The multidisciplinary technical knowledge and the experience of our engineers and technicians, combined with the development and use of the appropriate technologies and techniques suitable to each case lies at the core of our service supply in such a demanding market like Aeronautics / Aerospace.

Since 2003 we are part of the consortium ESQS (Industrial Grouping of European Companies) formed by, among others, ISQ, APAVE, TÜV SUD, RTG, INSA, providing services for the management of operations, technical inspections, risk analyses and analysis/development of launching procedures for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega at the European Space Center in French Guiana.

Our high laboratory capacity, with 16 accredited laboratories, enables us to develop and carry out specific tests in this market, in particular testing of materials and coatings, mechanical tests, non-destructive testing and conventional and advanced, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), tailor-made non-conventional thermodynamic tests, including testing specifications for entities such as the Thales Alenia Space, Snecma Propulsion Solide, ESA/ESTEC and OGMA, among others.

In the last ten years ISQ has invested more than M€55 in Portuguese and European R&D projects in different areas, including aerospace and aeronautics, and participated in several projects in partnership with organizations such as EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company), Rolls-Royce, MTU, Nasa and Agusta Westlande Airbus.