AMPAC-ISP (UK) Westcott Ltd., part of AMPAC-ISP Europe, has recently upgraded our F-Site Hot Fire Test Facility. This test facility is used for hot-firing small monopropellant and bipropellant rocket engines up to 20N thrust in vacuum. Complete with state of the art high speed digital data acquisition system and thermal imaging, the new site promises to deliver faster engine turnaround and more complete and accurate data to AMPAC-ISP's customers. The addition of an electronic pressure regulation control system guarantees a hot fire inlet pressures are more accurate. The site also has been upgraded with new propellant run tanks, feed system and propellant temperature conditioning systems providing a more robust and reliable engine test environment.
Located in Westcott, U.K., our company has a long and prestigious heritage in the aerospace and defence industries. Established by the U.K. government in 1945 specifically for the development of technologies associated with guided weapons and propulsion systems, the company’s work included both solid and liquid propulsion projects. Our company later became part of the Royal Ordnance Factories, developing liquid propellant projects including the LEROS family of apogee engines and the LTT attitude control engine. Our Westcott division manufactures MONARC®, LTT and LEROS® engines, and offers propellant manufacturing and ground support. Our highly skilled staff and well-equipped facility are also available on a sub-contract basis to support precision manufacturing and assembly, high-energy x-ray inspection and propellant processing for launch support. AMPAC-ISP Europe operates three facilities located in Westcott and Cheltenham, U.K., and Dublin, Ireland. Other products produced by AMPAC-ISP Europe include valves, regulators and structural components for satellites and launch vehicles.
A brief mission list of the Apogee engines that Westcott has flown for NASA/U.S. is below:
AMPAC-ISP Europe is part of AMPAC-ISP, based in Niagara Falls, New York. The Niagara Falls operation manufactures mono and bi propellant thrusters, propulsion systems and propellant tanks. American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), our parent company, is a leading custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products within its focused markets. AMPAC supplies active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry and specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. AMPAC also produces clean agent chemicals for the fire protection industry, and electro-chemical equipment for the water treatment industry. All products are designed to meet customer specification and often must meet certain governmental and regulatory approvals. Additional information can be obtained by visiting www.apfc.com.
For more information about AMPAC-ISP Europe or our products please contact: Colin Milburn +44 (0) 1296 652013