Integrated Expertise from Components to Complete Systems
Aligning with Pneumatic and Hydraulic Company brings aerospace customers something that is increasingly difficult to find from a single supplier: the ability to combine deep fluid-power expertise, high-pressure engineering, component sourcing, custom system design, and ongoing service under one roof. Since 1959, PHC has built its business around solving complex pneumatic, hydraulic, and high-pressure challenges rather than simply supplying individual components. With experience serving more than 3,000 customers and access to a broad portfolio of established fluid-power brands, PHC can approach an aerospace application from both the component and system level, helping customers identify the right technology and then engineering it into a practical solution when an off-the-shelf product is not enough.
Custom-Engineered Testing for Demanding Applications
That engineering capability becomes particularly valuable when aerospace programs move from conventional requirements into specialized testing and development. PHC designs and builds custom equipment including automated high-pressure test systems, hydraulic power units, gas booster systems, pressure test carts, data acquisition systems, control panels, and other integrated solutions. Its automated testing capabilities can incorporate programmable test sequences, safety interlocks, automated controls, and data or graph generation, giving customers an opportunity to consolidate multiple testing functions into purpose-built equipment. Instead of forcing an aerospace engineering team to adapt its process around commercially available machinery, PHC can develop the machinery around the customer’s process and technical requirements.
PHC also offers an important advantage for programs involving demanding pressure, gas, and fluid-control applications: experience integrating multiple engineering disciplines into complete, turnkey systems. In one recent project, PHC developed a custom high-pressure helium booster and control system for propulsion proof testing that integrated high-pressure gas handling, pneumatic controls, electrical systems, pressure regulation, remote and manual operation, and mobile packaging into a single platform. That type of integration demonstrates a capability that extends beyond supplying pumps, valves, or fittings. For aerospace organizations developing new hardware and test infrastructure, PHC can serve as an engineering partner capable of taking a complex set of operational requirements and transforming them into equipment designed for the actual test environment.
