Introduction to Flann Microwave Representative presentation September, 2016
Flann Microwave Background Established 1956 Moved to Cornwall in 1970 Family-owned and independent ISO 9001:2008 working towards 2015 62 staff 11 Engineering (5 RF, 3 Mechanical, 2 Electronics, 1 Production) 29 Production / Test 2 QA / H&S 2000 m2 (18,000 sq. ft) Factory - freehold Vertically integrated
Offering Standard waveguide products (to 500 GHz) Custom waveguide sub-assemblies Bent waveguide Integrated sub-assemblies (antennas, circulators, filters, attenuators, phase-shifters, splitters, actives, etc.) Test & Measurement Products (Attenuators, phase shifters, couplers, reflectometers) Services (Calibration, measurement, on-site validation) Metrology Calibration kits (including OEM for major players) Reflectometers, Calorimeters, Frequency meters Consultancy
Value proposition Internationally recognised experts Measurement Millimetre-wave components Combining RF and Mechanical engineering Experience and legacy of waveguide designs Providing the potential for saving time, cost, size, weight Design for requirement – not just bolt together components Facilities and control Design – make – validate all onsite
Design / manufacture capability RF Tools: HFSS, Microwave Wizard, 60 year back-catalogue! Mechanical: AutoCAD Inventor 3D – includes FEA Machining CAM system: EdgeCAM CNC and manual milling CNC and manual turning Assembly Soldering and Brazing (RoHS and Lead) Welding (TIG and MIG – Aluminium and Steel) Precision assembly under microscope
Applications Military (Ground, sea, air) Commercial Wireless Electronic warfare Radar Antenna Missile Commercial Wireless Communications Space Medical EMC Educational
Design / manufacture capability Bending Shim, low-melt and unfilled Plating & finishing Copper, Gold, Silver, Nickel, Tin Aluminium – Alocrom 1200 and Iridite (RoHS) Paint – spray and dip Electroforming Precision waveguide, antennas, tapers & transitions Re-usable or disposable mandrels Test Mechanical: Optical measurement system RF: Vector Network Analysers to 500 GHz
Custom Waveguides and Assemblies Microwave Radio fade margin network WG20 High power pulsed radar subsystem WG22 Hybrid flexible / rigid waveguide system assembly in WG14 & 15 Millimetric waveguide sections WG25
Test and Measurement Products Programmable RVA Manual Attenuators Calibration Kits Controller Switches Phase Shifter
Millimeter & Sub-Millimeter Calibration Kits Features Models from 110 GHz to 500 GHz 3 Metrology Grades NPL Applied Technology TRL Calibration Finger Grips Applications Millimeter & Sub-millimeter Waveguide Vector Network Analysers Calibration Precision Measurements
Waveguide Component Products E & H Plane Bends Twists Straight Sections Filters / Diplexers Waveguide to Coax Adaptors
Waveguide Component Products End Launch Transitions OMT’s Fixed Attenuator High power Termination Double Ridge Couplers 1.0 mm Coax Adaptors
Waveguide Switches Features Applications 2.6 GHz to 500 GHz High repeatability or high speed Applications SATCOM Systems Switching Networks
500 GHz Products Rotary Vane Attenuators Directional Couplers Terminations Calibration Kits
Antennas 2 to 18 GHz 18 to 40 GHz Dual Polarized Dual Polarized Standard gain horn antennas 1 to 330 GHz 2 to 18 GHz Dual Polarized 18 to 40 GHz Dual Polarized Lens Horn Antenna 4 – 140 GHz Near Field Probes to 330 GHz Sectoral Horn Antennas
Company structure Company Chairman Colleen Fleming Widow of Bernard Fleming, founder All shares owned by the Fleming family Day-to-day operation managed by Executive team Owners determined that Flann should remain independent Self-contained on Bodmin site US subsidiary for sales only Factory and land owned by the Company. Naturally conservative Company has significant cash assets
Plans for 2017 onwards Investment Products and services Equipment Machining capability, CMM Processes Space-qualified joining / assembly New plating processes Factory upgrades Products and services Calibration (ISO 17025) Integrated mm-wave assemblies to 500 GHz+ Space flight components and subsystems Alternative production methods – moulding, 3D printing Expanding the problem-solving part of our business