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Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM '01) 8–12 July 2001 Como, Italy |
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Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM '01) 8–12 July 2001 Como, Italy |
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Industry Tours
THURSDAY 12 JULY
09:00-12:30
STMicroelectronics, Castelletto Design and Industrial Center, Cornaredo (Milan)
Semiconductors
STMicroelectronics is a global independent semiconductor company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits ("ICs") and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications, including telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial automation and control systems. In 2000, ST's net revenues were US $7,813.2 million and net earnings were US $1,452.1 million. According to various independent market research data and semiconductor company reports, including Dataquest's annual preliminary ranking for 2000, STMicroelectronics is the seventh largest semiconductor company in the world.
The visit is organized in two parts: The first part is a presentation of about half an hour of the integrated circuits manufacturing process. The second part is a guided tour within the manufacturing plants. Visitors will be divided into small groups. Each group tour will last about 45 minutes.
The total travelling time is about two hours.
09:00-14:30
Agusta, Cascina Costa Plant and Vergiate Center (Varese)
Helicopters
Agusta is an AgustaWestland company, the new joint company world's second largest manufacturer of helicopters. The Company designs and manufactures several military and civilian helicopters, and enjoys the partnership with Bell to design and develop the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor, the first civil tiltrotor to be offered on the market.
The first part of the tour is at the Cascina Costa plant, near Varese. It includes the Agusta's Headquarters, facilities for production of gearboxes and other transmission components and test benches, and the Agusta Electro Avionic Integration Centre, with software house, simulation systems and integration rigs. The approximate size of the plant is 875,786 square meters of which 121,342 covered, and there are 1932 employees.
The second part is at the centre for operational and functional integration at Vergiate (Varese), 20 minutes far from Cascina Costa, where the phases of final assembly and subsequent flight tests of helicopters take place. The organization of this centre purses the objective of managing, from both a technical and production point of view, the processes of industrialisation, installation and testing of electro-avionic systems. The Vergiate centre features 841 employees and an approximate size of 1,344,472 square meters of which 90,992 covered.
The visit will last about 2 hours in Cascina Costa and 1 and half in Vergiate. The total travelling time will be about 2 hours.
Each tour will take place only if minimum 10 people register in advance by 15 June 2001.