stockholm ccc founded 1974 as specimas ab and renamed as cavotec in 1976 headquarters lugano switzerland area served world key people stefan widegren chairman ottonel popesco ceo revenue 227 704 000 2013 1 profit 12 192 2013 1 total assets 219 637 000 2013 1 total equity 108 769 000 2013 1 number of employees 916 2013 1 website www.cavotec.com cavotec is an international engineering group headquartered in lugano switzerland . cavotec supplies the ports and maritime airports mining and tunnelling and general industry sectors with power transmission distribution and control technologies that form the link between fixed installations in airports ports and mines and mobile equipment such as aircraft ships mining equipment and cranes . 2 cavotec s business concept is to design engineer and sell innovative products and systems designed to enable industries to improve efficiency profitability productivity and environmental sustainability . all engineering and most manufacturing of cavotec s products and systems takes place at nine specialised engineering centres of excellence in germany three sweden norway italy the united states two and new zealand . cavotec listed on the nasdaq omx stockholm stock exchange on october 19 2011 . 3 contents 1 ports and maritime 2 airports 3 mining and tunneling 4 general industry 5 centres of excellence 6 history 7 references 8 external links ports and maritime edit cavotec designs manufactures and supplies moormaster a vacuum based mooring technology that eliminates the need for conventional mooring lines . remote controlled vacuum pads recessed in or mounted on the quayside moor and release vessels in seconds . cavotec produces alternative maritime power amp shore to ship power systems designed to enable ships to switch off their engines and plug into shore side electricity in an effort to reduce emissions from ships auxiliary diesel engines when in port . other products include marine propulsion systems mps cable reels and crane controllers for rtgs motorised cable reels for horizontal and vertical use power cranes at ports panzerbelt a patented cable protection system that protects the cables powering ship to shore cranes and comprehensive range of collector columns sliprings that supply electrical power and signalling . cavotec s customers in the port and maritime sector are primarily global oems and major port authorities shipping companies and general contractors . oem customers in this market segment include abb aker apmt cargotec china harbour engineering dalian huarai dp world eurogate konecranes msc national oilwell varco odim psa slsmc statoil and zpmc . airports edit cavotec is a ground support equipment gse integrator for the global airports sector . cavotec develops gse systems including fuel water and power supply units tunnel systems pre conditioned air units pcair aircraft connectors and caddies designed to help airlines and airports to reduce tarmac congestion improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact . cavotec s range of power conversion products for the aviation industry includes solid state frequency converters ssfc mobile solid state frequency converters 400 hz motor generators mg and 400 hz diesel aircraft ground power units gpu . cavotec supplies pre conditioned air pca systems designed to cool aircraft either with a point of use direct expansion or a centralised system . pca units can be fixed or mobile ground or pbb mounted and rated for either 50 or 60 hz input power . the cavotec pcair system mobile or fixed provides pre compressed air to cool the cabin of passenger aircraft during ground handling . the unit is driven by dry compressed air supplied from a centralised electrically powered compressor room . the system works on capacity on demand which constantly adjusts the capacity to the current demand thereby minimising overall energy consumption and noise pollution . cavotec s airport fuelling systems include pantographs loading arms high point low point pit assembly pits commercial fuel hydrants vault access pit covers and fuel isolation valve pit assembly . cavotec s in ground systems include a tunnel system and hatch pits designed to provide access to service outlets making servicing safer and more efficient with the actual service points rising above apron level . hatch pits are rated bridge class f900 and are intended for indoor operation outdoor operation hangar or remote parking . cavotec s above ground systems include power caddies mobile gpus designed to supply aircraft with 400 hz power cable coilers 400 hz 28vdc aircraft connectors and tow bars . customers are primarily public and private airports and airport authorities aircraft manufacturers and general contractors . customers include anchorage airport bahrain airport boeing corporation cargolux claval dubai airports emte sistemas frankfurt airport gamuda gatwick airport heathrow airport lufthansa munich airport new delhi airport oslo airport shanghai airport siemens and saudi oger . mining and tunneling edit cavotec is a specialist supplier of mining and tunnelling equipment used at applications worldwide . the group is a supplier of cables and hoses motorised cable reels power connectors radio remote controls radio remote controls receiver units and spring driven cable reels with long standing relationships with major global mining groups such as sandvik and atlas copco . the cables offered by the cavotec group are divided in low and medium voltage . low voltage cables are further divided into power or control cables as each single cable is designed to deal with specific applications . medium voltage cables are power cables but the majority can be supplied with integrated fibre optics as an option . cavotec supplies any type of cable for specific application in either underground or open pit mining applications . in addition the cavotec group also supplies different types of hoses for the supply of water and air . these hoses are often used in mining and tunnelling operations where providing sufficient clean air and water is an absolute necessity . cavotec alfo standard spring reels are built from modular components which allow a great number of combinations . each unit features a dimensioned shaft and bearings that accommodate an exchange of