign of EChO Fine Steering Tip/Tilt Mechanism (2009 - 2009)
Design and execution of the Cryogenic Testing Campaign of EChO Fine Steering Tip/Tilt Mechanism
[ESA - TASE ] Development of a Coarse Lateral Sensor PROBA 3. Thermo-Mechanics (2009)
Development of a Coarse Lateral Sensor PROBA 3. Thermo-Mechanics
[OCAN - IAC ] Atmosphere and Telescope Simulator for new adaptative optics (2009)
Atmosphere and Telescope Simulator for new adaptative optics
[ESA - INTA ] Focal Plane Assembly for PLATO Cameras. Thermo-mechanics (2008 - 2020)
[ESA - INTA ] James Webb Space Telescope Mid-IR Instrument Simulator (MTS) (2008 - 2009)
Development of 4 Cryogenic Folding Mirrors
[ESA - INTA ] Focal Plane Assembly for BEPICOLOMBO Satellite MIXS-T & MIXS-C (2007 - 2015)
Focal Plane Assembly for BEPICOLOMBO Satellite MIXS-T & MIXS-C. Thermo-Mechanics
[GTC] Elmer Folding Mirrors for the Gran Telescopio Canarias (2005)
Elmer Folding Mirrors for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Relevant R&D projects

[Misiones CDTI TASE ] -MORERA – TIR Objective Structure and MAIT (MORERA ) (2021 - 2024)
System for the Monitoring of Efficient Irrigation and Agricultural Yield
[LIST ] -Feasibility Study of a Mass Spectrometer on board of a Scientific Mission (2019)
Feasibility Study of a Mass Spectrometer on board of a Scientific Mission
[INTA ] -High Conductance Thermal Management Components for the ATHENA IFU Instrument (2019)
High Conductance Thermal Management Components for the ATHENA IFU Instrument
[ESA ] -Cryogenic Heat Switches for Focal Planes Assembly and Cryocoolers in EO/Scientific Instruments. (2015)
Development of Cryogenic Heat Switches 30-80K for Focal Planes Assembly and Cryocoolers in EO/Scientific Instruments.
[UE/REA ] -Development of a Deployer Mechanism & Carrousel (2014)
Development of a Deployer Mechanism & Carrousel for an Ultrasonic Planetary Core Drill for Space Robotic Exploration
[ESA ] -Development of a Family of Space Planetary Gearboxes (Dry Lubricated) (2012 - 2017)
Development of a Family of Space Planetary Gearboxes (Dry Lubricated)