Company Profile

GENERAL ELECTRONIC COMPANY
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Mission
GELCO is a customer-oriented company operating in the professional
electronics sector, both nationally and internationally.
GELCO is specialised in offering design, engineering, production and testing services at the highest levels of experience and technology, in the defence as well as professional sectors.
The company operates in various fields of electronics, from the defence
sector (avionic, marine, land) to the professional sector (electro-medical,
automotive, communications, aerospace).
GELCO numbers:
• established in 1981
• operates in premises of 2000 sq.m. located in the industrial area of
Viterbo.
• There are approx. 50 employees, of which 4 work in R&D. The organization is modern and flexible
GELCO was certified (ISO 9002-94) in 1999 and since 2003 is in conformity with regulation ISO 9001:2008 (CSQ/IMQ certification).
In 2013 GELCO is working to get the AS 9100 certification.
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Reference Market
Defence
58%
Engineering
7%
Space
10%
Electromedical
25%
Fast facts
Revenues
Company History
Employes
1981: Start of Gelco activities, engaged to the
design and supply of electronic equipment,
and marketing of aircraft components.
1981: Installation of the first production unit
in Viterbo (300m2).
1986: Transfer to a second plant of 1,000m2,
where the means of production were expanded, and the first wiring department
was incorporated.
1999: Gelco obtained the ISO 9002:1994,
certification
2003: Certification for standard ISO 9001
(CSQ/IMQ certification).
2008: Creation of the subsidiary High Engineering S.r.l for Space Design and development activity.
2010: Certification AS9100: 2003 For HE in
Planning and development of mechanical
and electrical component and subsystems.
2011: Gelco S.r.l changes in S.p.A
2013: In progress for AS9100 certification
Nanosatellite
(Gelco SpA-IMT srl-CE.CA.SA. Snc)
R&D
2006
Mercurio Pass: Telemonitoring
and management of users on public
transport
2009
Clinic automation: remote control of equipped bed
2010
RFID System for goods monitoring
2011
Sisag: ground system for tourism plane management (Technos Reat
Aerospace-Sistematica SpA)
2012
• Hi-Quad hybrid vehicle (EDA Industries-CGS-Picchio-Scire-H2CU-Technos Reat
Aerospace-CNR-Bylogics srl)
• Remote clinic monitoring: implementation of clinic automation (Gelco SpANumidia srl-Bambin Gesù)
• Nanosatellite (Gelco SpA—IMT srl-CE.CA.SA. Snc)
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Main Defence Programs
C27J
NH90
EFA
FREMM
METEOR
BLACK SHARK
MU90
Main Space Programs
CASSINI
: (Unit tester)
ARTEMIS
: (Unit tester)
GLOBALSTAR : (Unit tester, Exerciser)
XMM : (Unit tester, Exerciser, Weighing Equipment)
ATV
: (Exerciser)
RADARSAT2 : (UPT)
SAR2000
: (Test Jig)
SOLAR
: (Design and running of wiring for CPD mobile platform)
VEGA LV
: (Design and running of 2/3 interstage wiring)
VEGA GS
: (Design and running of Test Harness wiring)
SGEO
: (Design and running of Harness wiring)
Verta
: (Manufacturing of IS 2/3 harness)
Cosmo SG : (SAR Antenna Subsystem harness design and manufacturing)
Main Customer List
• AVIO Aerospace Propulsion
• EADS Deutschland Gmbh (Deutschland)
• Elettronica Gmbh (Deutschland)
• Elettronica S.p.A.
• ELV S.p.A
• Indra Sistemas S. p.A. (Spain)
• MBDA Missile Systems Italia S.p.A.
• Northrop Grumman Italia S.p.A.
• Oto Melara S.p.A.
• Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A.
