BROCKTON, Mass., 14 Jan. 2008. Officials from Lockheed Martin Corp. in Bethesda, Md., are choosing rugged enclosures from Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions in Brockton, Mass., for tests of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
Lockheed Martin is choosing custom versions of the Carlo Gavazzi 709 Series of air-cooled rugged electronic enclosures. Lockheed Martin officials say they selected a chassis that was custom configured for the application, and designed to withstand extreme shock and vibration.
The standard 709 enclosure accommodates as many as 20 slots for VME64, VME64x, VXS, VPX, VXI, or CompactPCI cards, and ranges in size from 8U to 15U high and 20.5 inches deep.
Available in AC/DC or multiple-output power configurations as strong as 2000 Watts, the 709 Series can also be configured with three different cooling options: pressurized, evacuation, or combination push/pull. Options include a front-mounted LCD display, system health monitoring unit, and custom configured I/O.
Featuring either overlapping bolted or welded construction, the 709 Series is designed to Mil-S-901, Mil-Std-810, Mil-Std-167, Mil-Std-704 and Mil-Std-461 standards.
Embedded inside the 709 Series, COTS cards are isolated from contaminants, shock, and vibration. Other options include an internal card cage shock isolation system, resistance to drips and splashes, shock-isolated peripheral bays, and EMI resistance.
For more information contact Carlo Gavazzi online at www.gavazzi-computing.com.
