Space
Technologies
In Latvia
Cluster facilitator
Content
Past experience of Latvia in the space field ............................................................................................. 3
Existing competences in Latvia ............................................................................................................... 4
Equipment for space ...................................................................................................................................... 9
End-user equipment .....................................................................................................................................12
Research and development..........................................................................................................................14
Education......................................................................................................................................................15
Infrastructure ...............................................................................................................................................16
Latvian Space Technologies Cluster .............................................................................................................17
Cooperation with ESA and development of National space strategy ..........................................................18
Technical know-how of Latvian companies according to ESA Technology tree (ETT) .................................19
Latvian company profiles .............................................................................................................................23
Contacts of Latvian Space Technologies Cluster ..........................................................................................62
Ventspils, 2010
Past experience of Latvia in the space field
Historically Latvia has been strongly developed in two direction of space technologies – engineering and
material sciences.
Already from 50ies of the last century Latvian scientists participated in approximately hundred world-level
importance space programmes, mainly, taking active and important part in USSR space programmes,
including manufacturing the first satellite telescope and range finder, producing isolation materials for
soviet rockets and others.
There were strong traditions of space research in Latvia, and the roots are found already in the beginning
of the last century in connection with famous Friedrich Zander.
Until the collapse of the Soviet Union, Latvia took part in several significant space programmes:
1) Isolation material development for construction and launch of the first satellite „Sputņik – 1” (in
1957);
2) First flights to space with pilots „Vostok-1” (J.Gagarins) (in 1961);
3) „LUNOKHOD” - robot for investigation of the upper of the moon and obtaining images (1970);
4) Project of spacecraft „Buran” and its launch vehicle „Energy” (Starting from 1988).
Latvian space exploration and technology development was influenced by USSR space exploration policy,
development of geodesy science, as well as military research policy.
Latvia represented such space areas as:
1) Satellite data ranging with antennas RT-32 and RT-16. Nowadays RT-32 is used for radiointerferonometry and deep space communication, and a satellite communication centre is being
developed on basis of RT-16. The human resources together with the existing infrastructure is used
for development of Space Data Processing Centre;
2) Development of Satellite laser ranging equipment;
3) Aircraft material development and testing for space transport;
4) Thermostatic materials for space aircraft surface isolation;
5) Producing radiation detectors;
6) Space medicine (military area);
7) Technologies for nuclear reactor in space.
Existing competences in Latvia
In Latvia there are technologies produced for ESA/ European Space industry – radiation detectors,
cryogenic isolation materials, chronographs, ultrasonographic bones diagnosis, and satellite laser ranging
systems.
The competency areas are ranged in descending orders by ETT domains and sub-domains with majority
number of companies working in the field:
Number
of replies
(descendi
ng)
ETT Domains and sub-domains
Latvian companies
TD 24 Materials & Processes
17
9
B
Materials Processes
8
A
Novel Materials
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies Ltd
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry RTU
Neomat
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Aviatest
Sidrabe
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies Ltd
Neomat
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Sidrabe
Institute of Polymer Mechanics, University of Latvia
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
TD 2 Space System Software
13
D
Ground Data Processing
4
E
Earth Observation Payload Data
Exploitation
3
C
Ground Segment Software
1
B
Space Segment Software
5
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Algorego SIA
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
RD Alfa
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Dynamic Research
Metrum
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Dynamic Research
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Dynamic Research
TD 14 Life & Physical Sciences
11
A
Instrumentation in support of Life
Sciences
3
B
Instrumentation in support of Physical
Sciences
3
D
Applied physical Science Technology
2
C
Applied Life Science Technology
3
Algorego SIA
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Sidrabe
Algorego SIA
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
TD 17 Optoelectronics
10
4
A
Laser Technologies
4
B
Detector Technologies
2
C
Photonics
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
LLC Forest owners consulting center
HEE Photonics Labs
Metrum
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Kamri
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
TD 20 Structures & Pyrotechnics
10
J
Advanced structural concepts and
materials
2
A
Structural design and verification
methods and tools
2
D
Hot structures
2
F
Damage tolerance and health monitoring
1
E
Active/adaptive structures
3
Sidrabe
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies Ltd
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry RTU
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
TD 21 Thermal
10
3
C
Thermal Protection
3
E
Thermal Analysis Tools
2
B
Cryogenics and Refrigeration
1
A
Heat Transport Technology
1
D
Heat Storage and Rejection
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
TD 16 Optics
9
4
3
2
A
Optical system engineering
C
Optical equipment and instrument
technology
B
Optical component technology and
materials
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
ST Steel
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Baltic Scientific Instruments
TD 12 Ground Station System and Networks
7
6
A
Ground Station System
1
B
Ground Communications Networks
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
HEE Photonics Labs
Metrum
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
HEE Photonics Labs
TD 1 On-Board Data Systems
7
4
C
Microelectronics for digital and analogue
applications
2
B
On Board Data Management
1
A
Payload Data Processing
Algorego SIA
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
RD Alfa
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Dynamic Research
Metrum
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
TD 15 Mechanisms & Tribology
6
2
D
Control electronics technologies
2
G
Mechanism engineering
1
E
MEMS technologies
1
F
Tribology technologies
Kamri
Aviatest
Kamri
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry RTU
TD 11 Space Debris
5
4
A
Measurements
1
B
Modelling, Databases and Risk Analysis
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
HEE Photonics Labs
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
4
TD 10 Flight Dynamics and GNSS
2
A
Flight Dynamics
2
B
GNSS systems and ground-related
technologies
LLC Forest owners consulting center
Metrum
LLC Forest owners consulting center
Metrum
TD 3 Spacecraft Electrical Power
4
2
C
Energy storage technologies
1
A
Power system architecture
1
B
Power generation technologies
Neomat
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia
Dynamic Research
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
TD 7 Electromagnetic Technologies and Techniques
4
2
B
Wave Interaction and Propagation
1
A
Antennas
1
C
EMC/RFC/ESD
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia
LEITC (Latvian Testing Center of Electronic Equipment)
LEITC (Latvian Testing Center of Electronic Equipment)
LEITC (Latvian Testing Center of Electronic Equipment)
TD 6 RF Payload and Systems
3
2
E
Microwave and millimeter wave
technologies and equipments
1
A
Telecommunication (sub-)Systems
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Dynamic Research
TD 8 System Design & verification
3
A
Mission and System Specification
1
B
Collaborative and Concurrent
Engineering
1
C
System Analysis and Design
1
Dynamic Research
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Dynamic Research
TD 13 Automation, Telepresence & Robotics
3
1
A
Applications and Concepts
1
B
Automation & Robotics Systems
C
Automation & Robotics components and
Technologies
Kamri
Kamri
1
Kamri
TD 23 EEE Components and quality
2
2
B
EEE Component technologies
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies Ltd
Neomat
TD 9 Mission Operation and Ground Data systems
2
1
B
Mission Operations
LLC Forest owners consulting center
1
C
Ground Data Systems (MCS)
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation. University of
Latvia
TD 18 Aerothermodynamics
2
1
A
Computational Tools
1
D
Multi-Disciplinary Tools
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
Institute of Materials and Structures, Riga Technical
University
TD 4 Spacecraft Environment & Effects
1
1
A
Space Environment:
Algorego SIA
Equipment for space
Engineering of materials and components, which includes material sciences, engineering, radiation
detectors, satellite engineering, isolation materials, polymer mechanic.
Radiation detectors
Competency of production of radiation detectors concentrates in
company Ltd “Baltic Scientific Instruments”, as well as in “Solid-State
physics institute”. Both organisations cooperate in research, as well as
in preparing doctoral students. The competency inherited from the
Soviet times, and several radiation detectors was used in USSR space
programmes. Radiation detectors are produced also for International
Atomic Energy Agency, Euratom, USA Energy department, Spain Energy
institute.
Cryogenic isolation
Latvian State Wood Chemistry Institute (LSWCI) produces cryogenic
isolation for N2 and H2 tankers of highest level Ariane carrier (within
contract with EADS Space Transportation (Bremen).For many years the
Laboratory of Polymers of Institute performs the researches in
polyurethane chemistry and its technology, including space
technologies, developing the materials of cryogenic insulation –
polyurethane foam that is used in launchers to insulate tanks of liquid
hydrogen and oxygen. Previously the Institute participated in Soviet
space program, developing materials of cryogenic for launcher
„Enerģija”.
Ultrasonic examination of bones
One of products of company “Kamri” is ultrasound scanner. Several
prototype products has been designed and manufactured for medical
industry. Some of units are made for ultrasound bone scanning. Under
the research program of European Space Agency (ESA), “Kamri” has
cooperation with Max-Planck-Institute (Germany). Also company
“Algorego” has competency in performing ultrasonic examination of
bones in on-ground hypokinesia studies.
Event timer systems
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science develops and design
customized event timer systems for Satellite Laser Ranging in close
collaboration with International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS).
Partnerships with a number of SLR stations of ILRS laser network.
Production of nanosized powders
JSC “Neomat” produces nanosized powders for usage in aviation, space technologies. It took part in the
development of spacecraft Buran, as well as in the development of ceramic engine for aircraft, new
technology for manufacturing of ceramic balls for special-purpose bearings for hostile environment.
Also Ltd “Plasma & Ceramic Technologies” produces nanosized powders of refractory compounds (oxides,
nitrides, carbonitrides et al.) and their multi-component composites
by the plasma technique.
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Riga Technical University prepares
technologies of nanosized powders of refractory compounds (oxides,
nitrides, carbides, borides) and their particulate composites by using
thermal plasma and wet chemical methods, and manufacture dense
nanostructural materials by using plasma sintering and hot pressing.
Glass fibre products
JSC Valmiera Glass Fibre manufactures glass fibre products to be
used from simple heat insulation up to high technologies and space
industry. It is the only company in the world with vertically
integrated structure and products for the thermal insulation market,
for temperature resistance up to 1250 Co
Closed electrical power source
Institute of Physics, University of Latvia develops closed electrical
power source (MHD converter) for space and terrestrial applications
using high temperature liquid metal technologies (Institute of
Physics, University of Latvia),
Ground station and supporting equipment, which includes laser range finder, ground station
equipment, supporting equipment, and telemetry.
The first satellite of Latvia “Venta–1”
“Ventspils High Technology Park”, Ventspils University College,
University of Latvia, Rīga Technical University and Bremen University
of Applied Sciences are taking part in development of the first
satellite of Latvia “Venta–1”. Its key purpose is to receive signals
form vessel traffic AIS (Automatic Identification System) in the orbit
high of ~ 650 km, and the pre-processing and transfer of data to the
ground base station. In the development of “Venta–1” participated
scientists and students from Latvia, and also the involved experts
from Bremen University and „OHB System” that is one of the biggest small satellite design companies in
Europe.
Optical components for telescopes, satellite laser ranging
Astronomy institute, University of Latvia performs satellite laser
ranging (SLR) with <1cm accuracy (target dependent) including high
orbiting satellites like GNSS (Global Navigation System Satellites),
designs optical instruments (calculates and design small optical
systems (apertures up to 30cm diameter), have experience with
satellite laser ranging system design with up to 1m aperture size e.g.
