COMPANY PROFILE Rev. 22-11-2010 MeerKAT Meeting 1
The Mission ADVANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS IN GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING CAD 3D Design Modelling and Analysis Testing PRODUCTS Dampers Frame and Racks Container and Cases 2
Summary Main Competencies: Development of special containers, transportation and handling systems. Engineering and dynamic structural analyses. Static load and fatigue tests, vibration and shock tests. Field of Applications: Aerospace, Defence, Transport, Nuclear Plants Main Customers: Selex S.I. / COMS / Galileo, WASS, MBDA, OTOMELARA, Fincantieri, MES, ELT, G.M.A., Carlo Gavazzi Space, Technosystem Dev., Marotta, Moreggia Main Partners: Avio, BPS, DIAS, ENEA, Istituto Giordano, LabCEM, Thales Alenia Space, TEST, DGAT, MARIPERMAN Development of cable dampers, mounted frames anti shock and vibration systems. Test engineering, Laboratory Test Rigs and Monitoring Systems. Mechanical, Environmental and EMC testing; Field engineering. 3
Know How ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION Research and Development CAD/CAE Numerical models and FEA analyses Jet engines components fatigue and creep analyses Fatigue and creep damage assessment Acoustic analyses and modeling for rail applications Prototyping and production process analysis Underwater sensors Testing and Qualifications Environmental Test Qualifications Mechanical, Climatic and EMC Qualifications MIL Standards references Vibro-acoustics Field Test Activity Qualification Documents Partnership Campaniaerospace Network E-ELT and SKA Astrophysics Cluster UniParthenope / Powertech - MISE-ICE-CRUI Research Project FEA Structure Damage Analysis 4
Research and Development EXTERNAL LABORATORIES We use the following external and omologated laboratories: C.R. ENEA CASACCIA S. Maria di Galeria (RM) AVIO GROUP Colleferro (RM) DPA e DIME c/o UNIVERSITA di NAPOLI - Napoli SERMS c/o UNIVERSITA di PERUGIA Terni LAB CEM c/o UNIVERSITA di PERUGIA - Terni ANSALDO BREDA TRASPORTI Napoli CETENA c/o FINCANTIERI Riva Trigoso (GE) MARIPERMAN La Spezia ENEL HYDRO Bergamo ISTITUTO GIORDANO Roma CE.PO.LI.SPE. c/o DGAT Amministrazione Difesa Montelibretti (RM) CENTRO PROVE NETTUNO c/o DGAT Amministrazione Difesa Nettuno (LT) BPS LAB Pero (MI) TEST Scarl c/o FIREMA - Caserta 5
Products and Applications DAMPERS The functional characteristics which make POWERFLEX wire rope shock absorbers and elastomer high quality products are: Very low frequency up to about 3-4 Hz Low transmissibility to resonance Wide deflection even for little stress No plastic deformations Three directions High energy absorption High stability against chemical and environmental agents No maintenance Resistant to extreme temperatures Elastic deflection as wide as possible Wide Range of Weights Conformity to regulations: MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-167, STANAG 4142, FINABEL, MIL-S-901, NAV, and others Wide range of assembly 6
Products and Applications FRAMES AND RACKS Among its global offer and assistance in the field of shock and vibration isolation, Powerflex designs and makes mounted frames, racks, cabinets, boxes to assemble every electronic equipments. Its products allow easy and fast assembly and they are carried out in small or big series, with standard or customised dimensions, in every material and finishing. 7
Products and Applications AVIONICS MOUNTIG TRAY 8
Products and Applications MINE BLAST SEAT FOR TACTICAL VEHICLES 9
Special Applications E-ELT M2 Unit - Special freight: for M2 Cell and M2 Mirror/Dummy OPTEON SUPERIOR ANGULAR RESOLUTION The transport concept: the Mirror and Cell is mounted on a rigid structure fitted with passive shock absorber system in order to protect the pay load. The steel rigid box is composed by an Upper Frame and a Lower Frame. Upper Frame Shock Absorber Lower Frame The concept design The references 10
