Joint partners establishing LEAP 1B engine test cell facility in Singapore

August 1st 2022

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ST Engineering and Calspan Aero System Engineering (Calspan) are setting up a MRO solutions facility for the LEAP-1B engine with test cell support. Read More » It is scheduled to open for business by year-end 2023. The expansion into LEAP-1B test cell capability follows the setting up of quick-turn services for the engine in February this year and approvals from regulators the European Aviation Safety Association, the Federal Aviation Administration in the U.S. and the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the proposed test bed.

ST Engineering and technology development solutions provider, Calspan Aero System Engineering, will establish the LEAP-1B test cell capability at ST Engineering’s Singapore MRO campus. The LEAP-1B test cell will be the first in the Asia-Pacific to implement Calspan ASE’s Data Acquisition Control System and proprietary software, ASE2000LX Version 8. Digital tools introduced by ST Engineering into the test cell operations will enhance the efficiency and performance of aero-engine test cells through automated engine monitoring, process repeatability and data analytics, the conglomerate said.

ST Engineering vice president and general manager engine services, Tay Eng Guan, said: “We are excited to increase our engine MRO offerings by developing a test cell for the LEAP-1B engine. This is another step for us in developing full MRO services for the engine. We look forward to providing the service to our valued customers by end-2023.”

Calspan ASE president, David Meier, said: “ Calspan ASE is very proud to continue our long relationship with ST Engineering by adding test-enabling hardware and updating control systems to allow efficient testing of the LEAP-1B engine in Singapore. We look forward to bringing this important capability on-line to meet the growing capacity needs for LEAP MRO to the region.”

Apart from its headquartered facilities in Singapore, ST Engineering operates an engine MRO shop in Xiamen in southern coastal China. It has test cell capabilities for the CFM56-5B and -7B engines at both facilities. The partners have committed to incorporating energy and fuel-efficient technologies into the existing test cells.

ST Engineering, a technology, defence and engineering conglomerate, operates in more than 100 countries and is one of the largest listed companies in Singapore.