LS-105).
Lts “HEE Photonic Labs” performs research and design of high precision satellite laser ranging technique of
space objects, telescopes (optical systems, mounts with drive systems and their software) for observing of
space objects, including low flying objects, FSO (Free Space Optics), visible remote measurements of
atmospheric composition using the Spectroscopy Methods including space, air-born and ground based
measurements.
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics, University of Latvia performs ground based satellite observation
since 1957 (photographix, SLR, software), as well as processing geoinformation in 2D and 3D data bases.
Vacuum shield thermal insulation
Sidrabe Inc. Vacuum shield thermal insulation of spacecrafts and
astronaut's spacesuits. Deposition of Al and Ag coatings onto PET and
PI polymer films, including perforated and treated with neutron flux
on the acceleration installation. Light filters for space helmets. Au
deposition onto plastic shields of spacesuits. Specials coatings on
thermal tiles of shuttle spacecrafts. Ni, Ag deposition on the tiles.
Coatings on large mirrors for reflecting short-wave laser radiation. Al
deposition onto parabolic inside surface of space reflectors of up to
3.5 m in diameter.
End-user equipment
End-user equipment includes GPS and applications, navigation, software
development and different applications for national economy and society in total.
Currently there are many companies, which activity is connected with end-user facilities and they will
continue its activity in this area. For example, „Hanzas elektronika”, „Ventspils Elektronikas fabrika”
produces electronic components for GPS hardware, manufacturing of very complicated and accurate
assembled printed circuits, including communication provision terminals, receivers of the Global
Positioning System (GPS), video and audio receivers of satellite signal and other devices. Special proficiency
is in the development and manufacture of GPS receivers.
Ltd „GeoStar” produces GPS systems, establishes and
maintains GPS base stations.
Ltd „Dynamic Research” develops system for children
supervision, which uses positioning systems.
Ltd “Audiogids” develops applications for tourism systems
(electronic guides, audio guides, based on location IT
systems, etc.).
Ltd “ENVIROTECH” develops GPS and mobile applications,
cartography databases and provides technical support
Ltd “Mobile systems” designs GPS automation systems for
tourism industry (for instance, automatic playback multi-language tour for cruise and tourism boats, as
well as portable handheld device with audio-guide preinstalled, which tells stories as tourist is
walking), as well as in Ground Station software design - telemetry processing, evaluation, visual
presentation, Software Defined Radio utilization for communication links.
Image processing - usage of satellite images in agriculture and forestry, which could
substantially increase efficiency of these national sectors.
LLC “ForestOwnersConsultingCenter” uses airborne
remote sensing technologies (lidar, hyperspectral, thermal)
for environmental surveys (aerial photographing, making
orthophoto images/maps, digital terrain models, 3D
models) and management of natural resources.
Maps publishing house Ltd. “Jāņa sēta” uses satellite
pictures in cartography and development of GIS data bases.
Latvian Geospatial Information Agency provides geopositioning services using GPS systems in geodesic work
(processing space images of earth surface).
Faculty of Forestry, Latvian University of Agriculture uses
satellite pictures in forest management.
Geography and Earth science faculty, University of Latvia
processes and analyses images for cartography.
Ltd “Mērniecības datu centrs” prepares engineer-geodesic
data bases using satellite pictures.
Ltd “Metrum” works in land and geodetic surveying,
cartography, remote sensing using GPS and satellite
pictures, produces topographic maps, area photo, LIDAR
data, Terrain/Suface models, performs 3D data and
spectral analysis.
Ltd “RD Alfa” – design and full-scale production of highquality microcircuits for common use and airspace.
Ltd “Ģeodēzists” performs land surveying services,
extraction and publication of geo-spatial data.
Faculty of Geograpfy and Earth Sciences, University of
Latvia interpretates images, thematic cartography, GIS.
Astronomy institute of University of Latvia performs
digitalization of wide field (25 square degrees) Schmidt
camera astroplates. Astroplate library has about 22,000
wide field (5ºx5º) photo plates covering time span 19662005.
Research and development
Development of space technologies is performed in cooperation with Latvian research institutions. More
than 20 research institutions are working in space field. Apart from product engineering, the research
directions include:
applied research in location of space waste, radio astronomy, radio interferometry, satellite
communications, space fundamental environment (Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center
(VIRAC),
studies of solar system, carbon stars (Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia),
research of structural strength of aviation equipment (“Aviatest” Ltd.).
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center (VIRAC) fields of research
are radio astronomy, radio interferometry, applied space research, satellite
communications, detection and processing of satellite images, and also
satellite navigation. For example, the center is engaged in research of space
fundamental environment, using RT-32 radio telescope, and perform applied
research in location of space waste.
Astronomy institute, University of Latvia works on studies of solar system
small bodies (observing of asteroids including Near Earth Objects (NEO)
types and searching for the new ones), studies of carbon stars (research of
new galactic carbon stars with schmidt (80 x 120 x 240 cm) telescope. Low
dispersion spectral studies of carbon stars and detecting the main
parameters of their atmospheres.
“Aviatest” has extensive experience in research of structural strength
of aviation equipment. It performs static, fatigue and dynamic tests
on aircraft and helicopter components, as well as on building
structures and various non-standard constructions. Aviatest has the
only laboratory in the Baltic States that conducts full-scale aircraft
tests.
Education
Ventspils University Colleague offers study courses in satellite engineering, signal and picture processing,
modelling (study courses “Space IT” and “Digital Cartography and GIS” (within bachelor study programme
“Computer Sciences”), and “Signal theory and signal processing”, “Principles of sound and picture
transmission” (within bachelor study programme “Electronics”). Also specialisation “Mathematic
fundamentals and data processing systems in satellite information of Computer sciences” within master
studies in Computer sciences).
Riga Technical University offers study courses in satellite pictures and data
processing („Global positioning systems”,
Transport and Telecommunication Institute offers higher education (16 study
programmes and more than 30 specializations) in aviation, transport and
logistics, electronics and telecommunication, computer sciences, management
and economics with possibility to get engineering diploma, bachelor degree,
master degree and doctoral degree. Main research activities: optimization and modelling of complex
systems, transport and logistics, air traffic control systems, telecommunication, transport telematics,
applications of information technologies, business re-engineering. Latvian-Belorus project of space
monitoring system for international multimodal transport corridors Development and production of the
Radar for remote sensing surface of Phobos (satellite of Mars), mission Mars-96 Host organisation of the
2nd International Symposium «Space and Global Security of Humanity»
Mernieks.lv, Technology development forum, StarSpace and Ventspils High Technology Park has activities
to educate and promote society in space field.
Starspace works on promotion of astronomy - lectures, shows, sky observations and public information
through internet site. Cooperation with schools - preparation of materials, organization astronomy hobby
groups etc. Planning, building and maintenance of Observatories and Planetariums.
Infrastructure
Ventspils High Technology Park offers “Clean Room” in compliance with ISO 7 class, with area of 50m², as
well as develops innovation centre with 200 m² clean room in compliance with ISO class 8, laboratory
premises.
ISO 7 CLASS CLEAN ROOM
Possible use:
1. Microelectronics industry - product and component assembly, surface treatment.
2. Satellite technologies - product and component assembly,
processing in controlled environment.
Area - 50m², ceiling height - 2.8 m
Airflow pattern - non-unidirectional
Air changes - 20-40 per hour
Humidity - 40-55% (±2%), temperature +21°C (±1°)
INNOVATION CENTRE with production block (Planned construction 2012)
1450 m² office premises
760 m² production block, including 340 m² production premises,
190 m² clean room ISO class 8, and 141 m² office/laboratory
premises
Offices from 35 to 335 m²
Meeting rooms
150 seats auditorium
Multimedia auditorium
ISO 8 CLASS CLEAN ROOM
Possible use in satellite and microelectronics industry: research, techology
and product development, implementation, testing. Product and
component assembly, treatment, testing.
Area - 200m², Ceiling height - 5 m
Airflow pattern - non-unidirectional
Air changes - 10-20 per hour
Humidity - 40-55% (±2%), temperature +21°C (±1°)
The infrastructure available at Ventspils International Radio Astronomy
Center (VIRAC): software to provide long-distance space telecommunications,
satellite images signals detecting complex “HRPT-2met”, GPS base station,
Maser clock, Tbit data storage “Mark-5”, satellite technologies of
geoinformatics, registration equipment of microwave measurement, complex
of atmospheric geophysical measurements, radio telescopes RT-32 and RT-16.
Latvian Space Technologies Cluster
In 2008 a feasibility study for space cluster development was performed, where 35 companies, 4 NGOs, 12
educational & research institutions and 6 public organisations were involved. In the year 2009 Latvian
companies and research institutions agreed to establish the Latvian Space technologies cluster, and 25 of
them signed cooperation agreements for participating in cluster activities.
Cluster members
Cluster facilitator
1. Ventspils High Technology Park, Foundation
Companies
2. Audiogids Ltd.
3. Baltic Scientific Instruments Ltd.
4. Dynamic Research Ltd.
5. Envirotech Ltd.
6. GeoStar Ltd.
7. Ģeodēzists Ltd.
8. Hanzas Elektronika Ltd.
9. HEE Photonic Labs Ltd.
10. Map Publishers Jāņa Sēta Ltd.
11. Latvian Shipping Company JSC
12. Metrum Ltd.
13. Mērniecības datu centrs Ltd.
14. Micro Dators Ltd.
15. Mobile Systems Ltd.
16. Neomat Co. JSC
17. Plasma & Ceramic Technologies Ltd.
18. Valmiera Glass Fibre JSC
19. Ventspils Elektronikas fabrika
Research and education institutions
20. Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, State Research Institute
21. Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
22. Faculty of Forest, Latvia University of Agriculture
23. University of Latvia
24. Ventspils University College
Foundation
25. Tehnology Development Forum, Foundation
Cooperation with ESA and development of National space strategy
On 23rd July, 2009 the 1st level cooperation agreement between Ministry of Education of the Republic of
Latvia and European Space Agency was signed. In March, 2010 there were the ESA Institutional audit in
Latvia was carried out, and 11 scientific institutions, 1 Technology Park and 13 companies took part in it. In
October, 2010 ESA evaluation and recommendations were received. As one of outcomes, there have been
several potential PECS projects identified:
•
Project involving the Institute of Astronomy and the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
in the frame of ILRS;
•
The Institute of Geodesy and Geo-information could be involved in the use of GOCE data;
•
The Forest Owners Consulting Centre could be involved in activities leading to GMES services
related to forestry;
•
Baltic Scientific Instruments (Brucker Baltic) could be further involved in specialised detectors;
•
Ventspils International Radioastronomy Centre could be involved in the scientific activities of ESA’s
scientific satellites;
•
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (Polymer Laboratory) could support studies of insulating
foams;
•
Institute of Physics of University of Latvia could use its expertise in supporting studies regarding
magnetics.
