DA-Group

DA-Group is a Finnish technology company providing advanced electronics and high technology solutions and products to extremely demanding conditions from the pressure of sea bed to the vacuum of space.[3][4] DA-Group is specialized in embedded software solutions, FPGA designs, electronics, mechanics and simulations in naval technology, as well as RF, microwave and millimeter wave engineering.[5] The service portfolio covers the turnkey solutions: from R&D, product development and engineering, testing and validation, manufacturing to product lifecycle management. The company serves industrial, defence and space sector customers on a global scale.[6]

DA Design Oy, DA Group's parent company
Founded1995[1]
Headquarters
Forssa, Finland [1]
Key people
Sami Kotiniemi, CEO
Revenue7.7 million euros (2018)[1]
1.2 million euros (2018)[1]
Number of employees
61 (2018),[1] over 100 in the group[2]
Websitewww.da-group.fi

DA-Group’s headquarter is located in Forssa with the offices in Helsinki, Oulu, Tampere and Turku.[2] In 2019, the company operates in three main sectors of Defence, Space and Industry.[7] DA-Group consists of the parent company, DA-Design Oy, and it has several fully owned subsidiaries which offer solutions from R&D, product development, electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and accredited testing services.[8][9]

History

1995-2013 (DA-Design)

DA-Design Oy, the parent company, was established in 1995.[2] In addition to the organic growth of the early years, the company has expanded through acquisitions. In the beginning of 2008, the company purchased Elektrobit Microwave’s space business unit (originally Ylinen Oy). In the fall of 2009, DA-Design acquired Cross Country Systems Oy’s defence sector and industry automation operations.[10]

2014- (DA-Group)

In 2014, DA-Group was registered as the auxiliary business name to cover the parent company and its subsidiaries.[2] In 2015, DA-Group purchased Hämeen Paino Oy from Sanoma Media. The real estate contract included the printing mill facilities (25.000 sq.meters) and the land area (260.000 sq.meters).[11] In 2016, the consolidated turnover was 7.8 million euros.[12]

In the spring of 2017, DA-Group purchased a part of Microsoft’s (previously Nokia) testing laboratories and equipment in Tampere. The company offers accredited testing services for electronic and mobile solutions. In the Tampere office, about 20 professionals were employed.[6] The consolidated turnover was over 10 million euros, with about half for exports.[3]

In 2018, DA-Group acquired an injection mold and precision mechanics business.[8] Later in the year, DA-Group purchased a Helsinki-based company, Surma Ltd which is specialized in navy combat survivability solutions. The companies had previously collaborated in naval and underwater technology solutions.[9][3]

In 2019, DA–Group and Elbit Systems EW & SIGINT–Elisra started collaboration on the production and marketing of Immune Satellite Navigation System (iSNS) used for protecting against GPS interference and jamming threats.[13] [14] DA-Group purchased Creowave Filters, which designs and manufacturers high performance radio frequency filters for special applications in defence and mobile network industry.[15]

Products

The group manufactures e.g.

  • Darad equipment[16]
  • underwater defence solutions and naval combat survivability solutions[4] [17]
  • SURMA survivability simulation software[18]
  • electromagnetic compatibility and interference equipment [19]and
  • electromagnetic compatibility planning and management.[20]

DA-Group has delivered technology and product development projects as well as instruments for e.g. the following space missions:

  • Vaisala weather radars: low noise microwave synthesizer devices [21][22]
  • EISCAT 3D arctic radar for space weather research: First stage receiver unit and sub-array transmitter system [23][24]
  • TerraSAR-X, Tandem-X and PAZ satellites: leaf amplifier assemblies[25][26]
  • European Space Agency (ESA)
    • The Huygens probe: radar altimeters
    • Planck satellite: low noise amplifiers, 70 GHz radiometric receivers
    • SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity): calibration subsystems
    • EU Copernicus program’s Sentinel-1 A, B, C and D satellites: several subsystems[27]
    • ESA and EUMETSAT program’s MetOp-SG satellites: 89 GHz receivers [28]

References
  1. "DA-Design Oy, yritys- ja taloustiedot". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. "DA-Group - Our story". www.da-group.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  3. Ilkka Sinervä. "DA-Group laajenee ostamalla Surman". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  4. Maija Tamminen. "Maailman laivastoille tuttu Surma uuteen omistukseen – DA-Group tähtää meripuolustusalan kansainväliselle markkinalle". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. - (2018-10-19). "DA-Group osti meripuolustusosaamista". Uusiteknologia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "DA-Group osti Microsoftin Tampereen testauslaboratorion: "Tämä on iso investointi"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  7. "DA-Group - Sectors". www.da-group.fi. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  8. "DA-Group osti ruiskupuristusmuottivalmistajan". Yrittajat.fi (in Finnish). 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  9. "Forssalaiselle DA-Groupille jalansija meripuolustusalalle". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  10. "DA-Design Oy ostaa CC Systems Oy:n puolustusteollisuus- ja teollisuusautomaatiotoiminnot ja laajenee Tampereelle". www.da-group.fi. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  11. "Sanoma myi Forssan painon ja sen maa-alueet". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  12. "Tuottaa muotteja niin lasten muovimukeihin kuin puolustussektorille – DA-Group osti led-muottivalmistajan". T&T (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  13. "DA-Group ja Elbit Systems tarjoavat yhteistyössä ratkaisun GNSS-paikkatiedon häirinnän ongelmaan". Forssan Lehti. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  14. "Elbit, DA-Group to offer GNSS immune technology - DB - Digital Battlespace - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  15. "Forssalainen DA-Group ostaa oululaisyrityksen". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  16. Sinervä, Ilkka. "Suomalaisyritys: "Menestyminen avaruudessa tuo uskottavuutta"". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  17. "Euronaval 2018: DA-Group Acquires Surma". www.monch.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  18. "MTG Marinetechnik Purchases SURMA Survivability Software to Expand Navy Combat Survivability Assessment Capabilities". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  19. "Chilean icebreaker Antartica 1 getting Finnish electromagnetic kits". Naval Today. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  20. "Surma toteuttamaan Chilen laivaston Antartica 1 –polaarijäänmurtajaprojektia". Navigator Magazine (in Finnish). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  21. "Intialaiseen säätutkaan osaamista Jokioisilta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  22. Kauppalehti. "Iso asiakas kehuu: Paras alihankkija Suomessa". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  23. "E3DS1 Sub-Array Transmitter System – EISCAT". Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  24. EISCAT (2018-05-22). "E3DS1 FIRST STAGE RECEIVER UNIT PROCUREMENT". EISCAT. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  25. esa. "Multi-mission Direct Access Terminal for PAZ, TerraSAR-X and other Satellites". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  26. "The PAZ satellite heads towards its launch base". Airbus. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  27. esa. "Overview". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  28. - (2016-06-02). "Suomessa tehdään Airbusille uutta sääsatelliittia". Uusiteknologia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-21.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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