Hymatic, also known as Hymatic Engineering, are a British manufacturer of heat exchangers, fluid control technology[1] and cryogenic systems[2] as part of an aircraft's environmental control system (ECS), headquartered in Worcestershire.

History

The company was founded on 27 September 1937.[3][4]

It began making air compressors (pneumatics),[5] anti-g valves,[6] pressure reducing valves, stop valves and fuel system relief valves.[7][8] Most well-known British aircraft in the 1950s and 1960s contained their valves and pneumatic equipment.

It developed the fuel system for Concorde.[9][10] Concorde carried around 22,000 gallons of fuel. Concorde's fuel system had to overcome boiling of fuel at high altitudes.[11]

In 2002, the company had a turnover of £21.7m.

Research

It has worked with the Cryogenic Engineering Group[12] at the University of Oxford, in making linear compressors.

Ownership

The company was bought from 3i in February 2004, with the case referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).[13]

Structure

It is situated on the Moon's Moat Industrial Estate in Redditch. The company is registered with the British Cryogenics Council.[14]

Products

References

  1. ^ Flight International April 1964
  2. ^ Technologies
  3. ^ Flight International October 1976
  4. ^ Companies House
  5. ^ Flight International September 1949
  6. ^ Flight International August 1952
  7. ^ Flight International February 1977
  8. ^ Flight International January 1959
  9. ^ Heritage Concorde
  10. ^ Flight International March 1965
  11. ^ Times, 8 October 1964
  12. ^ Cryogenic Engineering Group
  13. ^ OFT
  14. ^ British Cryogenics Council
  15. ^ "Products" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
Ceremonial county of Worcestershire
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