Space working group under Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of
Latvia
In 27th March, 2010 the Space working group was established under the Ministry of Education and Science.
It consists of 15 members (representatives of ministries, private sector and scientific institutions). The
objectives of the working group are the following:
•
Development of National Space Strategy,
•
Promotion of implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between Latvia and ESA,
•
Assuring cooperation and dissemination of scientific and technical information on space science,
space technology and its applications in support of communication and coordinated action
between research institutes, government and industry,
•
Encouraging participation of research institutions and commercial companies in the European
Space Agency and other R&D programmes.
Technical know-how of Latvian companies according to ESA Technology tree (ETT)
1
On-Board Data
Systems
A
Payload Data Processing
B
B
On Board Data
Management
Microelectronics for digital
and analogue applications
Advanced Software
technologies
Space Segment Software
C
Ground Segment Software
D
Ground Data Processing
E
Earth Observation Payload
Data Exploitation
Power system architecture
C
2
3
Space System
Software
Spacecraft
Electrical Power
A
A
B
A
Power generation
technologies
Energy storage
technologies
Power conditioning and
distribution
Space Environment:
B
Environment effects
C
Space Weather
C
D
4
Spacecraft
Environment &
Effects
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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Ventspils High Technology Park
Ventspils Radioastronomy Centre
ST Steel
Sidrabe
RD Alfa
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies
Neomat
Metrum
LLC Forest owners consulting center
Latvian Testing Center of Electronic Equipment)
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Kamri
Institute of Solid State Physics,
Institute of Physics,
Institute of Polymer Mechanics
Institute of Materials and Structures
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation
HEE Photonics Labs
Hanza Matrix
TECHNOLOGY
SUBDOMAIN
Dynamic Research
TS
Aviatest
TECHNOLOGY
DOMAIN
Algorego
TD
Baltic Scientific Instruments
Division of Latvian companies in according to ESA Technology Tree.
5
Space System
Control
A
C
Space system architecture
and autonomy
Space segment Guidance
Navigation and Control
Telecommunication (sub)Systems
Radio Navigation (sub)Systems
TT&C (sub-)Systems
D
RF Payloads
E
Microwave and millimeter
wave technologies
Antennas
B
6
RF Payload and
Systems
A
B
7
Electromagneti
c Technologies
and Techniques
A
B
C
8
System Design
& verification
A
9
10
C
D
Verification and AIT
Mission
Operation and
Ground Data
systems
A
Advanced System Concepts
B
Mission Operations
C
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Latvian company profiles
Algorego Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
APPLIED ELECTRONICS LABS Ltd. ..................................................................................................................................... 25
AudioGids Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Aviatest Lab ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
ENVIROTECH Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
GeoStar Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Hanzas Elektronika Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... 33
HEE Photonic Labs Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP),.............................................................................................................................. 35
University of Latvia .......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Instityte of Physics, .......................................................................................................................................................... 36
University of Latvia .......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Institute of Astronomy, ................................................................................................................................................... 37
University of Latvia .......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Institute for Environmental Solutions ............................................................................................................................. 38
University of Latvia .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Institute of Polymer Mechanics, ...................................................................................................................................... 40
University of Latvia .......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Kamri Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Latvijas Elektronikas Iekārtu Testēšanas Centrs (LEITC) .................................................................................................. 42
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LIWC) .......................................................................................................... 43
Metrum, Ltd..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Micro Dators, Ltd. ............................................................................................................................................................ 45
Mobile Systems, Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................ 46
NEOMAT, JSC ................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Norwecom, Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................ 48
RD ALFA, Microelectronic Department, JSC .................................................................................................................... 49
Ship Management LSC ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
Faculty of Building ........................................................................................................................................................... 51
Riga Technical University ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry ...................................................................................................................................... 51
Riga Technical University ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Institute of Materials and Structures .............................................................................................................................. 52
Riga Technical University ................................................................................................................................................. 52
Sidrabe, JSC...................................................................................................................................................................... 53
StarSpace, Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Address: Kaltini, Suntazi, LV-5060, Latvia ....................................................................................................................... 54
Transport and Telecommunication Institute ................................................................................................................... 55
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies, Ltd ............................................................................................................................... 56
Engineering Research Centre “Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center” (VIRAC) ............................................ 57
Engineering Research Centre, ......................................................................................................................................... 58
Ventspils University College ............................................................................................................................................ 58
Valmiera Glass Fibre, JSC ................................................................................................................................................. 59
Ventpils Elektronikas fabrika, Ltd. ................................................................................................................................... 60
Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP), Foundation ...................................................................................................... 61
Contacts of Latvian Space Technologies Cluster ............................................................................................................. 62
Algorego Ltd
Address: Miesnieku 10, Riga, LV – 1050, Latvia
Phone: +371 2682 7528
Fax: +371 6722 4117
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.algorego.com
Contact: Alexey Tatarinov, director
Number of employees: 12
Classification in ESA Technology Tree:
1 On-Board Data Systems – C Microelectronics
for digital and analogue applications
2 Space System Software – D Ground Data
Processing
4 Spacecraft Environment & Effects – A Space
Environment:
14 Life & Physical Sciences - A Instrumentation
in support of Life Sciences, C Applied Life
Science Technology
Short description
Firm is established by scientists and researchers
from faculty of Mathematics and informatics of
University of Latvia. It is working with scientific
spacious solution development.
Main development : Optical sensors and Document
processing
Product or service:
1. Recognition systems and software. Products: rain and snow sensors for automotive and
locomotive industries; - detectors of false coins
in automatic coin reception boxes; - documents
recognition and classificator software; - number
plate recognition scanner (prototype); - optical
precision positiometer (prototype); automated PCB defects testing system (custom
made).
2. Experimental devices for biomedicine: - noninvasive blood glucose sensor (prototype in
development); - optical muscle tissue
composition
sensor
(prototype
in
development); - optical locator of catheter tip
displacement (laboratory prototype)
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Department of Cartography and Geodesy of
Defense Ministry of USSR, 1989-1990: processing of
images from satellites.
Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP),
1986-1990: ultrasonic examination of bones in onground hypokinesia studies.
ESA MAP project 14592 AO-99-030, 2005-2006: a
collaborative partner in biomedical research
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
Center of Bone and Muscle Research, CBF,
Berlin University
Ideas, how products/services/research can be used in
space field?
Systems of technical vision for different
purposes
Images processing, automatic recognition of
targets
Biomedicine: tissue composition testers for
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Recognition of images and objects:
- technical vision;
- artificial intellect.
Photometric devices. Prototyping. Experimental
software
APPLIED ELECTRONICS LABS Ltd.
Address: Akmenu 47, Ogre, LV-5001, Latvia
Fax: +371 6506 7749
Phone: +371 6506 7742, +371 2664 2642
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ael.lv
Contact: Aivars Rubenis
Mobile Phone: +371 2946 2363
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 11
Profile:
Applied Electronics Labs is high technology electronics
development and manufacturing company, focusing on
battery industry. It finds the best fitted solution for their
customers and we offer custom-built rectifiers
corresponding to every requirement of each customer.
Applied Electronics Labs has set up fully equipped
laboratory, where organisation team of engineers
continuously strives to further develop products that add
competitive edge for customers. Company provides
integrated solutions for customers, including designing
and manufacturing of hardware and development of the
necessary software.
Product or service:
Company’s main focus is on high current battery
formation and charging products:
Starter battery formation rectifiers
Laboratory equipment
Battery Council International
Rectifiers for stationary and traction batteries
Battery charging rectifiers for marine, aviation
and military purposes
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Akumulatoru formēšanas iekārtas izstrāde izstrādāta akumulatoru formēšanas iekārta –
kalpos kā izstrādes bāze tālākām iekārtām
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
Aktex,
Akom,
ZAIT,
Podoļskij akumulatornij zavod (Krievija),
Vesta,
ISTA (Ukraina),
Assad (Tunisija),
Johnson Controls
Interbat
AudioGids Ltd
Address: Inženieru 101c, Ventspils, LV – 3600, Latvia
Phone: +371 6362 9661
Fax: + 371 6362 9662
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.audiogids.lv
Contact: Diāna Skudra, Chairman of the Board
Mobile phone: +371 28381277
E-mail: [email protected]
Business profile:
developing, implementation and maintenance of
different audio guide solutions for indoor objects,
outdoor objects and movable excursions:
Tourism systems development - electronical
guides, audio guides, based on location IT
systems, etc.
Development and/ or delivery of space related
laboratory equipment
Description of the products/ services:
 “mTour GPS” – audio guide solution for
movable vehicles (excursion boats, trams, etc.);
 “mTour MUSEUM” – audio guide solution for
indoor exhibition premises and city excursions
(museums, castles, galleries, exposition halls,
Zoos, Aquariums, hotels, bicycle rental stores,
etc.);
 “mTour PHONE” – audio guide solution in
mobile phone for different outdoor objects;
 Content development – preperation of exciting
storie’s content.
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
Laboratories equipment can be used for training
purposes, prototypes development
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Selling skills
Software development skills
Aviatest Lab
Address: Str. Rezeknes 1, Riga, LV -1073, Latvia
Phone: +371 2706 0931
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aviatest.lv
Founded in: 1991
President: Alexandr Sorokin
Contact: Kristina Soskoveca, Project Manager
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 37
Profile:
AVIATEST LNK is a structural testing laboratory which
performes static, fatigue and dynamic tests on aircraft
and helicopter components.
AVIATEST also carries out tests on undercarriage, wing,
empennage and other important technical components
of airplanes and helicopters as well as other units.
AVIATEST has two laboratory testing grounds (outdoor
and indoor), each of each is 2,000 sq. meters in area,
which makes it possible to conduct tests on any aircraft
or its separate units. During this period the airplanes Li-2,
Il-14, Il-18, Tu-134 and the helicopters Mi-2, Mi-4,Mi-8,
Ka 126 have been tested. At the moment tests are being
carried out on the units of the Tu-334 plane and the Mi26 helicopter. The test programs use multi-channel
loading systems, state-of-the-art hydraulic equipment
and sophisticated systems of data acquisition and
processing. The AVIATEST laboratory has all the
certificates necessary for its efficient operation.
The company activity is the only Baltic company
performing full–scale structural testing of aircraft ,
helicopter and aircraft components.
Certification:
Certificate of the European association for
Laboratory Accreditation (EA MLA), No. LATAKKT-160-02-99-A
Certificate of Interstate Aviation Committee of
the Russian Federation
No. IL-051
Product or service:
Conducts full-scale aircraft tests.
Research of structural strength of aviation
equipment.
Perform static, fatigue and dynamic tests on
aircraft and helicopter components, as well as
on building structures and various non-standard
constructions
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
At the moment tests are being carried out on the units of
the Tu-334 plane and the Mi-26 helicopter. AVIATEST is
working with AgustaWestland Lab and performing static,
dynamic and fatigues tests of the different helicopter
components. Today AVIATEST is performing tests on the
fuselage and also on the wing of the SUKHOI SUPERJET
100 aircraft.
