Cotta Tech Talk – High-Speed Gearboxes Used in Major Aerospace Manufacturer Grid Lab

Cotta Tech Talk – High-Speed Gearboxes Used in Major Aerospace Manufacturer’s Grid Lab

A major customer of Cotta is using our high-speed gearboxes in conjunction with a device called a dynamometer to spin generators used in jet aircraft. The goal is to bring hybrid electric propulsion to aircraft.  The Grid is an advanced electric power systems lab. The lab will allow our customer to develop electric motors, controllers, generators and distribution systems to achieve electrified propulsion on jet aircraft. As with automobiles, the effort to electrify propulsion is part of an industrywide goal to reduce carbon emissions. Testing helps improve the energy efficiency of jet aircraft to reduce the plane’s operating costs and meet regulatory requirements of a low-carbon economy. For over 50 years Cotta has been offering a broad range of high-speed gearboxes that can be used in a wide range of applications.

Today our gearboxes are being used by major aerospace commercial, business and military jet aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Bombardier and Lockheed Martin along with engine and component manufacturers such as Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, Collins, and Honeywell to name a few. Whether it is for R&D or a production test stand Cotta can customize a high-speed gearbox to meet your exact needs.  Contact Cotta today to learn more about our extensive line of high-speed gearboxes.