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APF Commercial services


1. Generic Production Facility


State of the art PCB stuffing facility conforming to Mil-Std-2000, IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 is available at APF for both Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Through Hole Technology (THT) components PCB stuffing as well as high-density BGA stuffing and re-baling capability. International Printed Circuits (IPC) standards are being used for electronics manufacturing. Moreover, PCB stuffing of SMT components is carried out into Nitrogen based reflow oven to ensure high standard of product quality.


APF Avionics Production Factory
APF Avionics Production Factory
APF Avionics Production Factory
APF Avionics Production Factory

2. Optical and X-Ray Inspection


APF have high resolution 1D / 2D / 3D optical inspection capability and 3D X-ray inspection of the product assembly. X-ray inspection can be performed for wide range of PCB cards to determine damaged tracks inside PCB, BGA and micro BGA faults like short circuited balls, over and under sized balls, solder voids and quality of solder balls. X-ray inspection can also identify broken connections inside the ICs.


APF Avionics Production Factory

3. Generic Testing Facility


APF has an advanced and state of the art generic testing facility comprising Digital, Analog, RF / Microwave and Power Supply test stations to develop automated test solutions for LRUs / PCB boards of broader range of aviation systems using industry standard test equipment. Manufacturing of wide variety of test fixtures for digital / analog systems, power supplies and RF / Microwave devices has also been carried out at APF. The facility is capable to handle commercial tasks as well.


APF Avionics Production Factory

4. Test System Development Capability


APF is capable to design and develop advanced cost-effective generic test systems to meet stringent testing requirements of modern avionics systems equipped with high-density and high-speed digital / analog / optical components integrated into RF / Microwave elements on hybrid PCB modules.


APF Avionics Production Factory

5. RF Cable Assembly Facility


RF cable assembly line comprises automatic and semi-automatic cable striping, cutting, assembling and inspection machines for manufacturing of various type of RF / Co-axial cables. Moreover, facility is also available for installation / crimping of connectors by using specific crimping tools. The facility posses testing capability for validation of electrical parameters of RF / Microwave cable assemblies.


APF Avionics Production Factory

6. Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) Facility


ESS facility is available at APF to address stringent environmental testing requirements as per the international standards, particularly Mil Std 810. The ESS facility is equipped with wide range of thermal climatic chamber, vertical shaker, horizontal vibration slip table, altitude, pressure and temperature chambers for qualification of avionics / electronics products pertaining to military or commercial domain. Through these versatile Chambers, ESS setup can simulate complex environmental conditions, such as simultaneous thermal and humidity cycles, which an avionics / electronic system may experience during real time operations. Accordingly, performance of system is verified underextreme environmental conditions. Hence, ESS facility fulfils the essential requirements of performance verification of avionics / electronics products during R&D or design prototype.


APF Avionics Production Factory

7. RF / Microwave Cleanroom


Microwave clean room facility is available with Type Class ISO-8 (100,000 particles cleanliness) standard for avionics / electronics manufacturing, testing and repair work of RF modules, RF PCBs and Microwave cable assembly for multiple frequency bands. Services offered through this facility includes assembling of Microwave PCB boards, Gold bonding, Eutectic bonding, Die bonding, Microwave chip bonding, Hermetic welding with inert gases, Testing of Microwave electronics parts, X-ray inspection and RF ICs leakage detection.


APF Avionics Production Factory

8. Antenna Testing Facility


APF has state-of-the-art antenna testing facility where antenna of various frequency bands can be characterized utilizing anechoic chambers and automated antenna testing equipment. The facility comprises near-field anechoic chamber and a 15 meter longfar-field anechoic chamber.


APF Avionics Production Factory

9. Power Supply Qualification Facility


APF has Power Supply Qualification facility as per Mil-Std-704 and DO-160 (Section-16). Qualification and testing of airborne power supplies is carried out using generic power supply testing facility. Power Supply Test setup is capable of performing qualificationn / compliance with Mil-Std-704 (Rev A ~ F) in AC and DC modes. This programmable facility is highly effective for power supply related qualification during R&D, design prototype, production and maintenance activities of avionics / electronics products.


APF Avionics Production Factory

10. EMC Testing & Compliance Facility


Avionics Production Facility (APF) has established a cutting-edge ElectromagneticCompatibility (EMC) testing and compliance facility for Mil-Std-461G qualification. The facility also fulfills complete commercial Electromagnetic compatibility testing. A certified modern three-meter industry-standard EMC chamber with the most advanced polyurethane absorbers has been installed. The system is fully equipped with automated top-of-the-line test and measurement equipment from European and American origins. Facility possesses multiple international certifications for its concerning features. EMC Test and Compliance Lab includes the following features:


  • Full Scale Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing of avionics systems
  • Mil-Std-461G Avionics systems EMC qualification
  • Mil-Std-464C Open Area Test Site (OATS) on-board testing
  • Certified 03-meter EMC Chamber of EU & American origin
  • 02-Ton Turn-Table Capacity
  • CISPR Commercial systems EMC qualification
APF Avionics Production Factory

Services of this state-of-the-art facility are available for military as well as commercial domain. Testing of equipment related to IT, infotainment, household and bio-medical etc is also carried out at lab.


APF Avionics Production Factory

An open area EMC testing as per Mil standard 464 is also available for on-board testing.


APF Avionics Production Factory

11. PME Calibration


APF has type-II Lab and PME calibration facility which maintains its ISO 17025:2017 accreditation. PMEL utilizes reference and working standards for calibration of electrical, RF/VXI and physical test equipment. Following general purpose PME items can be calibrated at this lab:


  • Temperature calibration (digital hygrometers)
  • Multifunction calibrators
  • Portable process calibrators
  • Analogue / Digital volt meter
  • analogue / Digital multi-meter
  • Analogue / Digital DC power supplies
  • DC electronics loads
  • Digital / Analogue oscilloscopes
  • Scope meters
  • LCR meters
  • Meggars / insulation meters
  • VXI modules (DMMs, frequency counters and function generators)
  • Pulse / function / arbitrary waveform generators
  • RF cables, power splitters
  • RF attenuators, directional couplers and RF bridges
  • Spectrum analyzers / signal analyzers
  • Dynamic signal analyzer
  • RF / microwave frequency counters
  • RF / synthesize signal generators
  • Measuring receivers
  • RF power meters
  • RF power sensors / sensors modules
  • Pressure gauges (air / water / hydraulic)
  • Vacuumed gauges
  • Temperature gauges (with thermocouples)
  • Air data test sets
APF Avionics Production Factory