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
“SUKHOI” , Russia
“AGUSTA WESTLAND”, Italy
“Mil Design Bureau” Russia
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
testing of the composite components, samples
static, dynamic and fatigue tests of the aircraft
and helicopters
Baltic Scientific Instruments Ltd
Address: Ganibu dambis 26, P.O.Box 33, LV-1005, Riga, Latvia
Fax: +371 6738 2620
Phone: +371 6738 3947
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.bsi.lv
Founded in: 1994
Certificates in use: ISO 9001
Contact: Vladimirs Gostilo, president
Number of employees: 54
Profile
Baltic Scientific Instruments is a constantly developing
company involved in manufacturing of scientific
equipment. Baltic Scientific Instruments is owned at 90%
by German shareholders. Company specializes at:
development and manufacturing of detectors
for X-Rays or Gamma Rays,
development and serial production of precise
spectrometric devices based on silicon, highpure germanium and cadmium-zinc-tellurium
detectors.
cryogenics.
Company’s products are applied in nuclear energy,
ecology, geology and mineral resource industries,
medicine and research activities, customs control,
environmental monitoring, space applications and other
spheres.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
development and fabrication of CdZnTe pixel
and strip detectors for space applications ( ESA,
NASA, SEA Saclay, Danish SRI, Russian SRI, Inst.
di Astrofisica e Fisica Cosmica, Italy);
development of HPGe gamma -spectrometer for
space applications (ESA);
development of miniature XRF analyzer for
space application (Russian SRI);
development of new types of detectors based
on TlBr crystals (ESA);
development of beta detectors for space
applications (Space Science And Applied
Research Institute, China)
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands;
NASA, Marshall Space Center, USA;
SEA Saclay, Danish SRI, Russian SRI, Inst. di
Astrofisica e Fisica Cosmica, Italy
Dynamic Reserach Ltd
Phone: +371 2655 1841
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Karlis Zalite, director
Number of employees: 3
Main areas of developing:
Satellite software programming (software
development which is based on satellite
technology applications)
embedded software,
electronics developement
Description of the products/ services:
• Game – on-line multiplayer hockey manager
Unique functions:
Recruitment system of new players
Characteristics of players
League system
Market of players
•
ROKO – GPS location children monitoring
system
 Target audience: 4 to 12 years old
children and their parents, disabled
people
 Enables to look after child’s or disabled
person’s location on-line
 Provides mutual alarm bell in case of
need
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Company is closely involved in developing the
first Latvian satellite Venta-1, as well as AISat
and Max Valier satellites. Partners include
Hochschule Bremen and OHB-System AG.
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
OHB-System AG
Hochschule Breme
Ventspils High Technology Park
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Satellite software programming,
embedded software,
electronics developement
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Address: 14 Dzerbenes Str.Riga, 1006, Latvia
Fax: +371 6755 5337
Phone: +371 6755 4500, +371 6155 8184, +371 6755 5337
E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.edi.lv
Founded in: 1960
Contact: Modris Greitans, director
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 101
Profile
IECS is a state research institute dedicated to
fundamental and applied research in computer science,
information, communication and electronic technologies
related to a priority direction in the scientific research of
Latvia for the years 2010 -2013 "Innovative Materials
and Technologies” (section of Information and Signal
Processing Technologies).
The scientific areas are:
Advanced DSP
Event timing
High sensitivity signal conversions
Embedded systems
Wireless sensor networks
Energy efficient data aquisition
Low power communication
Smart sensor systems
Distributed data processing
Computer network management
Previous experience with space related acitivities
Development and design customized event
timer systems for Satellite Laser Ranging in
Turnover(2009): 985 749
Export volume(2009): 87 307
close collaboration with International Laser
Ranging Service (ILRS).
Partnerships with a number of SLR stations of
ILRS laser network.
Cooperation partners in space related activities
Institute for Space Research, Austrian Academy
of Sciences (Graz, Austria).
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
Finnish Geodetic Institute (Masala, Finland)
Products usage in pace field
Time-of-flight measurement in Satellite Laser
Ranging
Development and design of high-precision onboard event timer (for one-way laser ranging,
time transfer by laser link, etc)
Image processing
Seeking cooperation in
R&D projects and techology transfer in the areas of:
advanced technolgies for DSP system design including
cost – effective processing of signals digitally in a wide
frequency range (up to 2-3 GHz)
ENVIROTECH Ltd
Address: Maskavas 322, Riga, LV-1063, Latvia
Fax: + 371 6721 5158
Phone: +371 6721 5220,
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.envirotech.lv, www.ikarte.lv
Founded in: 1998
Contact: Ilze Barga
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 28
Turnover(2009): 720 419
Export volume(2009): 253
Profile
Envirotech, LTD develops Geographical Information
Systems (GIS) solutions and integrates GIS into existing
systems to save valuable resources, visualize the
organization's assets and streamline work flow
processes. The company produces high technology
dynamic solutions and products that enhances every
organization’s GIS capabilities.
Product or service:
GIS, enterprise GIS and application
development,
GPS sales and technical support, mobile
applications development,
cartography database projects development
and training.
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
imagery usage in GIS products
customized applications development using
imagery data
imagery server development
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
IT,
GIS,
GPS,
cartography,
software development,
Web apps.development
GeoStar Ltd
Address: Marupes street 20, Riga, LV1002,Latvia
Fax: +371 6708 9191
Phone: +371 6708 9191, +371 6761 5233
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.geostar.lv
Founded in: 1997
Contact: Mr Maris Knoks, director
Mobile Phone: + 371 2916 3309
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 14
Turnover(2009): 243 906
Export volume(2009): 26 201
Profile:
Electronic, fine mechanic, optic development and
service, User training and support are the things that
company do.
Product or service:
Geodetic equipment ( GPS, total stations,...)
sale service and trainings.
GPS infrastructure projects – GPS network (
HW and SW).
Underground locators, georadars sale service
and trainings.
Specific project delivery – as example
components for laser range finder LU
astronomy observatory.
New product development as PC based field
shutting simulator with positioning elements.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Different use of GPS equipment for navigation
and surveying purposes
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
GPS related services and equipment.
Hanzas Elektronika Ltd
Address: Akmenu 72, Ogre, LV-5001, Latvia
Fax: +371 6504 9088
Phone: +371 6504 9087
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.hansamatrix.com
Founded in: 1999
Contact: Alvis Vagulis, vice-president
Mobile Phone: +371 2920 9679
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 138
Turnover(2009): 2 676 117
Export volume (2009): 1 226 474
Profile:
Hanzas Elektronika Ltd. Is an techically advanced, flexible
and cos -competitive regional contract electronics
manufacturing group for any scale of manufacturing.
Products and services:
New product introduction (industrialization) services:
DFM verification of PCBA CAD / BOM data
against real component shapes, PCB track,
soldering pad, component lead tolerances,
identifying critical errors by vPlan tools
(VALOR)
Fast prototype service for PCBA with added
value and engineering reports
Rapid pilot series with full qualification of
process
Support for test development, engineering
development of test and measurement setups.
Volume manufacturing services:
State of the art complex PCB, electronic system
and box build manufacturing service.
State of the art, clean manufacturing premises
with full ESD protection and air/humidity
controlled environment, equipped with liquid
N2 supply
Full verification and traceability through all
processes down to unit level – by use of
integrated verification and traceability solution
based on vManage platform (VALOR)
Contingency – full backup by 2nd mirror
manufacturing site
Usage of products in space field:
GPRS competence
PCBA
Test systems
HEE Photonic Labs Ltd
Address: Nomales street 6-25, Riga, LV-1002, Latvia
Phone: +371 27070485
Website: www.heephotonic.eu
Founded in: 2007
Contact: Mr Andris Treijs, president
Mobile Phone: +371 2939 5146
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 4
Turnover(2009): 33 004
Profile:
HEE Phtonics is studying optical systems for applications
such as laser ranger finder, automated telescopes optical
data links and stimulators for weapon systems.
Product or service: Research and design of Space
Technologies in the fields of:
– high precision satellite laser ranging technic of
space objects:
– telescopes (optical systems , mounts with drive
systems and theirsoftware) for observing of
space objects, including low flying objects,
– FSO (Free Space Optics).
– visible remote measurements of atmospheric
composition using the Spectroscopy Methods
including space, air-born and ground based
measurements.
– surveillance camera
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
History of the team members:
The first Soviet series manufactured tracking
satellite photo camera AFU-75, (M.Abele &
K.Lapushka 1964 /1967; used worldwide and
produced until 1990-ies (~50 systems)
INTERCOSMOS - the first Soviet series
manufactured tracking satellite laser ranging (SLR)
system, (the first was installed in Heluan – Egypt
1972/3 season – till 80-ties); 6 systems were
produced and installed worldwide
LD series (LD-M, LD1) SLR, designed by M.Abele
(1972 /1976 for MoD of the USSR); produced till
1988, used worldwide)
1 m input SLR series, main constructor M.Abele
(1979 /1981); order from Moscow Ioffe PhysicoTechnical Institute of the USSR ASc); produced till
1986; first computer operated; produced 4
telescopes; designed transportable for Lunar
observations; second series (1988-1994) -7 systems
(also in Potsdam and Metsahovi)
ULIS - 0.6 m SLR series , main constructor
M.Abele (1984/5); order from Intercosmos
institution; cooperative project of UL (Riga),
Bulgarian ASc (Stara Zagora), Astrosovet
(Moscow) of the USSR ASc; produced in Stara
Zagora (Bulgaria) till 1988; computer operated;
produced 4 telescopes
1988 /1990 – Jukon 0.5 m SLR series together
with Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology (4 telescopes at all: in China) similar ULIS SLR
1988 / 1992 – BT2 2/1.5 m main mirror with 0.6
m second mirror SLR; high energy laser > 100J
(“star
wars”)
and
spectral
analisys;
manufactured in Bulgaria and SU * Portable SLR,
designed and manufactured (1995 /1996) in
private company, main constructor M.Abele ,
tested in Yaragady station (West Australia)
(1996/1997)
Micro SLR, designed by M.Abele, manufactured
(2003 /2009) for UL Geomatic Institution
International cooperation partners in space related
activities:
Ekspla ( Lithuania)
Diaplous ( Greece)
GOI ( Russia)
Ways, how products & services can be used in space
field:
satellite laser ranging;
Telescope;
Free Space Optics
Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP),
University of Latvia
Address: 8 Ķengaraga street, Riga, LV-1063, Latvia
Fax: +371 6713 2778
Phone: +371 6718 7816
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cfi.lu.lv
Founded in: 1978
Council chairperson: Laima Trinkele
Contact: Andris Steinbergs, director
Mobile Phone: +371 2618 3061
E-mail: [email protected]
Product or service:
Electron and ion processes in wide-gap
materials with different degree of ordering
Inorganic single crystals, ceramics, glasses, thin
films, and nano-structured surfaces for
applications in optics, electronics and energetics
Functional organic molecules and polymers for
photonics and organic electronics
Multifunctional and hybrid materials for energy
applications: light emitting diodes, photovoltaic
elements and coatings for solar batteries,
storage of hydrogen for fuel cell devices
Design and construction of instruments and
analytical tools for environmental monitoring
Studies of novel vision technologies and
development of sight-care equipment
Instityte of Physics,
University of Latvia
Address: Miera 32, Salaspils,LV - 2169,Latvia
Fax: +371 6790 1214
Phone: +371 6794 4700
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ipul.lv
Contact: Dr. Phys Janis Ernests Freibergs, director
Mobile Phone: +371 2659 9602
E-mail: [email protected]
Founded in: 1946
Number of employees: 90
Profile
The Institute of Physics of University of Latvia(IPUL) is
recognized as one of the oldest and largest worldwide
centres in the field of fundamental and applied
magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) research.