• Selex ES (ex Selex Galileo S.p.A. e Selex Sistemi
Integrati S.p.A. )
• Thales Alenia Space S.p.A
• Whitehead Sistemi Subacquei S.p.A
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Services
Development and Prototyping:
• Feasibility analysis
• Requirement analisys
• Hardware definition and choise of
components
• Schematic CAD Design
• PCB development and SI verification
• Firmware development
• Software development
• Electrical and Mechanical CAD design
• Hardware debug, test and code verification
• MTBF and FMECA determination
Industrialization:
Technical services:
• Constructive industrialisation and documentation for equipment and systems
• Production of limited series, prototypes
and pre-series
• Equipment design and testing procedures
• Design and integration test preparation
for systems, including complex systems
• Study and design of military and
aerospace wiring and interconnection
systems
• Technical and production documentation
• Support in product planning and industrialization
• Support in breakdown analysis
• Environmental stress screening (climatic chamber, vibration system)
• Retrofit and product re-engineering
• Maintenance service and technical assistance
• Project management
• Trouble-shooting
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Engineering
Electronic Design :
• Linear and switching power packs
• Digital boards with FPGA, CPLD, microcontrollers, DSP
• Analogic boards
• Power Supplies Industrial and Military
• Modulators for Radars and Accelerators
• ATE test benches, needle beds
• Software
• Firmware
• Electrical and mechanical CAD design
Test equipment Design:
Harness Design:
• System engineering
• Signal processors
• Power management and distribution
• Launcher electronics
• Test benches and EGSE
• Development and manufacturing of
Subsystems on specifics
• Gelco is able to develop independently
or support the customer in all the
stages of project design
• Requirement definition
• Interfaces definition
• Layout studies
• 3d routing
• Flattening
• Manufacturing drawings
• Istallation procedures
• Specifics installations
• Development and production of Subsystems according to requirements
Project manager
RF design
RF testing
Electrical design
CAD design
Electrical
definition
Routing CAD
Schematics
CAD sizing
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Recurrent production
SMT division:
• Production of SMD boards (installation of all types of components including 0201, BGA, uBGA and ultra Fine Pitch).
• Assembly of SMD or mixed technology boards via glue point.
• Machines for the automatic assembly of SMD.
• Reflow soldering (possibility with nitrogen)
• Machine for PCB printing with solder
paste
Pick & Place
PTH division:
Assembly Board technology THT:
• Tool for preforming of THT components
• Wave soldering
• Washing machines
• Workstation equipped with microscopes
and soldering stations with heating
plate
Reflow oven
Inspection and repair services:
• Reworking for replacement of BGAs
• Reballing Sn/Pb-SAC & SAC-Sn/Pb
• 3D Xray inspection and services
• Repair PCBs according to IPC 7711/7721
• Inspection and technical support to
inspection
Infrared reworking station
Wiring & Cable division:
• Study and development of cables.
• Machine for automatic testing of continuity and isolation.
• Generate logbook.
• Realization of RF cables.
• The wires bundles are made by qualified
professionals according to the ESA standard ECSS-Q-ST-70-08 and ECSS-Q-ST-70-26
• Are carried out periodic checks on
the equipment used (tensile tests, metallographic test, voltage drop).
Vega harness manufacturing
Conformal coating of PCBs:
Spray treatment of PCBs :
• Acrylic 1B31 Humiseal
• Acrylic AR2103 Gea Trade
• Polyurethane 2A64 Humiseal
• Silicone Down Corning 1-2577
Polyurethane coated board
Certifications and courses:
Gelco operators are qualified according to:
• IPC 7711/7721 for rework and repair
• J-STD-0001 for manufacturing
• ICP-A 610 for inspection
• IPC-A-600 - Acceptability of Printed
Boards
• ECSS-Q-ST-70-38 “high reliability soldering
for surface mount and mixed technology”
• ECSS-Q-ST-70-28 “Repair and modification of printed circuits board”
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 “Requirements and
Acceptance for Cable and Wire”
ESA Certificate
Certifications of the staff are periodically
renewed. All our special processes are qualified at external laboratories and subject to
periodic renewal
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Facilities
Test Benches:
• Enviromental
• Shaker (shock, random and sine tests)
• Climatic chambers (umidity and temperature)
• Leonardo 2703
• WEE (continuity and insulation) for
board and cables
• RF test bench up to 40Ghz
Operative vibration test
Test division:
• Checks and functional
tests of boards and equipments
• Test beds for testing analog and digital
• Test benches for power systems
• RF test benches
• Test system Genrad 1795
• Test set of automated testing needle
• SPEA Flying Probe Tester mod. FP4040 (in circuit test)
• AOI SAKI for automatic inspection of
SMT board
• Xray 3D inspection
X-Ray test system
Clean Room:
• The Clean Room is a multipurpose controlled environment suitable for hardware integration (especially for space
applications), test or alignment procedures. Mechanical Ground Support
Equipment and Electrical Ground Support Equipment (test equipment, power
supplies, computers, etc.) are available.
• The Clean Room belongs to class 100.000
(ISO8) and respects the following environmental condition:
Temperature: 21 °C +/- 2 °C and RH 50%
+/- 5%. Pressure: 15 Pa ± 5 Pa
• Growth potential class 10.000
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graphic design: giovanniauriemma.it
GENERAL ELECTRONIC COMPANY
GELCO - Strada Poggino 45 d/e - 01100 Viterbo - Italia
Tel.+390761 354357 - Tel. +390761 354321
http: www.gelcospa.it - info@gelcospa.it
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GENERAL ELECTRONIC COMPANY
GELCO - Strada Poggino 45 d/e - 01100 Viterbo - Italia
Tel.+390761 354357 - Tel. +390761 354321
http: www.gelcospa.it