verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message par systems inc type private small business industry systems engineering predecessor general mills founded shoreview minnesota united states 1961 1961 headquarters shoreview minnesota united states area served worldwide key people mark wrightsman ceo charles chadwell chairman 1 products robotic gantries custom solution cranes cnc waterjet cutters robot controllers robotic inspection systems material handling systems revenue us 17.5 million 2 owner mml capital partners 3 number of employees 550 3 subsidiaries ederer llc jered llc sdi lasers ltd oak river technology par marine services llc website www.par.com par systems inc is a systems engineering firm headquartered in shoreview minnesota specializing in automated manufacturing and material handling equipment . 4 subsidiaries include jered llc 5 specializing in marine equipment and cargo handling systems ; ederer llc 6 specializing in custom and specialty cranes and associated equipment ; camotion specializing in advanced motion control and cartesian palletizers 7 and oak river technology specializing in automated manufacturing testing equipment and medical device manufacturing equipment . 8 par systems specializes in engineering equipment for the nuclear field designing equipment for nuclear industry hot cells process facilities and decommissioning applications in japan uk and united states . 9 in the aerospace industry par specializes in precision cutting trimming drilling coating scanning and non destructive testing equipment 10 par systems has quality certifications in iso9001 as9100 iso13485 and asme nqa 1 compliant . 11 contents 1 history 2 contracts 2.1 defense contracts 2.2 main crane system 3 products 3.1 cnc manufacturing 3.2 palletizing and packaging 3.3 hazardous environment 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . february 2013 par systems was spun off from general mills in 1961 under the name programmed and remote systems corporation . 12 contracts edit defense contracts edit jered was the primary contractor for the aircraft elevators on the nimitz class aircraft carriers tarawa class wasp class and half of the iwo jima class ships for the us navy as well as the french aircraft carrier charles de gaulle and the spanish aircraft carrier pr ncipe de asturias . 13 14 15 main crane system edit par systems was awarded the subcontract for the main crane system mcs for the chernobyl new safe confinement . the system consists of two overhead bridge cranes which support two 50 ton trolley hoists and a mobile tool platform mtp . the mtp is suspended from a third trolley using a wire rope tensile truss with three paired winches giving the platform six degrees of freedom . 16 the mtp is equipped with a wide variety of tools including a manipulator arm that will be needed to dismantle the sarcaphagus and reactor building so that the radioactive material can be moved to more stable containment . the bridges are 96 meters 315 feet long and run on a 150 meters 490 feet long runway track with six rails . there are shielded garages along the track to allow tools to be exchanged to and from the bridges for maintenance and different operations . engineering was done by par systems and manufactured by par systems and par marine . 17 18 products edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . february 2013 par systems has several standardized product lines in addition to custom solutions . cnc manufacturing edit par systems line of 5 axis waterjet cutters is sold under the vector brand . they can be used to cut from three dimensional objects . 19 20 palletizing and packaging edit hazardous environment edit see also edit companies portal list of minnesota companies references edit par systems inc. private company information businessweek par systems careers and employment indeed.com a b robotics maker par systems adding capacity jobs startribune.com robotic automation systems high precision manufacturing par systems jered llc marine equipment cargo handling par systems ederer llc specialty cranes crane equipment par systems http www.par.com company news 2013 par systems inc acquires atlanta based camotion http www.oakrivertechnology.com downloads press release.pdf hazardous environment cranes hazardous environments hazardous material equipment par systems http www.par.com aerospace http www.par.com company quality par systems inc. robotic automation systems high precision manufacturing par systems aircraft elevators naval contractors and defense manufacturing par systems alternative drive system for deck edge elevator sbir.gov http www.acibc.org aboutus sp jered.pdf contract for chernobyl crane system par systems awarded main cranes system for chernobyl nsc project 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