Nasmyth supports new exhibition at Science Museum

COVENTRY-based aerospace group, Nasmyth has helped with the development of an ambitious new gallery at the Science Museum in London.

The group’s subsidiary Chinn Engineering was commissioned by Airbus Defence and Space to assist it with the museum’s new Information Age gallery.

The largest and most ambitious gallery the museum has opened to-date, Information Age covers more than 200 years of innovation in communication and information technologies and comprises six zones:  The Cable, The Telephone Exchange, Broadcast, The Constellation, The Cell and The Web.
 
Chinn Engineering manufactured the support cradle in which a Eurostar E3000 Comms Module satellite, made by Airbus Defence and Space, is now suspended from the roof of the gallery. Chinn Engineering also manufactured the transport frame required to move the satellite from its previous location in Stevenage to the Science Museum.
 
Since 1990, more than 55 Eurostar satellites have been successfully launched into geosynchronous orbit to meet a wide range of telecommunications needs.
 
Further reflecting the strength of its relationship with Airbus Space and Defence, Chinn Engineering has also recently assisted a team of five second year apprentices from the satellite manufacturer with some advanced welding required for a project they were undertaking as part of their apprenticeship.

The team was given 11 weeks to produce a safe and effective, fully working turbojet engine starting with a standard car turbo. In order to complete the project successfully, the team had to undertake a full range of engineering tasks, including design, procurement of parts, calculation, manufacture, testing, marketing, and health and safety.
 
Peter Smith, chairman and CEO of Nasmyth Group, said: “We were delighted to have had these opportunities to support Airbus Defence and Space. We were more than happy to help out some of their apprentices as we have a strong commitment to apprenticeships ourselves, and it was a privilege to be able to make a contribution to the Science Museum’s Information Gallery.”