FSUE "ORPE "TECHNOLOGIYA"
STATE RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Historical information
The history of the Enterprise begins from October, 1959 when by the decision of the Government the building of the experimental factory began in the town of Obninsk, Kaluga region.
The vital problems of home science and heavy growth of aircraft industry demands required the creation of a base for the development and manufacture of components from nonmetallic materials. In 1963 the experimental factory was reorganized into the branch of the Research Institute of Technical Glass. In 1968 the branch of the All-Union Institute of Aircraft Materials was established at the same site. In 1978 both these branch offices were consolidated into Research and Production Enterprise "Technologiya".
In 1985 FSUE ORPE "Technologiya" was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for the merits in the development of aircraft equipment and on June 5, 1994 ORPE "Technologiya" received the status of the State Research Centre of the Russian Federation.
Enterprise organization structure
The Enterprise consists of research divisions including material science, technological and research/testing laboratories, design departments and of a plant which produces components from nonmetallic materials. The developed engineering, power, transport and supply services ensure the vital activity of the Enterprise.
The enterprise is headed by General Director Vikulin Vladimir Vasil'evich.
Main areas of the Enterprise activities
The pursuance of applied research and innovation developments in the field of creation of new materials, unique structures, technologies and a full-scale production of science-intensive articles from polymer composites, ceramic and glass materials for space, aviation, land and water transport, power engineering and other branches of industry.
Output
- Large-sized complex-shaped heat-resistant and dimensionally stable structures, elements and units for home aircraft, rocket-and-space equipment, weapons and military equipment, including:
- CFRP nose cone shells for the launchers "Proton-M", "Rokot", "Angara"
- Thermal panels and airframe elements for space vehicles "71Kh6", "Spektr-R", "Spektr-UF, "Ramos", "Kondor", "Electro-L", "SAR-Lupe", "Vulkan", "Baumanets", "BelKa", "NetLander", "Kazsat", "Fobos-Grunt", "Yamal-300", "Kanopus-B", "Karat", EKS (Unified space system) series
- Sandwich honeycomb sound absorbing structures for present-day airliners, in particular for gas-turbine engines D-30KP-3 "Burlak" and SaM-146 which meet the international noise standards
- CFRP elements of the wing box prototype for the commuter airliners MS-21 and the components of advanced air complex of front-line aviation of the 5th generation
- Large-sized radomes and other components from glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (air ducts for conditioning antenna systems, flat-topped beams for phased array antennas, sandwich honeycomb panels of antenna units) for mobile ground-based ("Pantsyr-S1" air defense missile/gun system, "Gamma-S1E" radar station and others) and sea-based ("Furke") radar stations
- Prepregs, honeycomb core materials based on aramid paper, glass-and carbon fabrics, new functional polymeric materials widely used in sandwich structures for aviation, land transport, mechanical engineering and radio engineering
- Radioparent aerial fairings and dielectric windows from ceramics,
glass ceramics and glass fiber plastics for home guided missiles of various types, including Kh-31, Kh-35, 48N6, RVV-AE, air defense missile systems S-300 "Favorit" and S-400 "Triumph", rocketry for MiG and Su aircraft
- Thermoresistant high-strength colored and colorless glass materials for transport means glazing, navigation, information and reconnaissance systems, including glass cockpit windows for the airplanes MiG-29K, Su-30MKI, Su-35, MS-21, SSJ-100 and helicopters "Ansat", Ka-32 with the use of new multifunctional nanocoatings; running light filters for passenger and transport aviation; filters for navigation lights; reflectors for the categorized aerodromes floodlights; high-strength electrically heated windshield glazing for locomotives of high-speed railway transport; water transport glazing
- Ceramic components for heat-stressed elements and units of gas-turbine engines; chemically, abrasion- and wear-resistant electroinsulating heat-protective components; composite ceramic armor for personal protection and for the protection of ground-based equipment and helicopters; components from refractory wollastonite ceramics with increased service life for aluminum industry enterprises; ceramic antenna cases for Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS)
Using scientific and technical potential created by the scientist and engineers, the Enterprise performs the development and delivery of the unique structures and materials, solves complicated technological problems and problems in the field of material science.
The intelligent computer assisted centre on the development and production of nonmetallic materials and structures has been created based on the principles of CALS technologies and this has made it possible to decrease a design cycle by a factor of 2.2 and the preproduction period - by a factor of 1.8, to increase the activity consumption quantity without increasing the engineering manpower. Besides, it has allowed the Enterprise to take part in the international projects carried out according to the CALS standards and ISO-9000 and has increased the efficiency of work of the enterprises-participants of joint projects through the integration of the information space.
The quality management system at the Enterprise is certified in the voluntary certification system "Oboponsertifika" for the compliance with the requirements of GOST R ISO 9001-2001, GOST RV 15.002-2003 and standards SRPP VT (certificate of conformity N°R-SK.A07.02.0061.02-2008 of June 16, 2008). (Term of validity - up to June 16, 2011). The Enterprise has licenses for the development and production of military and aircraft equipment (including double-purpose aircraft equipment) and for space activities.
Nowadays the Enterprise takes part in a number of international and Russian programs and projects.
The scientific and practical results of the FSUE "ORPE "Technologiya" have gained broad publicity in Russia and abroad. The Enterprise maintains contacts with a number of foreign firms. The products of the Enterprise are regularly exhibited at the Russian and international exhibitions, fairs, aeroshows (MAKS, Hanover, Dusseldorf, Leipzig, Brussels, Seoul, Le Bourget, Farnborough, Singapore, etc.).