The wide experience of the Institute of Physics in the
field of work with liquid metal media, the appropriate
experimental equipment and developed specific
methods and procedures of measurements in molten
metals and alloys allow to perform physical and
numerical simulations of different technological
processes in order to work out new original MHD
methods for controlling the hydrodynamic and
heat/mass transfer characteristics of melts in metallurgy
and single crystal growth from the melt.
Product or service:
– Development of closed electrical power source
(MHD converter) for space and terrestrial
applications using high temperature liquid metal
technologies,
– Magneto Hydro Dynamics, Heat and mass transfer
in liquids.
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Development of liquid metal electromagnetic pump
for space use;
Vacuum chamber for experiments in high vacuume
up to 1200 C
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Production of composite materials in space and
semi weightless conditions.
International cooperation partners in space related
activities:
CNRS and AREVA TA in France.
Corus Research, Development and Technology,
in the Netherlands.
Ways, how products/service can be used in space field:
Liquid metal electromagnetic pumps and heat
exchangers for nuclear devices.
Thermo Accustic -Magneto Hydro Dynamic
Electrical Generator
Strategic professional skills:
Experiments with liquid metals, ferrofluids,
gasses. Theoretical description and simulation
of these processes.
Institute of Astronomy,
University of Latvia
Address: Boulevard Rainis, Riga, LV- 1586, Latvia
Fax: +371 6703 4582
Phone: +371 6703 4580
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.astr.lu.lv
Founded in: 1874
Director: Dr.phys. Māris Ābele
Contact: Kalvis Salmins, secretary
Mobile Phone: +371 2659 4290
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 18
Profile:
Institute operations are constrained with atmosphere
research, cosmology, including stars, star clusters, the
high-redshift universe.
Product or service:
1. Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR), system capable to
measure distance to the earth orbiting satellites
with the accuracy of about 1cm with the
eventual range extension to the moon and
beyond
2. Studies of Solar system small bodies: Observing
of asteroids including Near Earth Objects(NEO)
types and searching for the new ones.
3. Studies of carbon stars: Research of new
Galactic carbon stars with Schmidt (80 x 120 x
240 cm) telescope. Low dispersion spectral
studies of carbon stars and detecting the main
parameters of their atmospheres.
4. Digitalization of wide field (25 square degrees)
Schmidt camera astroplates. Astroplate library
has about 22,000 wide field (5ºx5º) photo plates
covering time span 1966-2005.
5. Design of optical instruments: Calculations and
design and of small optical systems (apertures
up to 30cm diameter), have experience with
satellite laser ranging system design with up to
1m aperture size e.g. LS-105. Design of
mechanical parts (size up to 30cm in
observatory experimental workshop).
Insitute of Astronomy is a member of ILRS (International
Laser Ranging Service) and EUROLAS
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Satellite observations of Earth satellites since 1957,
photographic observations of satellites, satellite laser
ranging since 1972. Participated in designed of satellite
laser ranging system LS-105, still used in Riga and 3
stations in Ukraina, was used in GFZ Potsdam(19922001), currently under modernization in Metsahovi,
Finland. In 2008-2010 was discovered 28 new asteroids
and obtained more than 1500 observations of asteroids
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German
Research Centre for Geosciences.
Finnish Geodetic Institute.
Institute of Theotretical Physics and Astronomy
of Vilnius University (Lithuania).
Ways, how products & services can be used in space
field:
Satellite Laser ranging, support for precise orbit
determination(POD)
Calculation and design of small optical systems
Space weather. Observations of asteroids and
space debris
Institute for Environmental Solutions
Address: "Lidlauks", Priekuli parish, Priekuli local municipality,
LV4101, Latvia
Phone: +371 2642 5688
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.videsinstituts.lv
Founded in: 2008
Contact: Inese Suija –Markova, executive director
Number of employees: 10
Profile
We are an applied research organisation focusing on the
use of airborne remote sensing technologies (lidar,
hyperspectral, thermal) for environmental surveys and
management of natural resources. We are developing a
flying laboratory for testing different types of sensors
and sensor systems for a wide variety of applications.
Company has pulled together an international team of
scientists and practitioners representing a wide variety
of disciplines, e.g. physics, IT, biochemistry, forestry,
biology, hydrology, etc. Company is active in projects
which address the current most urgent environmental
problems.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
We work closely with the researchers of the Swedish
R&D company FORAN Remote Sensing.
Currently we are involved in the project on synergistic
use of satellite imagery and LIDAR for forestry purpose.
Our task is to supply lidar data and perform groundtruthing activities.
International cooperation partners in space related
activities:
Swedish R&D company FORAN Remote Sensing AB
Ways, how services can be used in space field:
We can peform satellite data validation by combining it
with the data collected with airborne remote sensing
Strategic professional skills:
Planning and conducting of experimental and scientific
research flights (including sensor test flights), conducting
of mapping surveys, data processing and analysis, ground
data collection and analysis.
Institute of Geodesy and Geo information,
University of Latvia
Address: Boulevard Rainis, Riga, LV- 1586, Latvia
Website: www.lu.lv
Founded in: 1994
Contact: Dr. phys. Janis Balodis, director
Main areas of research:
1. Construction and application of satellite laser
ranging systems for geodynamic research
2. Global Navigation Satellite Sysytems
3. Geoinformatics
Product or service:
SLR hardware and firmware GNSS RTK network
Geo-informatics
Software production (SLR Control system for LS105. PSLR. TIGO. SLR for LEO). Automated
photographic plate reduction with automated
star identification
Mobile Phone: +371 2929 8150
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 11
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Ground based satellite observation since 1957
(photographix, SLR, software).
Geoinformation 2D and 3D data bases
Internatinal cooperation partners in space related
activities:
EUPOS,
ILRS,
Polish Space Research Centre
Ways, how the products and services can be used in
space field:
LEO SLR observation,
RTK network service,
Geoinformation data bases, DEM
Institute of Polymer Mechanics,
University of Latvia
Address: 23 Aizkraukles street, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
Fax: +371 6782 0467
Phone: +371 6755 1145
Website: www.pmi.lv
Contact: Juris Jansons, prezident, Dr.Habil.Sc.Ing.,
Full member of Latvian Academy Sciences
Phone: +371 6754 3303, +371 2928 4330
E-mail: [email protected] ,[email protected]
Profile
The Institute takes part in realizing bachelor and master
programs in physics and mechanics of solids. It also
participates in training and promotion of research
workers of higher qualifications in the mechanics of
solids, continum mechanics of polymer and composite
materials, and in the materials science (polymer and
composite materials). At the Institute there is doctorate
and a Promotion Council, where, 146 dissertations have
been defended.
This institute has a large experience in the field of
development of scientific basement of mechanics of
composite materials, testing method, prediction of long
term characteristics and effect of the environment,
estimation of residual stresses, fracture mechanics of
advanced composites, optimization methods.
Previous experience with space related acitivities
Participation in EU and NATO projects:
"ConFibreCrete", 1997-2002;
EUREKA
project
EU-1841
EUROBOGIE
"Advanced Rail Suspension Using Fibre-
Number of employees: 100
Founded in: 1963
Reinforced Plastics", 1997-2003 and "Spring of
Composite Material", 2005 - 2006;
EUREKA project No. E12618 "RENEWFOAMS"
"Obtaining Freon-Free Polyol Systems From
Recoverable Raw Materials For Producing Rigid
Polyurethane Foams", 2002-2005;
International cooperation partners in space related
activities
Lulea University, The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences
Virginia Tech, USA
Pennsylvania State University, USA
NKT Flexibles I/S, Denmark
3Tex Inc., USA
Research Centre for Energy, Environment and
Technology (CIEMAT-DER), Spain
Voronezh University, Russia
Metal-Polymer Research Institute of the Belarus
National Academy of Sciences, Belarus
The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.; Japan
South-Ural State University, Russia
Kamri Ltd
Address: Aizkraukles 21, Riga, LV-1006, Latvia
Phone: +371 6755 8773
Fax: +371 6755 8737
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.kamri.lv
Contact: Mr Alexey Miheyev, director
Mobile Phone: +371 2632 2648
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 9
Founded in: 2002
Profile
The main business direction is the design and
manufacture of automatic production equipment for a
wide range of industries, from first layout to start – up
runs of ready machines.
outer bearing rings of big scale, that are
specially used in automotive industry. 1A016701
_0 Filling & Cup Screwing Machine
Machine is purposed for automatic dosing and
filling of creams and liquids into PET bottles,
hermetic packing by cup screwing on the filled
bottle, labelling and accumulating of ready
product.
SMD Punching-Feeding Module. SMD PunchingFeeding Module is designed for automatic
separating of the SMD components from a
feeding tape and further transporting of the
component to a robot’s picking zone
Ultrasound Scanner. Several prototype products
has been designed and manufactured for
medical industry. Some of displayed units are
purposed for ultrasound bone scanning. This
project we realised in cooperation with MaxPlanck-Institute (Germany), under research
program of European Space Agency (ESA).
Products and services
Engineering services
Mechanical engineering and 3D modelling in
SolidWorks
Electrical designing
Pneumatic designing
PC and PLC programming
Full set of Customer Documentation
Manufacturing
Automatic equipment for wide range of industries, from
first layout to start-up runs of ready machines. Parts
production, assembly, electrical installation, final tuning
and start up.
Subcontracting in production: Parts manufacturing,
subassemblies and final assembly by Customer’s
drawings.
Main products
A012692_0 Automatic Drilling Machine.
Machine is purposed for drilling and
countersinking of radial lubricating channels in
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Experience working in factory automation in different
industries. Our clients are German, Swedish, Finnish,
Estonian and Latvian companies.
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
Max-Planck-Institute (Germany), under research
program of European Space Agency (ESA).
Latvijas Elektronikas Iekārtu Testēšanas Centrs (LEITC)
Address: Azenes street 12-4, Riga, LV10 48, Latvia
Phone: +371 6708 9166
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.leitc.lv
Founded in: 2006
Contact: mg.sc.ing. Vladimirs Novikovs, director
Number of employees: 4
Profile
LEITC is the most modern electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC) testing centre in the Baltic States with a semianechoic chamber capable of performing tests up to
40GHz. LEITC goal is to promote EMC compliance testing
as a solution to prevent the potential impact of product
liability applied in cases of design and warning defects.
