www.excelitas.com PN 000000 Rev. 0 20110516 page 1 of 2 Excelitas Technologies is a leader in the design, test, and manufacturing of Electronic Safe, Arm, and Fire (ESAF) devices and Firing Modules (FM) to address the safe fuzing requirements of both legacy and next-generation missiles and munitions. We have provided over 60,000 qualified systems to the US Air Force, Army, and Navy as well as to several allied nations. Our dedicated staff of research and design experts use the latest advances in technology to design smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective ESAFs and FMs to meet the unique mission requirements of the newer and more sophisticated weapon systems. This includes a line of components and subsystems that have been qualified for hard target penetration environments as well as for the next generation of smaller class munitions. Many of the tests and analyses incorporated into ISO and Military Standards were developed by Excelitas personnel. Features and Benefits • MIL-STD-1316 compliant • Broad portfolio of Fuze Board- and FESWG-compliant designs • Shock-hardened designs, proven to protect during hard target penetration • Miniaturized packaging for the smallest, lightest ESAFs and FMs in the industry • Tiny, on-board, shock-hardened data recorder available for integration into the ESAF or FM circuit card • Many different types of detonators available including Excelitas’ patented, MIL-DTL-23659 qualified Blue Chip ® detonators • All ESAFs and FMs designed to detonate either through height of burst, impact, or trigger delay timer • All energetic products go through rigorous and extensive in-house testing • All ESAFs and FMs use Excelitas’ patented, removable detonator feature for full functionality testing, including arming and firing • Proprietary electronics protection methods for highly-reliable long-term storage • EEPROMs - for full lot and serialization control • Manufactured in state-of-the art ISO 9001 facility Shock-Hardened Designs Proven to Protect During Hard Target Penetration Excelitas has partnered with the leading defense prime contractors to design, qualify, and manufacture ESAFs/FMs to address the safe fuzing requirements for today’s and tomorrow’s weapons systems. Applications Energetic Safety Systems Electronic Safe, Arm and Fire Devices And Firing Modules • Hard target penetrating missiles and munitions • Miniaturized munitions • Tactical missiles • Precision-guided munitions • Rockets • Artillery • Mortars
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Excelitas Technologies is a leader in the design, test, and manufacturing of
Electronic Safe, Arm, and Fire (ESAF) devices and Firing Modules (FM) to address
the safe fuzing requirements of both legacy and next-generation missiles and
munitions. We have provided over 60,000 qualified systems to the US Air
Force, Army, and Navy as well as to several allied nations. Our dedicated staff
of research and design experts use the latest advances in technology to design
smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective ESAFs and FMs to meet the unique
mission requirements of the newer and more sophisticated weapon systems.
This includes a line of components and subsystems that have been qualified
for hard target penetration environments as well as for the next generation
of smaller class munitions. Many of the tests and analyses incorporated into
ISO and Military Standards were developed by Excelitas personnel.
Features and Benefits
• MIL-STD-1316 compliant
• Broad portfolio of Fuze Board- and FESWG-compliant designs
• Shock-hardened designs, proven to protect during hard target penetration
• Miniaturized packaging for the smallest, lightest ESAFs and FMs in the industry
• Tiny, on-board, shock-hardened data recorder available for integration into the ESAF or FM circuit card
• Many different types of detonators available including Excelitas’ patented, MIL-DTL-23659 qualified Blue Chip® detonators
• All ESAFs and FMs designed to detonate either through height of burst, impact, or trigger delay timer
• All energetic products go through rigorous and extensive in-house testing
• All ESAFs and FMs use Excelitas’ patented, removable detonator feature for full functionality testing, including arming and firing
• Proprietary electronics protection methods for highly-reliable long-term storage
• EEPROMs - for full lot and serialization control
• Manufactured in state-of-the art ISO 9001 facility
Shock-Hardened DesignsProven to Protect During Hard Target Penetration
Excelitas has partnered with the leading defense prime contractors to design, qualify, and manufacture ESAFs/FMs to address the safe fuzing requirements for today’s and tomorrow’s weapons systems.
Applications
Energetic Safety SystemsElectronic Safe, Arm and Fire Devices And Firing Modules
• Hard target penetrating missiles and munitions
• Miniaturized munitions
• Tactical missiles
• Precision-guided munitions
• Rockets
• Artillery
• Mortars
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Product Performance and Reliability
MIL-STD-1316, Fuze Board-, and FESWG-compliant Building Block Designs
Excelitas ESAFs and FMs comply with MIL-STD-1316 and all other pertinent safety standards through the use of redundant safety circuitry and mechanisms to ensure that the detonator cannot accidentally initiate the explosive train. Our broad portfolio of Fuze Board-approved circuitry streamlines new product development and Fuze Board approval, while minimizing the cost and time associated with technology development and qualification.
Excelitas ESAFs include MIL-STD-1316-compliant arming delay timers constructed from dissimilar technologies, reducing the probability of common mode failures, and scalable to any safe separation distance required by the customer.
Excelitas designs ESAFs and FMs using both FESWG (Fuze Engineering Standardization Working Group)-compliant complex logic devices (microcontrollers and FPGAs) and discrete implementations. Complex logic devices provide ease of configurability, while discrete implementations maximize reliability and can reduce development time and costs.
Shock-Hardened and Miniaturized Designs
Excelitas has developed proprietary packaging techniques that are proven to protect the electronics during hard target penetration. We also produce the smallest, lightest ESAFs and FMs in the industry, taking thousands of pounds of force off of the warhead interface, substantially increasing the reliability of the weapon system, and freeing up space for more explosives in the warhead.