Products and Applications CONTAINERS POWERFLEX is a globally active company that thanks to its well-trained and highly productive staff, designs and manufactures transit and transport cases in aluminum, steel and plastic materials. All POWERFLEX aluminium cases are engineered to withstand the severity of field operations, military and commercial transport usage. We design and manufacture both standard and non-standard aluminium cases for rack and flange mount electronic equipment needling protection from a variety of elements such as shock, vibration, water, dust, etc. POWERFLEX also produce cases for general transport purposes. Kombat Standard Kombat Nineteen Inches Container totaly customized in accordance with MIL and STANAG Standards with internal kit complitly isolated against shocks and vibrations Container to transport 19 inch equipments with internal specify kit to easy and fast fix, bless with 2 doors to use equipments without their extraction 11
Products and Applications CONTAINERS The main fields of application are: 19 electronics Test equipment Mobile communication equipment Tools Spare parts Laboratory appliances Delicate instruments Dangerous goods The main characteristics are Water and dust-proofed Shock and vibration isolated High transportable EMC compliance Isolated against salt-fog Shock, Humidity and Pressure indicators Foam or wire isolator internal kit The main tests carried out in accordance with MIL-STD-810 F are: Vibration: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 514.5-1 Category 1 basic transportation Transit Drop: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 516.5-3 Test procedure IV High Temperature: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 501.4 Low temperature: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 502.4 Salt fog test: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 509.4 Rain: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 506.4 Humidity: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 507.4 Fungus: MIL-STD-810 F, Method 508.5 Paint: FED-STD-595 B, military standard painting 12
Products and Applications CONTAINERS 13
Special Applications CIRA USV Equipments Bay Container for TSDEV electronic components Flight test compliance up to 35km altitude Functional characteristics definition Structure design, Development and Production Realization and assembly assistance Dimensions: 2000x600x500 mm 14 2/4
Special Applications Thermally controlled special container 8U 19 RACK SPECIAL TRANSIT CASE MODULAR CASE Height 550 mm Width 605 mm Length 1075 mm Total Weight 80 kg Operative Ext. temperature -40 C + 70 C Wire damper isolated rack 15 2/4
Special Applications Thermally controlled special container TEST TEMPERATURE HIGH MIL-STD 810F Method 501.4 Proc. II + 55 C THERMAL SYSTEM WBDL Power 250 W; Temp. WBDL ON < +40 C ACU Conditioner: 1 X 450W @ Temp. est =+40 C; Temp. ACU ON > +30 C; Adaptive Controller to let internal temp. between 0 C and 40 C (330W @ Tenc =55 C ; 330W @ Tenc=40 C); 60,00 55,00 IP 67, STANAG 2895 A1, B3 & C1, 550 W Air Conditioner: T Enclosure 50,00 T Ambient WBDL Power ON 550 W cooling at ext. Temp. 30 C 330 W cooling at ext. Temp. 55 C 300 W heating at ext. Temp. -32 C Temperature C 45,00 WBDL Power OFF 40,00 35,00 30,00 25,00 20,00 15,00 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 time, hr 230 VAC, 50-60Hz, 2 A max Additional heating unit TEST TEMPERATURE LOW MIL-STD 810F Method 502.4 Proc. II - 32 C WBDL Power 300 W; WBDL ON @ Tenc > 0 C Heaters for total 1600 W 4 x 400 W cost. Heater + 300 W ACU (1900W @ -32 < Tenc < 0 C ; 0W @ Tenc >0 C); Heater ACU ON @ Tenc > -32 C; OFF @ Tenc > 0 C Wall Isolation 2 W/m2 C 120 230 VAC 50-60 Hz, 5 A max 40,00 30,00 Thermal isolation internal lining 25 mm thickness, density 33 kg/m3 Thermal conductibility k = 0.044 W/m K Wall isolation 2W/m2 C Temperature C 20,00 10,00 0,00 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 T Enclosure -10,00 T Ambient -20,00 WBDL Power ON WBDL Power OFF Temperature range -105 C +200 C -30,00-40,00 time, hr 16 2/4