The centre monitors worldwide developments in the
EMC field for Electronics with the intent to provide a
reliable, high-quality service for development,
precompliance, compliance, and production testing.
LEITC pursues continuous improvement and excellence
in our EMC services through customer focus,
professionalism, commitment to quality and optimal
delivery time in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025.
Products and services
• EMC & Electrical testing in LEITC accredited lab:
• RF Radiated Emissions
• RF Radiated Immunity
• RF Conducted Emissions
• RF Conducted Immunity
• Conducted Transient Emissions
• Conducted Transient Immunity
• Coupled Transient Immunity (Direct Capacitor
Coupling)
• Magnetic Field Emissions (MFE)
• Magnetic Field Immunity
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD up to 15 KV)
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Electrical Overstress EMC related services
Design early stage EMC analysis support
Prototype precompliance
Design & production compliance
Proficiency testing and OEM test methods
trends analysis support
EMC & Electrical test plan development &
review
EMC compliant DUT exerciser HW/SW
development
Science
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) problems can
significantly decrease the reliability, increase the cost,
and delay the development schedules of modern
electronic systems. The mission of the LEITC Laboratory
is to support EMC research and education projects with a
goal of developing the knowledge base, tools and people
necessary to solve today's EMC problems and address
the EMC problems of the future.
Scope of Research
• Enclosure Design and Modeling
• Novel EMI Reduction Tehniques
• Electrostatic Discharge Protection
• Transient Suppression
• Grounding, Filtering, and Shielding
• Information Technology Equipment
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LIWC)
Address: Dzērbenes street 27,Riga, LV-1006
Fakss: +371 6754 1241
Phone: +371 6755 0635, +371 6755 6663, +371 6754 5111
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.kki.lv
Founded in: 1946
Number of employees: 132
Turnover(2009): 2 500 000
Export volume(2009): 10 000
Contact: Dr.sc.ing. Ugis Cabulis, director
Mobile Phone: +371 2927 2658
E-mail: [email protected]
Profile:
LIWC is working on development of scientifically
grounded,
environmentally
friendly,
wasteless
technologies for obtaining of competitive materials and
products from wood and wood biomass. The field of
research in the Laboratory of Polymers embrace the
obtaining of rigid polyurethane foams from renewable
raw material resources and the development of new
generation polyurethane class cryogenic thermal
insulation materials.
Product or service:
Cryogenic insulation for new generation ARIANE
launchers
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Experience in Soviet space programm cryogenic insulation for Soviet space-shuttle
BURAN - ENERGIA
International cooperation partners in space related
activities:
EADS Astrium GmbH (Bremen)
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
Cryogenic insulation for rockets and upper
stages
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Material science, polyurethane chemistry and
technology. Experience in PU more than 40
years.
ARIANE launchers:
Metrum, Ltd
Address: Elizabetes 20, Riga, LV1050, Latvia
Fax: + 371 6760 9044
Phone: +371 6760 9020
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.metrum.lv
Founded in: 2004
Profile
The four main areas of activity of the company are land
surveying, territorial planning, forest taxation and
photogrammetry.
Usage of GPS and sattelite images for land surveying in
result of:
Topographic maps,
Areal photo,
LIDAR data,
Terrain/Suface models,
3D data analysis,
Spectral analysis.
Continuing the rapid technological development and
innovative approach in service providing, in 2006 SIA
„Metrum” purchased a special aircraft for aerial
photography and measurements from the air, and aerialphotogrammetry camera Leica ADS40 and aeriallaserscanner ALS50.
The aerial-photogrammetry and laser scanning services
are offered in the market since flight season 2007,
implementing projects for Latvian sea coast line, forest
territories and capital Riga. In 2007 the turnover of SIA
„Metrum” reached 6.314 million EUR.
Chairman of the board: Larisa Reine
Contact: Janis Visnevskis, project manager
Mobile Phone: +371 2706 5045
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 290
Turnover(2009): 4 380 547
Export volume(2009): 181 957
In 2008 our specialists have worked for new innovation
products, obtained using laser scanning and aerial
photography data, including: producing airport aerial
obstacle map, evaluating mineral resource extraction
volume for quarry monitoring, producing 3D and relief
models for several towns, producing ortophoto maps
and other. In 2008 the turnover of SIA „Metrum”
increased by 24% reaching 7.830 million EUR and the
financial year was closed with 1 million EUR profit.
Ways, how products/services can be used in space field:
Accurate navigation satellite orbit data for
remote sensing platforms positioning in post
processing;
Multi spectral images and satellite based radar
data usage for forestry and agriculture data
analysis
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Innovation through merging of different
branches and data acquisition methods
Micro Dators, Ltd.
Address: Elizabetes street 65-12, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
Phone: +371 67242266
Fax: + 371 67281168
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mazzy.eu
Chairman of the board: Mr Viesturs Šeļmanovs-Plešs
Contact: Mr Valdis Feders, director
Number of employees: 15
Founded in: 2006
Business profile: Micro Dators Ltd. is an innovative,
dynamic company working in the electronics field and
related branches specializing in the development of new
creative custom hardware solutions. The company’s
philosophy is to increase the level of customer
satisfaction by using electronic devices and solutions.
processing system allowing the customer to follow up on
company or household energy and water consumption.
Micro Dators is offering the newest technologies in
electronics, improving them, realising original ideas and
new ways of achieving higher efficiency. Micro Dators
main product is the MAZZY 4 AQUAMET solution - an
easy-to-use, advanced and fully automated data
MAZYY 4 AQUAMET is a modular system which is
designed for use on fixed and mobile networks and can
be tailored to the specific needs of the customer. The
company’s customer groups are building management
companies, water suppliers, estate agencies and tenants.
Seeking cooperation in: Electronic devices and solutions
in Lithuania, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Germany,
Spain.
Mobile Systems, Ltd
Address: Kaiju street 9, Ventspils, LV-3620, Latvia
Phone: +371 2878 5798, +491 57 8457 8988
Website: http://www.mobilesystems.lv
Contact: Andis Dembovskis, Chairman of the Board
Mobile Phone: +371 2838 1277
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 3
Turnover(2009): 13 835
Founded in: 2005
Profile
Mobile System is a software company developing
software for GNC and 3D Visualisation.
Experience in Ground Station software design telemetry processing, evaluation, visual
presentation.
Software Defined Radio utilization for
communication links.
Products and services:
1. Design and development of Mobile audio guide
systems (using GPS, NFC/RFID technologies);
2. Software development for ground stations to do
satellite communication.
3. Design and development of Mobile ticketing
systems:
Payments for parking area by phone call /
RFID;
Transport, public events RFID / NFC
ticketing;
4. Design and development of Mobile automation
systems:
Mobile phone based Robotics;
IVR & GPS automated systems (gate
opening, equipment control);
Mobile remote control systems (gates,
computers, lighting).
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
International cooperation partners in space related
activities:
OHB-Systeme (Bremen, Germany)
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
Using Software Defined Radio technology for
adaptive communication in space
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Good insight of audio guide and vessel tracking systems.
For both - business organisation, marketing and
hardware side like embedded system development,
understanding satellite communication protocols.
Background on Digital Signal Processing and Software
Defined Radio applications for satellite communication
link employment.
NEOMAT, JSC
Address: Miera street 34, Salaspils, LV- 2169, Latvia
Fax: + 371 6782 0092
Phone: + 371 6794 4794
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.neomat.lv
Contact: Leonids Stafeckis, Chairman of the Board
Mobile Phone: +371 2633 4047
E-mail: [email protected]
Profile
Development of advanced technologies for nanodispersed
pure ceramic and metallic powders producing by plasma
chemical synthesis method and these powders` production.
NEOMAT, JSC provides a wide range of nanodispersed
powders for a number of different industrial and scientific
applications.
Neomat´s personnel have published over 50 papers in
scientific journals and have taken part in a number of
international
conferences
on
materials
and
processes. Innovators in advanced materials technology.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Participation in the development of spacecraft
Buran
Participation in the devepopment of ceramic engine
for aircraft - EUREKA project E! 4156
New technology for manufacturing of ceramic balls
for special-purpose bearings for hostile
environment
Founded in: 1976
Number of employees: 12
Turnover(2009): 48 657
Export volume(2009): 12 050
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
V.Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials of
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
VIRIAL Ltd. (Russian Federation)
Firms of military-industrial complex of the former
Soviet Union
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
Nanopowders for
bearings` manufacture
thermal protection
using in navigation devices
Strategic professional skills:
Years of experience, aimed at decision the problems of
military-industrial complex of the former Soviet
Union, ensures the successful use of our
technologies for aerospace, aviation, electronics,
engine building and other areas.
Norwecom, Ltd
Address: Brivibas 195 -2, Riga, LV-1039, Latvia
Fax: +371 6784 2474
Phone: +371 6729 1762
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.norwecom.com
Contact: Mr Andris Treijs, director
Mobile Phone: +371 29395146
Number of employees: 4
Founded in: 2003
Profile
Norwecom Ltd., a member of Polo Group, is a recognized
Systems Integrator focussed on the Broadcast, Satellite
and Telecommunications industries. Main markets are
the Baltic States, Russia and other ex-Soviet countries.
Norwecom operates as a total solution provider in the
broadcast industry.
radio links 7.11-26.5 GHz, MMDS point-tomultipoint microwave radios 2.1-26.5 Ghz
Test and Measurement equipment for audio
and TV
Analog digital encoders -decoders, multiplex,
Nicam encoders
Sat uplink and downlink and flyaway systems
Fiber optic transmitting equipments
Equipment for scientific researh laboratories
Electronic devices and components
Safety and security
Supervision and control systems
Offered products and services
– Digital DVB-T and analog terrestrial TV
transmitters 1 W to 25 kW output power
– FM transmitters up to 10 kW output power, AM
transmitters up to 2 MW output power
– Broadcasting antennas for radio and TV,
combiners and feeders
– Point-to-point digital and analog microwave
radio links from 48 MHz up to 38 GHz, fixed,
mobile and portable, digital PDH microwave
radio links 1.4-39.5 GHz, digital SDH microwave
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Ways, how products/services can be used in space field:
Free space optic - wireless data link
Strategic professional skills:
Wireless broadcast and telecommunications
RD ALFA, Microelectronic Department, JSC
Address: 240 Maskavas street, Riga LV 1063, Latvia
Fax: +371 6710 9498
Phone: +371 6710 9400, +371 6718 9012
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.rdalfa.lv
Contact: Sergejs Sugins, Mikhail Lapkis, Boriss Lapkis,
manager
Mobile Phone: +371 2552 0828
E-mail: [email protected]
Profile
Joint Stock Company “RD ALFA Microelectronic
Department” is an assignee of the Scientific Research
Institute
of Micro Devices and “Invertor” plant in Riga, which in
due time became part of the industrial corporation
“Alfa”.
