A million-Euro (A$1.77 million) order has taken print peripherals maker technotrans into the space communication market.

In what is seen as a growing high-tech segment, the company is supplying precision liquid cooling systems for high-frequency antenna ground station networks.

technotrans SE chief executive Michael Finger says the order for the next stage of space communication is in the single-digit million-Euro range to an established provider of communication technology.

The innovative cooling systems will be used across a network of satellite ground stations with the aim of ensuring consistently stable data transmission for future space missions.

“With this project, we are operating at the highest technological level and once again demonstrating our leading engineering expertise,” he says. “Our thermal management plays a key role in ensuring reliable communication over extreme distances of several hundred thousand kilometres.”

To guarantee uninterrupted data transmission into space, powerful satellite antennas are being installed at several locations on Earth. These high-tech antenna systems require extremely precise thermal conditions with a temperature accuracy of 0.1 degrees Kelvin at all sites.

Technotrans has developed a liquid cooling system specifically tailored to these complex requirements for the high-frequency antennas. Intelligent control technology ensures exact temperature conditions at all times, enabling stable transmission and reception of communication data.

“Precision liquid cooling is becoming increasingly important,” says Finger. “With our extensive experience, we continue to open up new, future-orientated applications.”