Codan

Codan Limited

Type	Public (ASX:CDA)
Industry	communications, metal detection, electronics
Founded	1 July 1959 (adopted current name in 1970)
Headquarters	Newton, Adelaide, South Australia
Key people	Dr David Klingner: Chairman Donald McGurk: CEO
Products	Communications equipment (High Frequency Radio, Satellite RF Subsystems) Metal detection equipment (hobbyist, humanitarian, demining and military) Electronics (PCB manufacture)
Revenue	AU$189.3 million (2010)[1]
Employees	500 (January 2011)
Parent	Codan Limited (communications)
Subsidiaries	Locus Microwave, Inc. (satellite communications) Minelab Electronics Pty Ltd (metal detection) Parketronics Pty Ltd (electronics manufacturing) IMP Printed Circuits Pty Ltd (printed circuit boards manufacturer)
Website	www.codan.com.au

Codan Limited is a manufacturer and supplier of communications, metal detection, and electronic equipment, headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia with revenue of A$189.3 million (2010).^[1]

Codan Limited is the communications business unit and the parent company of the Codan group, which is engaged in business through its two operating segments — HF Radio and Satellite RF Subsystems. This product range is sold to customers in more than 150 countries. In addition to its global service and support network, the Codan group has regional sales offices in Rochester, NY, (USA), Chicago, IL, (USA), Boalsburg, PA (USA), Farnham (UK), Beijing (China) and New Delhi (India). The company maintains quality assurance systems approved to the ISO 9001:2000 standard.

Codan Communications

Codan NGT SR transceiver

High Frequency Radio communications – Codan designs and manufactures a range of HF equipment including transceivers (base, portable and mobile), modems, power supplies, amplifiers, antennas and accessories. It also provides HF solutions ranging from basic voice communication to data, email, fax, chat, GPS tracking, and interoperability according to FED and MIL standards.

Codan’s HF transceivers were initially developed to provide communications for people living, working and travelling in central Australia. The equipment earned a reputation for ruggedness and reliability and soon became the first choice of many commercial and private users around the world. Codan is now recognised as a leading supplier of HF Radio products to aid and humanitarian markets since 1980. Other markets include the public, private and security sectors, as well as a significant recreational vehicle user market in Australia. Codan military HF Radio transceivers comply with MIL-STD-188-141B ALE (JITC Certified) and FED-STD-1045 ALE, are interoperable with other military grade radios, and provide frequency hopping and voice encryption. Codan is a supplier to the US Army and has provided around 3000 transceivers to support security and rebuilding programs in Afghanistan and Iraq.

On September 13 2011 at the DSEi industry conference, Codan announced a branding change to the HF Radio division. Renaming the division "Radio Communications", "to reflect a broader focus by the Company on integrated radio communcations systems".^[2]

Codan Block Up Converter

Satellite communications – Codan designs and manufactures C-Band and Ku-Band RF sub-systems for use in satellite earth stations. It has over 20,000 systems installed over the past ten years in harsh environments.

Codan also supplies a range of power levels, redundancy switching systems, remote monitor hardware, cabling and other accessories. Typical applications of Codan’s satellite RF subsystems include GSM Backhaul, Offshore and Maritime VSAT, and Government and Military VSAT networks.

Codan operates a large manufacturing facility on a 22,000 square metre site, which houses extensive automatic test beds. All Block Up Converter (BUC) and Transceiver modules are temperature cycled over a 95°C range to ensure performance and reliability.

On 1 May 2009 Codan acquired Locus Microwave, Inc., a specialist microwave technology company based in State College Pennsylvania, primarily focused on the design, manufacture and supply of microwave radio products for satellite communications.

Minelab GPX-4000 Metal Detector

Minelab

Minelab specialises in advanced electronic technologies including detection equipment for military and humanitarian de-mining projects and consumers. The company has manufacturing, distribution and customer service operations in Adelaide (Australia), Cork (Ireland) and Las Vegas (USA), and is an ISO 9001:2000 Quality Endorsed Company. Minelab was established in 1985 and was acquired by Codan in March, 2008.

Parketronics

Parketronics is an electronics manufacturing company in Adelaide, South Australia. Its services include through hole production, surface mount production, and prototyping, as well as turnkey products and box build solutions. Parketronics was established in 1987 and was acquired by Codan in March, 2008.

IMP Electronics Solutions

IMP Electronics Solutions is the trading name of IMP Printed Circuits, a company specialising in the manufacture of printed circuits. Established in 1969, the company is based in Adelaide, Australia and its services include multi-layer, double-sided, single-sided, surface mount and plated through hole PCBs. Codan acquired IMP Printed Circuits in 1979 when it purchased an interest in IMP Engineering Pty. Ltd.

Name confusion

CODAN is a company name in at least 3 other nations

• Codan is the name of a Danish rubber hose producer (Codan Rubber Danmark ApS)with global manufacturing sites. The core activity is hoses and fluid handling systems for industrial and automotive applications concentrating on air conditioning and breathing air.
• Codan is the name of a Danish insurance company.
• Codan is the name of a Danish company that produces health care products in Portugal, Denmark, Germany, United States, Switzerland and Italy.
• CODAN is also an acronym for "Carrier Operated Device Anti-Noise", which is a mute circuit in a radio receiver.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Codan Annual Report 2010". http://www.codan.com.au/Portals/0/investorpubs/Codan%20Annual%20Report%202010.pdf. 
2. ^ "Codan Announces Radio Communications Division". http://www.codanradio.com/Portals/5/otherpubs/New%20Radio%20Communications%20Division_Final.pdf. 

External links

Related company websites

• http://www.codan.com.au/
• http://www.codanradio.com/
• http://www.codansatcom.com/
• http://www.minelab.com/consumer/
• http://www.minelab.com/countermine/
• http://www.parketronics.com.au/
• http://www.imppc.com.au/
• http://www.locusmicrowave.com/
• Codan HF VSAT Microwave
• Codan Minelab International Distributor