springs . the cable feeding point can be placed on either side of the drum allowing for adaptation for horizontal or vertical applications . the springs are made from steel and are mounted inside a housing in order to avoid friction and wear . the slipring assembly is mounted in a solid glass fibre reinforced plastic housing which withstands corrosion and mechanical wear . every unit meets all applicable iec norms and standards and follows the latest eu requirements ce marking . all reels and sliprings have a protection grade of ip65 66 . cavotec power connectors for low and high voltage applications feature a standard ip 66 protection and a standard maximum temperature of 80 c. the range of low voltage power connectors are made in two different operation systems the push & pull system preferred when the connectors have to be disconnected manually or automatically several times a day and the screw ring system has special connectors fitted with screw rings for applications with manual disconnections on a day to day or weekly basis . cavotec power connectors provide a means of extending cables from fixed or mobile power sources to mining and tunnelling equipment . they are often used also for portable junction boxes either in above or underground applications . general industry edit cavotec supplies the general industry market with cable chains cables loading terminals motorized cable reels power connectors radio remote controls radio remote control receiver units rotating electrical connectors slipring columns spring driven reels and surge control systems . the customer base is highly diversified with companies in various industries including many international oems . centres of excellence edit cavotec alfo meyerinck overath germany was established in 1991 . cavotec alfo specialises in the design and manufacturing of spring reels and slipring columns . cavotec s spring driven cable reels meet applicable iec international standards and comply with eu requirements ce marking . cavotec meyerinck was established in 1968 . it supplies a wide range of fuelling systems fluid and surge control and loading terminal products for the aviation sectoras well as for the petrochemical and food beverage industries . cavotec connectors staffanstorp sweden was established in 1991 . cavotec connectors electrical power power supply power cable and rotating power connector are found in ports and terminals mining and tunnelling railways steel and aluminium plants mobile generator sets offshore and other mobile industrial machinery . cavotec dabico cypress ca usa was established in 1966 . cavotec dabico specialises in the supply of custom in ground fuel systems for aircraft . cavotec s experience extends back to when the first airport hydrant fuelling systems were designed and installed . cavotec fladung dietzenbach germany was established in 1968 . cavotec fladung supplies airport ground support equipment and in ground utility systems such as pre conditioned air mobile caddies aircraft cables connectors and tow bars and cable coilers . cavotec inet cypress ca usa was established in 1967 . cavotec inet is engaged in the civil and military airports ground support equipment sector servicing aircraft as an engineering and manufacturing company of power conversion 50 60 hz to 400 hz systems static transfer switches uninterruptible power systems ups specialised group power units gpu and pre conditioned air systems . cavotec inet is also the beneficiary of several certifications as a contractor for federal and local governments in usa . in october 2012 the board of directors of cavotec sa initiated an investigation focusing on certain practices of two individuals at cavotec s us based inet operations . 4 cavotec micro control hell norway was established in 1985 . cavotec micro control supplies a comprehensive range of radio remote control systems rrcs designed for applications in the offshore mining and maritime sectors as well as general and process industries . cavotec moormaster christchurch new zealand was established in 1999 . the cavotec moormaster technical team consists of maritime personnel naval architects and mechanical and electrical engineers who design and develop cavotec s vacuum based automated mooring system moormaster . cavotec specimas nova milanese italy was established in 1963 . cavotec specimas is a developer of motorised cable reel technology for the ports and maritime mining and tunnelling and general industry sectors . cavotec s engineers design and manufacture the group s amp systems motorised cable reels patented panzerbelt cable protection system power cables and electric marine propulsion sliprings . history edit 1974 specimas ab is incorporated in sweden as a manufacturer of power supply equipment in the mining and tunnelling sectors . 1976 specimas ab is renamed as cavotec ab . 1984 cavotec ab acquires specimas spa in italy and cavotec finland opens as a second sales company . 1986 sales office opened in uk . 1988 sales offices opened in italy norway and canada . 1989 cavotec group incorporated in the netherlands . 1991 sales offices opened in australia france and hong kong . 1993 sales offices opened in germany and uae . 1995 sales offices opened in shanghai and argentina . 1997 acquisition of cavotec alfo in germany and sales office opened in singapore . 1999 acquisition of metool in australia and rms in france . 2001 acquisition of a 20 % interest in micro control as norway . 2002 acquisition of the gantrex group usa canada and south africa . 2004 cavotec partners with mooring systems ltd celebrates its 30th anniversary acquires fladung in germany and remaining 80 % of micro control as norway . 2005 the first moormaster 400 is sold to the port of salalah oman and cavotec india is incorporated in delhi . 2006 cavotec prepares and implements a restructuring of the group port of salalah oman orders four moormaster 600 for its container port and cavotec and msl shareholders approve a reverse merger . 2007 a central corporate office in lugano switzerland is established and cavotec becomes a listed company on the new zealand exchange . 5 2008 cavotec msl acquires the dabico group in the usa and uk and the meyerinck group in germany . 2009 pcair order received for bahrain international