In Focus" is TMD's regular publication listing newsworthy events, innovations and developments within TMD and microwave technologies

1. THE MAGAZINE FOR THE CUSTOMERS OF TMD
Programmes Director. This new
management team is dedicated to
building on the solid foundations
of TMD’s highly successful past
performance, and there is a
great deal of activity to prepare
the company for an even more
successful future.
Into 2015 with TMD!
Just over a year ago TMD
Technologies appointed Dave
Brown as new Managing Director,
followed by the appointment of
three new directors, namely: me as
Sales and Business Development
Director; Martin Woolley, Finance
Director; and, more recently,
Tracey Lofts, as Engineering and
ISSUE No. 33 WINTER 2015
TMD has recently launched two major
new products onto the market: the new
PTXM range of ultra compact microwave
power modules (MPMs) operating across
the 4.5 to18 GHz band; and the 2 to 6
GHz solid state PTS6900 microwave power
module - significantly expanding our solid
state products. In addition to these we also
have more new products in development
in the shape of a new design of rackmount
amplifier for test applications - as well as a
new range of MPMs in the Ka band.
We have also requested your help in
ascertaining how we can enhance our
service to you, the customer. In order to
do this we have launched a customer
feedback survey, the results of which are
aimed at creating a set of improvement
actions to push through over the coming
months and beyond.
TMD continues to be a socially
responsible employer within the wider
community, and has now initiated a yearly
TMD ‘charity of the year’ scheme. Every
year, members of staff will nominate a
new charity which will benefit from the
proceeds raised by the numerous and
exciting events that TMD’s Sports and
Social Team organises to raise the money.
James Allibone, Sales & Business
Development Director
James Allibone: ‘We are preparing TMD for an even more successful future.’
IN THIS ISSUE
• Further Success in USA
• New Board Director
• Major New Product
• TMD Hosts Conference
TMD organised a dramatic skydive event for charity.
= Breaking News =
TMD USA receives first major order direct
– for instrumentation amplifiers.

2. Since the last issue of In Focus, TMD
USA has achieved further success. The
company has now become a fully ISO
9001:2008 certified facility and also the
Special Security Agreement (SSA) facility
clearance process is in its final stages.
Both tremendous milestones.
The product support and repair facility
is now fully functional, having evaluated
and repaired several amplifiers in the
USA. The full transfer of several accounts
from the UK to the US is ongoing, allowing
TMD Technologies, LLC to service our key
customers within country.
US based trade shows are now being
attended and administered from the US
office with all the logistical advantages
and cost effectiveness that this brings.
TMD USA has also hosted several
high level delegations at its Baltimore,
Maryland premises, including an Open
House last May and a successful product
demonstration for the US Navy in
September. These important events were
the first of many.
First Direct Order
TMD’s first order direct from TMD
Technologies, LLC was for 1-2 GHz, 2%
duty, 10 kW instrumentation amplifiers for
RTCA/DO-160 HIRF testing.
USA CompanyIn Focus
Further Success!
ADVANCED MICROWAVE SYSTEMS, SUB-SYSTEMS, TRANSMITTERS, AMPLIFIERS, POWER TUBES AND HIGH
TMD UK Appoints New Director
Tracey Lofts will be providing leadership for TMD’s engineering and programme
management.
TMD USA is now organising US-based trade shows. Above: At the EMC Symposium in Raleigh,
North Carolina in August.
Tracey Lofts has been appointed to the new
board level position of Engineering and
Programmes Director.
Tracey Lofts has worked at TMD for five
years, in the role of Divisional Manager. In
her new position Tracey will be providing
leadership for TMD’s engineering and
programme management with particular
objectives centred around schedule,
budget and innovation.
Said Dave Brown, Managing Director:
“I would like to congratulate Tracey on her
well earned promotion, and wish her every
success in her new role. At TMD we have
Steven Olson, Regional Sales Manager,
TMD Technologies, LLC commented:
“TMD won this order because of our
compliance to a very stringent high power,
pulsed amplifier specification, and also
because of our in-country US engineering
support and benefits of our Baltimore
service centre. Investing in a US company
is already showing benefits for TMD and
we are confident that many more doors
will be opening in the near future to move
the US operation even further forward.”
Imad Gharib, Technical Sales
Representative, TMD UK, also commented:
“We are delighted with the order for this
high specification product - one of several
new developments in our commercial
amplifier range.”
Continued Imad: “This year we have
also strengthened and consolidated
our solid state capability from 9 kHz to
6 GHz (pulsed and CW operation). This
has resulted in several worldwide orders
for new applications - including vehicle-
mounted communications jammers.”
TMD Technologies, LLC
CEO Mike Farley
1730 Twin Springs Road, Baltimore,
MD 21227, USA
Tel: + 1 410 242 4290
www.tmdus.com
transitioned from fewer, larger, production
contracts to smaller contracts more heavily
centred on engineering and development.
In order to address this change we have
created the important new board post of
Engineering and Programmes Director, so
that both development and engineering
operationswithinthecompanyhaveasingle
board level focus. Tracey and her team will
be responsible for delivering engineering
excellence, customer satisfaction and
business performance throughout TMD’s
product lifecycles.”
Commenting on her new appointment,
Tracey Lofts said: “I am looking forward
to the challenge of my new directorship.
Traditionally not many women have
chosen engineering as a career. My new
role not only reflects a growing change of
attitude within the workplace but also the
forward looking approach of progressive
companies such as TMD. “
David Pike continues his excellent work
as TMD’s Operations Director, with a closer
focus on manufacturing and the supply
chain across both Tubes and Equipment.