During a period of 60-80 years, these enterprises were
the leader in Eastern Europe in the field of analog and
analog-to-digital microelectronics.
The specialists of the institute and plant have
accumulated significant scientific and industrial
experience
in the analog and analog-to-digital fields of technology
(Bi, Bi-FET, complementary Bi, CMOS, and Bi-CMOS),
microcircuits, and the design and testing of microcircuits.
The main directions of the company’s activities are the
design and full-scale production of high-quality
Founded in 1962
Certificates: ISO 9001:2000, CH05/0392.
microcircuits for common use and airspace. The
company’s production includes:
Operational amplifiers;
Comparators;
Timers;
Analog-digital and digital-analog converters;
Circuits of general application for national
economic enterprises;
Video-transmission systems for long distances.
Our company is at present producing and selling
different types of devices.
“Twist” - for the transmission of video signals by twisted
pair of wires at distances up to 900 meters;
“Twist - 2T” - for the transmission of video signals by
twisted pair of wires at distances up to 1800 meters.
“Twist-Auto” - for the transmission of video signals by
twisted pair of wares at distances up 500 meters
and automatic correction of PAL and NTSC video signal
for length of line.
Ship Management LSC
Address: 1 Elizabetes Str., Riga, LV-1807
Phone: +371 6702 0111
Fax: +371 6782 8106
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.lk.lv
Management: Imants Sarmulis, Chairman of the
Management Board, President
In handy or medium-sized tankers category “Latvijas
kuģniecība” (JSC „Latvian Shipping Company”) is among
the leading tanker owners in the world, it is also in a
leading position among similar companies in Northern
Europe when it comes to oil shipments. It owns 23
modern up to standard tankers with well-trained and
experienced crews. In total, the commercial fleet of JSC
„Latvian Shipping Company” consists of 25 tankers (2 of
which belong to other ship owners).
JSC„Latvian Shipping Company” is constantly expanding
and shortly new medium-sized oil tankers will be added
to the fleet.
Precision and cargo safety are not the only virtues of
„Latvijas kuģniecība”, for many years now one of the top
priorities of the company has been environmental
protection.
The company places great importance on international
quality control systems, staff training and work safety. All
tankers have received the ISM (International Safety
Management) certificates. The company functions as a
well-oiled machine and we, the team of JSC „Latvian
Shipping Company”, feel proud to be part of it.
Faculty of Building
Riga Technical University
Address: Azenes 16 – 109, Riga, LV-1648, Latvia
Phone: +371 6708 9263, +371 6708 9164
Contact: dr. prof. Janis Strauhmanis, director
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 15
Profile: Education in image and data processing:
education in geodesy,
surveying, cartography,
GPS,
GIS
Website: www.bf.rtu.lv
Founded in: 1991
Mobile Phone: +371 2948 6283
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Network of the GPS base stations in Latvia and Riga with
partnerships - Latvian Geospatial Agency, Municipality of
Riga, University of Latvia.
Ways, how products/services/research can be used in
space field:
Thematic mapping
Education
New projects
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
Riga Technical University
Address: Miera 34, Salaspils, LV-2169, Latvia
Phone: +371 6794 4711, +371 6780 0768
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.nki.lv
Profile:
Riga Technical University Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
conducts theoretical and applied investigations in areas
of inorganic chemistry, chemical technology and
materials sciences
Product or service:
Preparation technologies of nanosized powders of
refractory compounds (oxides, nitrides, carbides,
borides) and their particulate composites by using
thermal plasma and wet chemical methods, and
manufacture dense nanostructural materials by using
plasma sintering and hot pressing.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Silicon nitride-oxide nanoparticles for ballbearings.
Founded in: 1946
Contact: Dr Janis Grabis, director
Number of employees: 52
Aluminium silicon or aluminium nitride
composites with thermal expansion coefficient
near to steel.
Carbide and oxide plasma sprayed coatings
Ideas, how your products/services/research can be
used in space field:
Silicon nitride based materials with low dry
friction coefficient
Oxide,carbide,boride based nanostrutural high
temperature materials
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Long-term experience in development preparation
methods
of
nanosized
powders
and
their
characterisation as yel in teghnology transfer to SME and
ohganizing spin -off companies.
Institute of Materials and Structures
Riga Technical University
Address: Kalku – 1, Riga, LV-1658, Latvia
Fax: +371 6708 9254
Phone: +371 6708 9124
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ims.rtu.lv
Profile
The work of institute is mostly dedicated to space and
aeronautical applications of structures – especially of
composite structures.The rest of activities concerns
other automotive and maritime applications. The type of
products concern the hardware, software and services in
research and in engineering. Special emphasis is oriented
to advanced materials like laminated composites and
composites macrostructures.
Product or service:
1. Aerospace Structures: Numerical modelling and
analysis by commercial Finite element codes of
sandwich and laminated composites and structures.
2. Metamodelling including design of experiments.
Damage identification in composite materials and
structures, structural health monitoring. Strength,
stability and collapse of composite structures.
3. Multidisciplinary
Software’s:
Metamodeling
software, analysis, optimisation and identification
of advanced materials and structures.
4. Mechanical Testing: Experimental dynamic (modal,
impact, fatigue) tests and analysis of composite and
alloy materials and structures.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Active control of scaled rotorcraft blade by piezo
electric fibre composites – FP-6 project
FRIENDCOPTER - Integration of Technologies in
Support of a Passenger and Environmentally
Friendly Helicopter (Partners : DLR, NLR, ONERA,
EADS, CIRA et. al.).
Buckling / postbuckling of CFRP stiffened panels –
FP-6 project COCOMAT- Improved MATerial
Exploitation at Safe Design of Composite Airframe
Contact: Dr.sc.ing Kaspars Kalnins, director
Mobile Phone: +371 2675 1614
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 16
Founded in: 1993
Structures by Accurate Simulation of Collapse
(Partners : DLR, FOI, IAI, AGUSTA, Samtech, CRCACS et. al.).
Fatigue tests of titanium alloys - FP-6 project
FANTASIA – Flexible and Near-net-shape
Generative Manufacturing Chains and Repair
Techniques for Complex Shaped Aero Engine
Parts (Partners : Fraunhofer gesellschaft, RollsRoyce, Avio SPA, Turbomeca et. al.).
Vibration damping and loss factor tests to
identify the viscoelastic and sandwich material
properties – FP-6 project CASSSEM - Composite
and
Adaptive
Structures:
Simulation,
Experimentation and Modeling (Partners : EADS,
IST Paris, IST Portugal et. al.).
Impulse buckling – dynamic buckling tests GFRP
cylinders – National council of science grant.
Proposal for FP-7 project DEDYCAS – Improved
Design Methodology for Dynamically Loaded
Composite Aerospace Structurs and FP-7 project
DESICOS New Robust DESIgn Guideline for
Imperfection Sensitive COmposite Structures
(Partners : TU Delft, DLR, EADS, ESA, NASA et.
al.)
Sidrabe, JSC
Address: Krustpils street 17, Riga, LV – 1073, Latvia
Fax: + 371 6713 9506
Phone: + 371 6724 9806
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sidrabe.com
Founded in: 1962
Chairman of the Board: Mr Nils Veidemanis
Contact: Mr Andrejs Balabkins, marketing manager
Number of employees: 72
Certification: ISO 9001:2000
Business profile
Sidrabe has been manufacturing vacuum deposition
equipment and developing unique tehnological
processes for production, pilot and R&DD coaters. It’s
R&D department is capable of performing unique
contract research. Metallization shop offers contract
coating.
Products and services
Vacuum shield thermal insulation of spacecrafts
and astronaut’s spacesuits. Deposition of AI and
Ag coatings onto PET and PI polymer films,
including perforated and treated with neutron
flux on the acceleration installation
Light filters for space helmets. Au deposition
onto plastic shields of spacesuits
Special coatings on thermal tiles of shuttle
spacecrafts. Ni, Ag deposition on the tiles
Coatings on large mirrors for reflecting short –
wave laser radiation. AI deposition onto
parabolic inside surface of space reflectors of up
to 3.5 m in diameter.
Previous experience:
Numerous technological processes have been realized
successfully in Sidrabe machines in many applications:
Coating web materials
Metal strip coating
Coating large-size architectural glass
Coating artificial diamonds and various powders
Protective and decorative coating 3D articles
Production of free metal foils by vacuum
deposition
Pretreatment of various materials surfaces
Vacuum lamination
Vacuum drying of non-metal webs.
Customers include:
Microprocessor producers in Taiwan
Companies in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, USA (3M),
Holland and Germany
StarSpace, Ltd
Address: Kaltini, Suntazi, LV-5060, Latvia
Fax: +371 6500 0835
Phone: +371 2912 0445
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.starspace.lv ; www.starcope.lv
Founded in: 2008
Contact: Arnis Ginters, Chairman of the board
Number of employees: 3
Business profile:
Image processing, optical trade for telescopes, popularization of cosmos, teaching and
consultations.
Product or service:
Popularization of astronomy - lectures, shows, sky observations and public
information through internet site.
Cooperation with schools - preparation of materials, organisation astronomy
hobby groups etc.
Planing, building and maintenance of Observatories and Planetariums.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Official partners of IYA2009 in Latvia.
Web portal:
Transport and Telecommunication Institute
Address: 1 Lomonosova, Riga, LV-1019, Latvia
Phone: +371 6710 0661, +371 6710 0650, +371 6710 0594
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tsi.lv
Founded in: 1999 (ANNO 1919)
President: Dr.h.ing.,profesor Igor Kabashin
Contact: Natalija Kožemjakina, Head of Scientific Project Department
Mobile Phone: +371 2921 5392
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 280
Profile
TSI is the largest university – type accredited non–state
technical higher education establishment in Latvia. The
Institute provides 14 academic and professional study
programmes and more than 30 specialisations. Main
research activities are telecommunications, transport
telematics, application of information technologies,
navigation satelite systems, air traffic control systems,
optimisation and modeling of transport systems,
logistics, and business re–engineering.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Latvian-Belorus project of space monitoring
system for international multimodal transport
corridors Development and production of the
Radar for remote sensing surface of Phobos
(satellite of Mars), mission Mars-96.
Host organisation of the 2nd International
Symposium «Space and Global Security of
Humanity»
Cooperation partners in space related activities:
International Aerospace Academy
Maksimov Space Systems Research Institute,
Russia
Geoinformation Systems Institute, Belorus
Ways of how the services can be used in space field:
Monitoring of transport systems
Aerospace education programmes
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies, Ltd
Address: Miera street 34, Salaspils, LV-2169, Latvia
Fax: +371 6780 0767
Phone: +371 6780 0767
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.plazmaker.lv
Contact: Dr.sc.Ing Eriks Palcevskis, general director
Profile:
The company produces the basic materials in form of
nanopowders of refractory compounds which are used
for different fields of nanopowder applications:
advanced ceramics, structure toughened ceramics,
ceramic cutting tools, elements of fuel cells, metal matrix
composites , modification of metal structure and
polymers, electrochemical coatings with nanoparticles.
