Test rigs, controlled to the microsecond.
RTC Systems Solutions designs the control systems, software, instrumentation and data acquisition behind development, qualification and production test rigs — built on Beckhoff TwinCAT and our own modular test-software engine, refined over four decades.
Electrical, controls and software — the complete turnkey test solution
Within the Integrated Test Systems group, RTC owns everything from the control cabinet outwards: real-time control, closed-loop servo systems, bespoke operator software, instrumentation and data acquisition. Our partner company Comar builds the mechanical and fluid power systems. One group. One supplier interface. From concept to decades of support.
Control systems
TwinCAT real-time control with closed-loop PID, feed-forward and spike suppression. Sequencing, load profiling, alarm monitoring and safe shutdown.
Control systemsOur software engine
A modular test-software platform developed in-house over decades and recently rebuilt for next-generation Beckhoff hardware — with a GUI customised for every rig.
Our software
Data acquisition
High channel-count synchronised acquisition over EtherCAT, real-time display with simultaneous logging, automated pass/fail and report generation.
Data acquisitionObsolescence, designed out
Our electrical systems are built on Beckhoff IPC, EtherCAT I/O, motion and TwinCAT 3 — backed by a 20-year supply and support guarantee. Critical parts stay available for the life of your test equipment, and the modular architecture keeps future upgrades low-cost.
- 20-year supply & support guarantee on Beckhoff-based electrical systems
- Accredited, branded components only — no orphaned hardware
- Modular design for low-cost future upgrades
Three ways to engage us
Partner
You have the design; we bring the build, controls and test capability. Made-to-print rigs, design validation, installation and commissioning alongside your team.
Work alongside usRe-control
Your mechanical hardware is proven; its controls are obsolete. We re-control existing rigs with modern Beckhoff systems and our software engine — keeping what works.
Upgrade a rigTurnkey
Concept to commissioning as one group: design, manufacture, electrical, software, instrumentation, safety, installation and UKCA / CE marking.
Full deliveryProven on the world's most demanding programmes
25 test rigs delivered to the Joint Strike Fighter programme over two decades. More than 100 rigs supplied across a 25-year relationship in flight-control and actuation testing. Rigs in daily service on civil and military programmes worldwide.
Rigs for every stage of test
From aerospace test rigs simulating real flight and system loading with environmental conditioning, to fully automated ATE rigs that cut test time and run unmanned. Qualification and PAT rigs that carry hardware through to production acceptance — from single component testing to full systems. Every one controlled, instrumented and reported by RTC systems. Testing across all industries.