3. In FocusMore Products
VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLIES - FOR RADAR, EW, COMMUNICATIONS AND LABORATORY APPLICATIONS
New Ultra Compact MPMs
Less is more -
possibly the highest
power density MPMs
on the market!
This new range of microwave
power modules (MPMs) has been
designed specifically for airborne
radar, EW and communications
applications - especially for UAVs,
where low volume and weight are
critical.
The following units are currently
available:
• PTXM1000: 13.75-14.5 GHz;
110 W output power; 1.7 kg for
communications (CW only).
• PTXM1001: 6.0-18.0 GHz; 140 W
output power; 1.95 kg for radar,
EW and communications.
• PTXM1002: 4.5-18.0 GHz; 100 W
output power; 1.7 kg for EW and
communications.
Moreover, the PTXM units all have the
following features:
• Fully integrated for simple and safe
installation.
• Modular design for flexibility. This
also makes the units easier to
manufacture and test, resulting in
lower cost.
• High performance and reliability,
using well-proven functional blocks.
• Extremely compact at only a
typical weight of 1.7 kg and
dimensions of 190 x 120 x 30 mm
typically - but with no reduction in RF
The PTXM range of MPMs have been designed for airborne radar, EW and communications.
In the last issue of In Focus we reported
on our brand new PTS6900 solid state
microwave power module (MPM), which
covers the 2 to 6 GHz frequency band at
150 W output power. Optimised for use in
EW/ECM systems the new MPM has a 55
dB gain adjustable from 50 to 60 dB.
Since our last report, prototyping work
has further improved the fast mute time of
the RF output from less than 5 µs down
to 1 µs, and full design verification and
testing is nearing completion.
Said Steve Humphries, TMD European
Territory Manager: “The performance
specification of the new solid state
PTS6900 is already attracting a great
deal of interest amongst our customers,
particularly in Poland,Turkey, Sweden, Italy,
Spain, Germany and also South Africa.
Significant is the frequency range of 2 to 6
GHz - important for EW applications - as
well as the 150 W output power level.”
“In addition,” continued Steve, “This
new TMD product is ITAR free. Most
competitor-manufactured units are from
the USA, and it’s extremely beneficial for
non-US customers to have an alternative
ITAR-free, European source - especially
with a top performance!”
The top performance of the compact,
low weight PTS6900 is achieved by
employing the latest 0.25 μm GaN
MMIC technology and low loss power
combiners. High reliability provides a
predicted MTBF of over 30,000 hours
for an airborne uninhabited fighter
environment, at the maximum allowable
baseplate temperature.
Solid State Amplifier Update
Howard Butterfield, Senior RF Design
Engineer, tests PTS6900 modules.
power. This has been achieved
by a radical review and optimisation
of the packaging to more efficiently
use all available space.
• 28 V DC and 115 V 3-phase options
are available in addition to 270 V
DC.
• Pulsed or CW operation (except
communications units, which are
CW operation only).
Said Product and Technology
Development Engineering Manager,
Dr David Cook: “This new product
development has given us the opportunity
to make some changes to the styling of our
products, with a new electro-less nickel
rather than a paint finish. This change was
engineering driven - products being easier,
quicker and less costly to manufacture
and also more rugged, scratch proof and
resistant to chemical reactions. However,
the TMD trademark blue is retained in the
polycarbonate labels, which are printed
from the back for maximum durability. “

4. TMD at Farnborough Airshow
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TMD’s charity for 2014 was the Alzheimer’s
Society, nominated by TMD staff. We are
very pleased to announce that we have
raised over £4,000 from a variety of
events we have organised.
The most dramatic of these events was
a tandem skydive in September by Rita
Hipgrave (TMD prototype wireperson), her
daughter Maria Scales (TMD assembly
technician) and her daughter Lizzie Scales.
Rita said: “It is something I have always
wanted to do and it was the experience
of a lifetime.” Added Dave Brown, TMD’s
Managing Director: “We are extremely
proud of Rita, Maria and Lizzie - but were
very pleased to have them safely back on
terra firma!”
TMD had a stand at Farnborough last July. On the left: Sales & Business Development Director James Allibone talks about our products to HRH
Prince Michael of Kent. Right: Representatives from the UAV SAR Team from ADD and LIG Nex1, Korea show interest in the new PTXM microwave
power module.
TMD Suports
Charity
In October, TMD hosted a conference for
our European Representatives at our UK
headquarters in Middlesex, West London.
This event was an important
demonstration of TMD’s commitment to
creating and sustaining partnerships with
its global representatives, as part of our
long term strategy for growth. Also, it was
an opportunity for the representatives to
meet each other as well key people within
TMD, thus further strengthening these
important working relationships.
The conference was an innovation
by Steve Humphries, TMD’s European
Territory Manager. Said Steve: “TMD
greatly values the country specific expertise
of its representatives. This event was an
excellent platform to share this knowledge,
whilst giving everyone the chance to gain
The conference members. (Photo courtesy David Dyson, TMD’s Chief Engineer, Tubes.)
The intrepid skydive team. Left to right:
Lizzie Scales, Maria Scales, Rita Hipgrave. Customer Survey
In the interests of continuing overall
improvement, TMD recently carried out
a targeted customer survey covering the
following areas: product quality and
reliability, customer service and delivery,
brand and reputation, and website.
We wish to thank all those who took
part. The information is currently being
evaluated and collated, and we are
committed to acting on the results and
recommendations arising from the survey
inputs.
an in-depth understanding of TMD, its
operation and its products.”
TMD Hosts Conference