Collins Aerospace (Actuation)

Collins Aerospace actuation products provide the fundamental, vital and operational capabilities that can make all flights safer and more efficient. Our innovative actuation solutions use lightweight, durable materials to power and control an aircraft.

Our Actuation business unit is situated in Wolverhampton.

With more than half a century of experience in advancing actuation, we deliver systems that are at the forefront of design, manufacture, test and product certification. Products include:

• Primary flight controls (fixed wing and rotorcraft)
• Trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator
• High-lift systems
• Nacelle actuation
• Anti-ice valves
• Composites
• Utility actuation
• Missile actuation

Collins Aerospace customise solutions to meet the requirements of our clients, for full or partial actuation systems. We also provide full system integration and testing to ensure reliable performance.

As we continue to invest in new technology developments, our engineers deliver innovative, break-through solutions to meet our clients toughest challenges. Breakthroughs, such as electro-mechanical actuation, look toward the future of actuation and we are taking the lead in distributing flight control architecture to simplify the overall system design and decrease the overall weight of an aircraft.