Excelitas ESAFs and FMs can be made with or without a tiny, on-board 22-channel shock hardened data recorder, our Informant™ Nano Recorder. The Informant™ Nano Recorder can be integrated into the ESAF or FM circuit card or can be a stand-alone version packaged inside the ESAF or FM housing during development testing. If the Informant™ Nano Recorder is integrated into the circuit card assembly of the ESAF or FM, it only consumes a few square millimeters of circuit board space.
The stand-alone version of the Informant™ is smaller than a postage stamp and is designed to fit inside existing ESAF or FM packaging.
MIL-DTL-23659 Qualified Blue Chip® Detonators
Excelitas manufactures many different types of detonators, allowing us to select the right device for varying environmental conditions. Options range from low-energy Blue Chip® detonators to dual-load and shock-hardened detonators. Excelitas recrystallizes, processes, and presses our own explosive powders, resulting in improved reliability and consistent performance for each energetic device.
ESAFs contain independent and
redundant safety circuitry to ensure
the weapon has reached a safe
separation distance before allowing
arming and firing of the warhead.
FMs do not contain safety circuitry
and are armed by an external Safe
and Arm (S & A) device. Using a
separate FM allows for a miniaturized
assembly, which reduces the shock
loads on the warhead, improves
hard target penetration, and eases
warhead design
About The Informant™
The Informant™ was designed
to overcome the challenges of
qualification testing and lengthy
failure analysis investigations for
hard target penetrating weapons.
Energetic Safety Systems ESAFs and FMs
Target Detection and Trigger Delay Timer
ESAFs and FMs detonate either immediately upon or at a specific time after target detection through a trigger delay timer. Excelitas has designed ESAFs and FMs incorporating detection signals from height of burst sensors, break wire, crush switch, g-switch, accelerometer, and many other target detection technologies. Excelitas has developed several methods for executing the trigger delay timer including a serial communications interface which is used to set, adjust, and read back the trigger delay duration, a fixed trigger delay, or selectable trigger delays based on the specific targets to be engaged.
Electrical Interface
Excelitas ESAFs and FMs utilize a wide range of electrical interfaces. Basic designs include connectors mounted on the surface of the package or external cables routed to the next subassembly.
Extensive In-House Test Capabilities
•Excelitashasextensivein-housecapabiltiesfortestingvibration, drop shock, thermal shock, humidity, extreme temperatures, and long-term aging. Our comprehensive environmental test facility ensures compliance to customer specifications and military standards.
•Mostofourproductsalsohaveadedicatedfactorytestconnector, which brings all significant signals out to Excelitas’ “Gen4” Test System, allowing every feature of the ESAF or FM to be rigorously tested.
•AllofourproductsemployExcelitas’patentedremovabledetonator feature, thus allowing an inert detonator to be installed during factory testing so that the ESAF or FM can be fully functioning during factory testing, including arming and firing.
•ThresholdtestingisperformedforeachExcelitasESAFandFMdesign to determine the precise voltage, capacitance and inductance required to provide reliable detonation. Excelitas has comprehensive explosive testing facilities and industry-recognized subject matter experts who utilize detonation margin testing and testing under “worst-case” conditions, ensuring that each ESAF and Firing Module design reliably initiates the explosive train.
Long-Term Storage and Reliability
Excelitas ESAFs and FMs are designed for long-term storage before use. Through years of fuze design and testing, Excelitas has developed proprietary methods of protecting electronics from potentially degrading exposure to heat, humidity, vibration, etc. Application-specific potting materials or conformal coatings are used to seal the electronics from the external environment and also provide mitigation against tin whisker growth.
Lot and Serialization Control
Many Excelitas safety devices contain an EEPROM that holds information about the serial number, manufacturing date, customer part number, etc. The ESAF or Firing Module can be queried at any time to retrieve this data.
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Energetic Safety Systems ESAFs and FMs
What is the “Gen4” Electronics Test System?
Excelitas has developed and implemented
a fourth generation electronics test system
for ESAFs and ISDs. It can be used for
product development, factory testing,
and field testing.
Key benefits of Excelitas’ “Gen4” Test
System include: real-time tactical operation
of the unit under test; a common
hardware and software architecture
that can be applied to a wide variety of
ESAFs and ISDs to dramatically reduce
development time and costs; scalability
to fit program volume requirements;
and data storage via an SQL database
for quick retrieval and analysis.
Excelitas TechnologiesEnergetic Systems 1100 Vanguard Blvd.Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 USA
Excelitas Technologies provides innovative, customized optoelectronics and advanced electronic systems to a global customer base of leading OEMs seeking high-performance, market-driven technology solutions.
From aerospace and defense applications to industrial, safety and security, medical lighting, analytical instrumentation and clinical diagnostics applications, Excelitas Technologies is committed to enabling our customers’ success in their end-markets.
Excelitas Technologies offers a broad range of products and capabilities for aerospace and defense, security, and other high-reliability applications including: Energetic Safety Systems, Power Supplies, Frequency Standards/Atomic Clocks, High Energy Switching devices, APDs, SPCMs, Pulsed Laser Diodes, LEDs, and more.
Excelitas Technologies has approximately 3,000 employees in North America, Europe and Asia. The company was previously a business unit of PerkinElmer, and is now owned by Veritas Capital.
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