Sensor Coating Sytems Ltd SCS is a leader in thermal measurement technology for gas turbines. This technology enables power plants and aeroplanes to run more efficiently and emit less carbon.  To support the company’s continued growth SCS opens its new robotic laboratory. This investment will significantly increase the company’s test capacity and is aiming to support its growing global customer base.  The official opening ceremony was supported by the newly elected local Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham Margaret Mullane and also involved local schools, colleges and universities to demonstrate the exciting science and engineering. For the opening day a range of world leading UK professors from Cambridge, University College London, Queen Mary University of London, Nottingham and Cranfield Universities attended the event. 

SCS, a global leader in temperature measurement solutions, provides accurate and reliable temperature data to customers across the US, Europe and Asia, in Power Generation, Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial markets. Their unique and advanced thermal maps help to develop more clean and reliable energy solutions to a growing international customer base. 

This additional facility will significantly enhance SCS’s test capabilities. The introduction of two new state-of-the art ABB robots supplements its existing range of robots and is dedicated solely to laboratory measurements. These robots in combination with SCS’s proprietary measurement equipment will enable accurate laser scanning of components. Today, SCS can generate thousands of measurements points on a single component, resolving minute temparture gradients on highly loaded parts, a unique capability that can’t be achieved with existing measurement technologies. The robots allow the scanning of a large range of highly complex componts from cooled turbine blades, vanes and turbo charger parts, to large transition ducts, helicopter blades and bearings. The additonal robots will provide four times more throughput of engine components being processed. The lab represents a crucial step in strengthening SCS’s capacity to serve its growing global customer base.

To commemorate this milestone SCS hosted a grand opening event which, after a warm welcome from the Managing Director Dr Jörg Feist, began with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony officated by Margaret Mullane, MP for Dagenham and Rainham. In addition, SCS welcomed leading UK academics from Queen Mary University, Cranfield, Nottingham, University College London, and Cambridge. Representatives from the Dagenham & Barking Chamber of Commerce and NATEP were also welcomed by the team. The opening ceremony was followed by guided tours of the facility, offering guests an exclusive look at the overall technical delivery process. Live demonstrations 

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