Plasma&Ceramic Technologies has a big innovative
potential.
Most of the products are suplied to international
customers (95%)
Product or service
Producing of nanosized powders of refractory
compounds (oxides, nitrides, carbonitrides et al.) and
their multi-component composites by the plasma
technique. This technique is developed at our host
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Riga Technical
University. Such powders (for example, Si3N4, TiN, AlN,
Al2O3, ZrO2, Si3N4-SiC, Si3N4-Me2O3, Ti(C,N), AlNY2O3, ZrO2-YO3, Al2O3-ZrO2, Al2MgO4 et al.) are
Number of employees: 9
Turnover(2009): 21 320
Export volume(2009): 9 257
Certification: ISO 9001:2000 (No. 751009855)
Founded in: 1994
characteristic with the specific surface area in the range
of 10-90 m2/g and with the particle size in the range of
20-150 nm.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Fraunhofer
Institut
für
Keramische
Technologien und Sinterwerkstoffe, Dresden,
Germany
International cooperation partners in space related
activities:
Fraunhofer
Institut
für
Keramische
Technologien und Sinterwerkstoffe, Dresden,
Germany
Ways, how products can be used in space field:
Produced nanopowders could be used for manufacturing
of advanced ceramic parts/materials for space
technologies
Strategic professional skills in your organization:
Plasma technology, advanced ceramics
Engineering Research Centre “Ventspils International Radio
Astronomy Center” (VIRAC)
Address: 101 Inženieru street, Ventspils, Latvia, LV-3600
Address in Irbene: VSRC, Ventspils raj. Ances pag., Irbene, LV-3600
Phone: +371 6362 9657, +371 6362 8303
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://virac.venta.lv/
Chairman: Aigars Krauze
Contact: Valdis Avotiņš, Juris Žagars, Leading Researcher
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Number of employees: 55
Founded in: 1994
Profile
VIRAC is taking part in observations of cosmic sources of
natural and artificial radiation in order to accumulate
observational data for fundamental and practical
research programs in radio astronomy, astrophysics,
cosmology,
geophysics,
geodynamics,
geodesy,
coordinate-time service and other. VIRAC has two fully
turnable parabolic radio telescope antennas with
diameters of primary mirrors accordingly 32 and 16
meters.
Previous experience with space related acitivities:
Scientific projects
- Satellite images and satellite navigation signals: the
detection, analysis and processing,
- Radio telescope RT-32: the preparation and
involvement in international radio interferometric and
radio astronomic research,
- Sun observations in microwave range,
- The research of efficiency of electric drive control and
adaptation of antenna control and data registration
software of RT-32 for work in EVN.
International scientific projects
- Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe”
- Production Real-Time e-VLBI Service"
Education
VIRAC in cooperation with the faculty of Information
Technologies of Ventspils University College are carrying
out masters level study program in Science “The
mathematical fundamentals of Computer Science and
Satellite information data processing systems”.
Engineering Research Centre,
Ventspils University College
Address: Inženieru iela 101A, Ventspils, LV-3601, Latvia
Phone: +371 63 628 303, 6362 9657
Fax: +371 63 629 660
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.venta.lv
Head of the Centre: Mr Valdis Avotiņš
Protolab Manager: Egils Vītols
Phone (mobile): +371 2927 4026
E-mail: [email protected]
Protolab project coordinator: Inga Vanaga
Phone (mobile): +371 2602 1571
E-mail: [email protected]
Number of employees: 20
Founded in: 2005
Business profile: The main aim of the Engineering
Research Centre is to provide high level applied science
services and to promote scientific technological potential
development of the electronics and electrical
engineering sector, focussing on R&D, CAD/CAM, PCB
layout design, prototype development and testing, 3D
prototyping, software development for microcontrollers
and embedded devices, software development for PC,
MAC and mobile devices, process control, industry
automation, mathematical modelling.
CAD/CAM services
Examples of products
Rapid prototyping (Composite material)
Valmiera Glass Fibre, JSC
Address: Cempu iela 13, Valmiera, LV-4201, Latvia
Phone: +371 64202216
Fax: +371 64281216
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.vss.lv
Director: Mr Andris Oskars Brutāns
Contact: Ms Inita Martinsone, Advertising and Market Research
Number of employees: 820
Founded in: 1963
Certificates in use: ISO 9001
Business profile:
Valmieras stikla šķiedra is the only company producing
glass fibre in the Baltic States and is one of the largest
enterprises in the chemical and textile industry sector
within the region.
Through investment in the development of new
technologies, we have maintained our position as a
resourceful and reliable partner to companies
throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Products and services
We manufacture and offer an extensive range of glass
fibre products – E glass yarns, textured rovings, fabrics,
nettings, nonwovens for: automotive industry, building
industry, shipbuilding, electronics, aerospace industry,
household appliances, medical appliances, chemical
industry.
Seeking cooperation in: European and Middle East
markets, technical and thermal insulation markets, home
renovation market.
Ventpils Elektronikas fabrika, Ltd.
Address: Kaiju street 9, Ventspils, LV-3600
Phone: +371 636 20900
Fax: +371 636 20901
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.he.lv
Contact: Ilmars Osmanis, Chairman of the Board
Business profile:
Technically advanced, flexible and cost-competitive
regional contract electronics manufacturer. Provides
manufacturing services to companies in industrial,
telecoms, datacoms and other proffesional product
sectors.
Products and services:
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Board level assembly:
SMD assembling
PCB top and/or bottom side SMD assembly on
soldering paste or glue - wide variety of
components sizes starting with 01005 and up to
large fine-pitch and BGA integrated circuits
DEK screen printers
FUJI NXT, CP, QP, MYDATA assembling machines
SMT soldering ovens with full oxigen/nitrogen
control, RoHS compatible process
Full component traceability down to unit level
T/H assembling - manual and automated systems
Manual workstations
Flexlink frame conveyor system
FUJI FBA inserters
T/H soldering - selective soldering and wave soldering
processes
EBSO, Soltec selective
soldering machines, RoHS compatible
process
SEHO wave soldering equipment, RoHS
compatible process
Testing and Inspection
Automated Optical Inspection - MVP 1820
ULTRA, ORBOTECH
Flying probe in circuit testers - SPEA 4040
Full sized X-ray test facility with conveyor
board handler - MXR130, MXR160
various specialised and general purpose
instrumentation
With customer-supplied test equipment
Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP), Foundation
Address: Inženieru iela 101, Ventspils, LV-3601, Latvia
Phone: +371 63 629 661
Fax: +371 63 629 662
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.vhtp.lv
Contact: Mr Ivars Eglājs, Chairman of the Board
Number of employees: 12
Founded in: 2005
Business profile: The foundation Ventspils High
Technology Park (VHTP) provides infrastructure and
support services for development of high technology
industries in the city of Ventspils. VHTP specializes in the
following
areas
information
technologies,
telecommunications,
electronics,
mechanical
engineering, industrial automation, computer design and
space technologies.
VHTP has two structural units: Ventspils Business
incubator and Ventspils Technology park.
Companies and organizations like Ventspils elektronikas
fabrika, Inspecta Latvia, Mobile Systems, Hansa Internets
and Engineering Research Centre have chosen Ventspils
Technology park for their operations.
The Ventspils Business incubator offers physical space
and support services to young high technology
companies during the first years of their operations. The
support includes: services of infrastructure provision
(including lease of premises and equipped offices, access
to laboratories), services of the secretariat, consultative
services, including marketing, raising of capital, local
headhunting, book-keeping, legal services, new
technology and product elaboration in collaboration with
the Research Engineering Centre and the International
Radio Astronomy Centre. Companies located in the
Ventspils Business Incubator can get state financing up
to 85 % for all services depending on the age of the
company.
Ventspils Technology park offers territory, premises and
services to high technology companies and organisations
extending business or launching operations in Ventspils.
Ventspils Technology park infrastructure is designed to
accommodate companies, research centres and training
establishments.
Seeking cooperation in: Research & development,
cooperation in production/manufacturing, provision of
space and services to high technology companies,
research centres and training establishments.
Contacts of Latvian Space Technologies Cluster
Latvian Space Technologies Cluster coordinator - Ventspils High Technology Park, Foundation
Address: Kaiju street 9, Ventspils, LV-3602, Latvia
Phone: +371 6366 4934, Fax: +371 6366 4934
E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.vhtp.lv
Title of the organisation
Audiogids Ltd.
Baltic Scientific Instruments Ltd.
Dynamic Research Ltd.
Envirotech Ltd.
Institute of Electronics and Computer
Science, State Research Institute
GeoStar Ltd.
Ģeodēzists Ltd.
Hanzas Elektronika Ltd.
HEE Photonic Labs Ltd.
Map Publishers Jāņa Sēta Ltd.
Latvian State Institute of Wood
Chemistry
Ship Management JSC
Metrum Ltd.
Mērniecības datu centrs Ltd.
Micro Dators Ltd.
Mobile Systems Ltd.
Neomat Co. JSC
Plasma & Ceramic Technologies Ltd.
Valmiera Glass Fibre JSC
Ventspils Elektronikas fabrika Ltd.
University of Latvia
Faculty of Forest, Latvia University of
Agriculture
Ventspils University College
Tehnology Development Forum,
Foundation
Contact person
Diāna Skudra, Chairman of the
Board
Vladimir Gostilo, President
Kārlis Zālīte, Director
Ilze Bargā
Modris Greitāns, Director
Māris Knoks, Director
Aigars Ansbergs, Head of Office in
Ventspils
Ilmārs Osmanis, Chairman of the
Board
Mr Andris Treijs, president
Reinis Gaurs, Project manager
Uģis Cābulis, Head of Polimer
Laboratory
Artis Markots, Project Manager
Kaspars Kojalovičs, Executive
Director
Viesturs Šeļmanovs-Plešs
Andis Dembovskis, Chairman of the
Board
Leonīds Stafeckis, Chairman of the
Board
Ēriks Palčevskis
Ineta Martinsone, Head of
Promotion and Research Division
Alvis Vagulis, Chairman of the
Board
*See profile of each institute
Dagnis Dubrovskis, Dean
Dace Štefenberga, Chairman of
Senate
Kaspars Skalbergs, Member of the
Board
Phone
63629661
67383947
26551841
67215220
67554500
67089191
Web page address
www.audiogids.lv
www.bsi.lv
www.envirotech.lv
www.edi.lv
www.geostar.lv
www.geodezists.lv
63628550
www.hansamatrix.com
65049088
2939 5146
67317540
67550635
6702 0111
67860311
67496833
67242266
www.heephotonic.eu
www.kartes.lv
www.kki.lv
www.lk.lv
www.metrum.lv
www.mdc.lv
www.microdators.lv
www.mobilesystems.lv
28785798
www.neomat.lv
67944794
67800767
64202216
www.plazmaker.lv
www.vss.lv
www.hansamatrix.com
65049088
www.lu.lv
www.mf.llu.lv
63020010
www.venta.lv
63629657
67211321
www.tdf.lv