Inspection & Testing
Rigorous dimensional, material, and performance verification to ensure critical aerospace hardware meets customer specifications.
Briles Aerospace verifies its precision manufacturing with comprehensive inspection and testing capabilities designed to verify strength, durability, and conformance to specification. Inspection and testing are performed as part of controlled manufacturing workflows, ensuring hardware meets documented requirements before release.
Our in-house Materials Test Lab allows Briles to validate mechanical performance, metallurgical conformance, and material condition for aerospace fasteners and precision components used in demanding environments.
Key Benefits
- Verified mechanical performance through tensile, shear, and fatigue testing
- Material and surface integrity checks that support performance and durability
- Verification aligned to customer drawings and specifications
- Controlled, documented inspection results suitable for aerospace quality systems
- Reduced risk of rework or rejection downstream
Technical Range
Briles’ inspection and testing capabilities include a range of measurement, verification, and test activities necessary to support high-integrity aerospace hardware:
- Electromagnetic fatigue testing to evaluate cyclic load performance
- Tensile testing to verify ultimate strength and yield characteristics
- Double shear testing for fastener load performance
- Metallographic preparation and analysis to evaluate material structure and process outcomes
- Dimensional inspection of critical features, tolerances, and geometries
- Thread verification for form, pitch, and engagement
- Surface and feature inspection including fillet radii and finish condition
- Hardness testing to confirm post-process material condition
OnSite Equipment
Briles supports inspection and testing with precision measurement and evaluation equipment appropriate for aerospace hardware verification:
- ZwickRoell Electromagnetic Fatigue Testing Machines up to 225,000 lb load capacity (1,000 kN)
- Tinius Olsen Hydraulic Tensile and Double Shear Testing Machines up to 600,000 lb load capacity (2,700 kN)
- Allied High Tech metallographic preparation equipment used for sectioning, mounting, grinding, and polishing in support of material evaluation
- NDT Unlimited Modular Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection System for penetrant inspection in accordance with ASTM E 1417
- Precision measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges) for dimensional checks
- Thread gauges and specialized fixtures for screw, stud, and fastener inspection
Put Our Capabilities to Work
Contact Briles to discuss inspection and testing requirements for your components.