Special Applications E-ELT M2 Unit - Normal freight: for auxiliary equipment OPTEON SUPERIOR ANGULAR RESOLUTION The goal is to ensure the absolute protection of equipments from mechanical shocks & vibrations, drops, rain & humidity, pressure & temperature gradients, sand & dust, electromagnetic emissions, salt fog and fungi, during carrying, field operation and storage and transport phases. Available solution Use of freight containers to minimize handling costs, improve inventory tracking and availability of accurate ISO Container real-time information (possible use of RFID system). 17 RFID concept
Internal Organization QUALITY POLICY All our activities are processing under QualityPolicy in according with our internal and specifics Quality Procedures certified by SINCERT-CERMET for ISO 9001:2000 Training Purchase Internal Process Production Research & Development Calibration Maintenance DG - Direzione Generale Di Lorenzo Pietro Engineering RAQ - Responsabile Assicurazione Qualità e rappresentante direzione De Lucia Riccardo Fontana Mauro DT - Responsabile Tecnico Produzione Varallo Luigi Di Lorenzo Michele AMM - Responsabile Amministrativo Cipolla Ivana RSPP - Responsabile Servizio Prevenzione e Protezione ACQ - Responsabile Acquisti Di Lorenzo Michele Di Lorenzo Pietro COM - Responsabile Commerciale Di Lorenzo Pietro PRDC - Produzione Prodotti Custom Ventrone Antonio PRD -Produzione Ammortizzatori Marotta Isaia SEG - Segreteria MAG - Magazzino Cipolla Ivana Ventrone Antonio COA - Contabilità Cipolla Ivana MAN - Manutenzione Marotta Isaia R&S - Responsabile Ricerca e Sviluppi Lagreca Antonio R&S - Progettazione Industrializzazione POWERTECH SRL Mauro Fontana Outsourcing SPD - Spedizione Assemblaggio Ventrone Antonio Some of most importantcustomers Certifications ABB - ANSALDO ASTER GILAF GROUP - ELT - FINCANTIERI - GALILEO AVIONICA - INTERMARINE JOHNSON CONTROLS - MARINA MILITARE ITALIANA - MBDA - NORTHROP GRUMMAN OTOMELARA SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI - SELEX COMMUNICATIONS THALES 18
Organization PROCESSING INTERNAL PROCESSINGS OUTSORCING PROCESSINGS MECHANICAL PROCESS ON PLASTIC MATERIALS 2 SUPPLIERS STUDIES STRATEGIC PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS PROJECT & DRAWINGS PRODUCT QUALITY PROCESS EXPERIMENTAL & VERIFY TESTS PRODUCTIONS ALUMINIUM MECHANICAL PROCESS CABLEMOUTS (ALL ACTIVITIES) WELDING ON COMPONENTS AND SMALL SETS PREASSEMBLY FINAL ASSEMBLY MID-SPAN & FINAL QUALITY CONTROLS MECHANICAL PROCESS ON POLYURETHANES - 1 SUPPLIERS STAINLESS STEEL MECHANICAL PROCESS - 3 SUPPLIERS CUT WELDING FOLDING ON PLATE (FOR BIG AND SMALL SETS) - 2 SUPPLIERS STANDARD SURFACE TREATMENTS 4 SUPPLIERS STANDARD RAW MATERIALS 16 SUPPLIERS - PRODUCERS ENVIROMENTAL AND MECHANICAL TESTS 4 LABORATORIES 19
Organization SUPPLIERS LOCATION MECHANICAL PROCESS ON PLASTIC MATERIALS 2 SUPPLIERS STAINLESS STEEL MECHANICAL PROCESS - 3 SUPPLIERS CUT WELDING FOLDING ON PLATE (FOR BIG AND SMALL SETS) - 2 SUPPLIERS STRATEGIC MECHANICAL PROCESS ON POLYURETHANES - 1 SUPPLIERS STANDARD RAW MATERIALS 16 SUPPLIERS - PRODUCERS ENVIROMENTAL AND MECHANICAL TESTS 4 LABORATORIES STANDARD SURFACE TREATMENTS 4 SUPPLIERS 20
Organization MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS 1996 Estaslishing company (november) 1997 Company buys know-how former Cavoflex and start production in Gozzano (Novara) 1998 Productions moved to Limatola 2001 Company build new plant in Limatola 2002 Company obtaines ISO certification 9001:2000 and start qualification process with big Companies 2003 Start production of Frames 2005 Start production of Transit Cases with KOMBAT Cases & Containers new brand 2006 Establishing New Company POWERTECH 21
Organization General 6, Via Campitiello ITALY 82030 Limatola (BN) Telephone +39 0823 481124 Telefax +39 0823 484062 CONTACTS Marketing Piero Di Lorenzo p.dilorenzo@powerflex.it Administration Ivana Cipolla info@powerflex.it www.powerflex.it info@powerflex.it Finance and Human Resource Riccardo De Lucia r.delucia@powerflex.it Engineer Antonio Lagreca a.lagreca@powerflex.it Research and Development Mauro Fontana m.fontana@powerflex.it Procurement and Quality Control Michele Di Lorenzo m.dilorenzo@powerflex.it Production Antonio Ventrone a.ventrone@powerflex.it 22