Facilities & Equipment
precision, repeatability, and traceability
Astravon maintains dedicated facilities and equipment to support the manufacturing, inspection, and qualification of space-grade optical components.
Our infrastructure is designed to ensure precision, repeatability, and traceability across mission-critical programmes, where performance margins are narrow and reliability is paramount.
We focus on controlled environments, verified measurement systems, and equipment configurations aligned with European space and defence requirements.
Cleanroom & Controlled Environments
Astravon operates cleanroom environments suitable for the assembly, handling, and inspection of high-precision optical components.
Environmental controls are implemented to minimise particulate contamination, ensure surface integrity, and support coating and assembly processes sensitive to cleanliness and handling conditions.
Cleanroom workflows are defined to support reproducible outcomes across prototype and series production.
Assembly and handling of optical components are performed in ISO Class 5 cleanroom environments, ensuring guaranteeing cleanliness levels and consistent assembly conditions for space-qualified optics.
Optical Metrology & Inspection Equipment
We integrate optical metrology instruments selected to provide high-precision verification of mirrors, lenses, and assemblies across a wide range of geometries and apertures.
Our inspection capabilities include:
- Surface figure and form verification
- Alignment and centring assessment
- Wavefront and image-quality evaluation
- Geometry-dependent inspection strategies for large and complex optics
Measurement methodologies are tailored to specific component geometries and documented to facilitate space-grade qualification and final acceptance.
Coating & Surface Processing Infrastructure
Astravon operates a suite of specialised coating and surface-processing equipment suitable for space and high-reliability optical applications.
Coating processes are selected based on spectral performance, environmental exposure, and contamination constraints.
Astravon supports thin-film deposition processes tailored for space applications with process control.
Equipment configuration and process control are aligned with qualification-driven manufacturing rather than catalogue production.
Manufacturing Support Equipment
Manufacturing equipment is configured to ensure dimensional stability, controlled handling, and repeatable outcomes.
This includes tooling and fixtures designed for precision optics, as well as equipment enabling deterministic processing and controlled integration.
Documentation, Calibration & Traceability
All facilities and equipment operate within a documented framework that integrates:
- Equipment calibration and verification
- Configuration control
- Inspection record retention
- Traceability across manufacturing and inspection steps
This ensures consistency between design intent, manufacturing execution, and verification results.
Why This Matters
In space optics, performance is not achieved by isolated expertise, but by infrastructure that enables precision to be repeated.
Astravon’s facilities and equipment are structured to mitigate risk, support qualification, and deliver outcomes that remain stable throughout a mission lifecycle.