Marotta

Marotta Controls Incorporated

Type	Private
Industry	Aerospace Defense Space Systems Industrial Fluids
Founded	1943, Montville, New Jersey
Headquarters	Montville, NJ
Products	Embedded Systems Software Motor Controllers Electronic Controllers Electronics, Actuators Pneumatics, Hydraulics Regulators, Valves Smart Valves Manifolds
Website	www.marotta.com

Marotta Controls, Inc designs and manufactures fluid control systems, components and actuators designed specifically for the Aerospace, Military, Space and Industrial markets. Applications include aircraft hydraulic systems, high-pressure pneumatics and smart fluid systems on Navy ships, and reaction control systems on launch vehicles and small satellites.

History

Marotta was founded in 1943 as The Marotta Engineering Company. Early manufacturing sub-contracts for prime contractors such as General Electric Corporation and RCA enabled Marotta to gain experience in what was to become a particular area of expertise – precision valves and machined components for the rocket and guided missile industry.^[1]

Breaking the Sound Barrier

Marotta provided control valves on the rocket engine that powered Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1 in the world's first supersonic flight, placing the company in the forefront of aerospace technology development.

Winning the Race to the Moon

Marotta valves played an important role in the earliest days of manned space flight. Large numbers of valves and regulators for flight and ground support applications were used in the Project Mercury, Project Gemini and Project Apollo programs, most notably in the propulsion systems of the Apollo Service Module and Lunar Module Ascent engines.

Serving On and Beneath the Sea

Marotta’s fluid control systems were soon performing many of the demanding fluid control tasks on board naval ships and submarines. Its pressure reducing manifolds control many of the air systems on board, from emergency gas turbine starting on surface combatants to the many critical pressurization functions on nuclear submarines.

Markets

Military/Defense

F-35 Lightning II

Fluid and Gas Control Products and Systems^[2]

• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Valves and Systems
  • Every U.S. Navy surface combatant and submarine goes to sea with Marotta valves and controls serving in mission critical systems.
• Manifolds and Smart Valves
  • Providing high-pressure air reducing manifolds, regulators and fuel control valves.
  • Marotta is now combining these with digital controllers to offer Intelligent Fluid Control allowing the valves to act autonomously or execute commands from a remote host.
• Military Aircraft and Weapons Systems
  • Marotta fluid control systems and components are also serving on domestic and international military aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs.
  • Products and services include complete subsystem design and integration, from pneumatic firing valves and electronic controllers to accumulators, compressors and receiver assemblies.
• High-Pressure Pneumatic Systems
  • Marotta designs and manufactures high-pressure pneumatic systems for pneumatic weapon ejection and IR missile seeker cooling.
• Next-Generation Platforms
  • Next-Generation products and systems are featured on many advanced programs such as the F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor, P-8A Poseidon, Small Diameter Bomb and various UAVs, as well as the Virginia Class Submarine, DDG-1000 Destroyer, LHA(R) Amphibious Craft , DDG-51, and CVN-78 Carrier.

Commercial Aerospace

NASA Gulfstream V

Fluid and Gas Control Products, Systems and Actuators^[3]

• Sixty Years of Fluid Control
  • 60 years of experience in hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel control.
• Partnering
  • Developed and provided systems and components in conjunction with many industry partners. Current applications include aircraft such as the Cessna Citation Sovereign and Gulfstream G500 series.
• Inflation Valves
  • First installed on the Boeing 707 in the early 1960s, Marotta’s inflation valves have since been used on many aircraft and helicopters for emergency evacuation and flotation.
• Manifold Systems
  • Nearly 50 years of experience in the development of manifold systems.
  • Provided solutions to the general aviation community by packaging several functions in a single unit, including fuel isolation valves, return and hydraulic directional control valves.

Space Systems

Apollo Command/Service Module in lunar orbit.

Space Fluid and Gas Control Products, Systems and Actuators^[4]

• Project Mercury to Space Shuttle and Beyond
  • Fluid and gas control products for space applications date from the earliest days of the Project Mercury Program to tomorrow’s small satellite and next-generation launcher programs.
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic products for critical systems, including:
    • Fuel pressurization and feed
    • Propulsion system control
    • Thermal management
    • Vacuum exhaust
• Space Station to Small Satellites
  • Largest supplier of specialty fluid controls on the International Space Station.
  • Investments in miniaturization technology for small satellite electric propulsion and cold gas systems.
• Pressure Relief Valves for Oxygen Systems
  • Ground support and test systems
  • Patented relief valves uniquely suited to oxygen systems.
  • Standard, off-the-shelf valves
  • Custom designs

Industrial Fluid Controls

A typical offshore oil/gas platform

Fluid and Gas Control Products for Advanced Process Systems

• Advanced and Automated Process Systems
  • Valves designed for the most demanding applications
    • Application of smart technologies to valves for automated process systems.
    • High pressures (both internal and external)
    • Tight shut-off
    • Extreme temperatures
    • Severe line fluids typically found in advanced process systems.
• Offshore Oil Fluid Control Systems
  • Fluid control products for the harsh environment of offshore oil exploration.
  • Products include 10,000 psi relief and solenoid valves.
• Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUV)
  • Designed and manufactured solenoid valves designed for submersion in a pressure compensating tank for use in AUV ballast control systems.

Products

Controllers

• Brushless Motor Controllers ^[5]
  • Sensorless & Sensored Solutions
• Electronic Valve Controllers (Smart Valves)
• Pneumatic System Controllers

High Pressure Pneumatics

• Pneumatic Firing Valves ^[6]
• M-PACT 3000 Pure Air Generating System for IR Missile Seeker Cooling
• M-PACT 6000 Pure Air Generating System for Pneumatic Weapon Ejection
• Guillotine System

Fluid Control Building Blocks - Valves

• Valves ^[7]
• Smart Valves
• Pressure Relief Valves
• Multi-Function Valves
• Solenoid Valves
  • Current Limiting Devices
• Check Valves
• Special Purpose Valves

Other

• Reducing Manifolds
• Reducers & Regulators
• Piping Systems

Current Projects of Interest

F/A-18 Hornet

• M-PACT System selected by NAVAIR for IR missile seeker cooling system for the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.

P-8A Poseidon

• M-PACT pneumatic weapon ejection system selected by Boeing for pneumatic weapon/sonobouy ejection hardware and controllers.

F-35 Lightning II

• Selected by Eaton Corporation for the Ground Maintenance Motor Pump controller.

Locations

• Marotta Corporate Headquarters
  • Montville, Morris County, New Jersey, United States

References

1. ^ "Marotta History on Marotta.com."
2. ^ "Marotta Defense Products and Systems on Marotta.com."
3. ^ "Marotta Commercial-Aerospace Products."
4. ^ "Marotta Space Systems Products."
5. ^ "Electronic Controllers on Marotta.com."
6. ^ "High Pressure Pneumatics on Marotta.com."
7. ^ "Fluid Control Building Blocks on Marotta.com."

External links

• Marotta Company Website

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