The document discusses Arquimea's capabilities and technologies for space applications, including microelectronics, actuators, robotics, sensors, and more. It highlights projects involving shape memory alloys, wireless sensor networks, resettable actuators, and an Ethernet transceiver. Arquimea's strategy focuses on core capabilities in materials and microelectronics, collaborating internationally, and developing products for new markets like space robotics and planetary exploration.

1. COMPONENTS & ENGINEERING
Technologies for the European non
dependence & technology transfer
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2. MICROELECTRONICS
RAD HARD MS ASICS:
REDSAT, COSMIC VISION
INTERFACE COMPONENTS:
ADC, DAC, LVDS TX…
GENERAL PURPOSE IPS:
LNA, BG, PA, PADS…
RD DIGITAL LIBRARIES
DEVELOPMENT: RADHARQ
ELECTRICAL, CHARACTERISATION
AND RADIATION TEST
DEVELOPMENT
CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES
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3. SPACE
STANDARD
NON-EXPLOSIVE
ACTUATORS
…
ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES
CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES
SMA
TECHNOLOGY
& PRODUCTS
LOW LOAD ROTARY
ACTUATORS
SPACE
PIN
PULLERS
SPACE
HDRA
IMPLANTABLE
MEDICAL VALVES
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4. SPACE
TECHNOLOGIES,
ROBOTICS &
SENSORS
JPL
Dust Sweeper
MetNET
Dust Sensor
LDEPP
Lunar Plasma
Sensor
SWIPE
Exploration
sensors network
module
CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES
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5. Space Wireless sensor networks for
Planetary Exploration
Smart technology for artificial muscle
applications in Space
SUCCESS HISTORIES
SEPHY Space-qualified Ethernet Physical Layer Transceiver
REACT REsettable Hold-Down and Release SMA ACTuator
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6. SUCCESS PHILOSOPHY
BASE CAPABILITIES &
TECHNOLOGY
COHERENT STRATEGY
ALIGNED WITH EUROPEAN NEEDS
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
PRODUCT/MARKET
ORIENTATION

7. SUCCESS HISTORIES
•SMA MATERIALS ARE THE BASIS OF THE ARQUIMEA’S
MECHANICAL PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT.
•ARQUIMEA IS ORIGINALY A SPIN OFF OF THE UC3M
DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMATISMS AND ROBOTICS
BASE
CAPABILITIES &
TECHNOLOGY
•ARQUIMEA’S LONG TERM STRATEGY INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES BASED ON SMA MATERIALS, AS PART OF THE STUDIES
TO APPLY SMAS IN ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS
STRATEGY
• ARQUIMEA KEEPS PERMANENT CONTACT WITH MOST OF
THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS INVOLVED
IN THE PROJECT (DLR, UNV. PISA, UC3M, ETH and
SENSORIVE,
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
• APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL SMA MUSCLES IN
REHABILITATION A HANDICAPS ASSISTANCE
PRODUCT
ORIENTATION
Smart
technology
for artificial
muscle
applications
in Space

8. SUCCESS HISTORIES
Smart
technology
for artificial
muscle
applications
in Space
•Novel flexible SMA actuators
•Improving multi SMA wire configurations
•Novel SMA configurations: superelasticity vs. shape memory
effect
•Improving SMA processes
•Development of complex systems
•Management and coordination of consortium projects
Enhancing the
company
technology and
processes
•SMA actuators controlled in Force/Position
•Adaptative SMA elements with tuneable stiffness
Enabling new
products &
technologies
•Space robotics
•Health/Rehabilitation
•Wearable robotics
Openning
new
markets

9. SUCCESS HISTORIES
• FROM ITSBEGININGS OF THE COMPANY,
ARQUIMEA DEVELOPED A DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRONICS ORIENTED TO SENSORS FOR
SPACE EXPLORATION .
BASE
CAPABILITIES
&
TECHNOLOGY
• ARQUIMEA’S LONG TERM STRATEGY INCLUDES
THE DEVELOPMET OF INTELIGENT SENSORS FOR
NICHE APPLICATIONS.
• SENSORS TECHNOLOGIES COMBINES OTHER
EXPERTISE AREAS OF THE COMPANY (MATERIALS
AND MICROELECTRONICS).
STRATEGY
• ARQUIMEA KEEPS PERMANENT CONTACT
WITH MOST OF THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL GROUPS INVOLVED IN
THE PROJECT (TEKEVER, U. of Leicester,
CRAT and AIRBUS SD).…
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
• APPLICATION SENSORS ELECTRONICS FOR
AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY….
PRODUCT
ORIENTATION
Space
Wireless
sensor
networks for
Planetary
Exploration

10. SUCCESS HISTORIES
• Thermal analysis
• Systems and structures design
Enhancing the
company
technology and
processes
• Improved low load actuators
• Adaptative SMA elements with tuneable stiffness
• New sensors technologies (radiation and dust)
Enabling new
products &
technologies
• Radiation sensors
• Multispectral irradiance sensors
Openning
new products
& markets
Space
Wireless
sensor
networks for
Planetary
Exploration

11. SUCCESS HISTORIES
• SPACE LOW SHOCK RESETTABLE
ACTUATORS ARE THE ORIGINAL
ARQUIMEA’S TARGET OF THE COMPANY.
BASE
CAPABILITIES &
TECHNOLOGY
• ARQUIMEA’S LONG TERM STRATEGY POINTS TO THE
QUALIFICATION OF SMA ACTUATORS FOR DIFFERENT
APPLICATIONS AND MISSIONS
STRATEGY
• ARQUIMEA KEEPS PERMANENT CONTACT
WITH MOST OF THE NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE
PROJECT (UC3M. UPV. SSTL. ESRT. STL, AVS,
AIRBUS SD CASA, …)
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
• REACT AS ALTERNATIVE TO NEA(US) AND
PYROTECHNIC ACTUATORS….
PRODUCT
ORIENTATION
REsettable
Hold-Down
and Release
ACTuator

12. SUCCESS HISTORIES
• ARQUIMEA COUNTS ON A VERY EXPERIENCED
DESIGN TEAM FOR RAD HARD MIXED SIGNAL
COMPONENTS AND EXPERIENCE IN INTERFACE
COMPONENTS
BASE
CAPABILITIES &
TECHNOLOGY
• ARQUIMEA’S LONG TERM STRATEGY POINTS TO
THE DEVELOPEMENT OF STANDARD INTERFACE
COMPONENTS
• RAD HARD ETHERNET COMPONENTS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE IN EUROPE
STRATEGY
• ARQUIMEA COLLABORATED WITH MOST OF
THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS
INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT (TTTECH, TAS, IHP,
ATMEL AND Univ. Nebrija, …)
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
• LAUNCHERS COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS
AND ETHERNET GLOBAL MARKET
PRODUCT
ORIENTATION
Ethernet
Physical
Layer
Transceiver

13. Ferran Tejada
CEO Arquimea Deutschland GmbH
ftejada@arquimea.com
+49 (0) 173 618 1828
Francisco Gutiérrez
CEO Arquimea Ingeniería SLU
fgutierrez@arquimea.com
+34 627 495 410
ARQUIMEA INGENIERÍA, SLU
c/ Margarita Salas 16, 28919 Leganés (Madrid) – ES
Tel.: +34 91 689 80 94 / sales@arquimea.com
ARQUIMEA DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
Im Technologiepark 1, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder) – DE
Tel.: +49 335 557 1717 / deutschland@arquimea.de