Curtiss-Wright Drive Technology - Control, Aiming and Stabilization Systems

Curtiss-Wright Drive Technology (CWDT) is a business unit of the Curtiss-Wright Controls Engineered Systems Group headquartered in Charlotte, NC (USA). CWDT is a leading engineering company supplying electro-hydraulic, electromechanical and electronic drive and control systems. We provide hydro-pneumatic suspensions for all-wheel drive and tracked emergency vehicles, targeting and stabilization systems, servo drives and controllers for gun and tank turrets, and ammunition feeder systems.

We cover a wide range of value-adding and complex subsystem solutions to maximize product innovation and system integration, while leveraging the skills and relationships within each organization.

Being a fully owned 100% division of Curtiss-Wright Controls, it gives the customer the advantage of working with a multinational company.

Our products:

• COTS, e.g. handles, servo controllers, high response valves, smart controller
• Digital electromechanical aiming and stabilization systems
• Electromechanical and electro hydraulic ammunition loading systems
• Hydro-pneumatic suspension systems
• Digital high speed passenger train tilting systems
• High response valves
• High speed hydraulic actuators
• Sensors, signal conditioners and control electronics
• Customer power supplies

HAND CONTROLLERS (JOYSTICKS)

We can provide hand controllers of superior ergonomic design and capability while being lightweight and low cost. With superior technology, modular design structure, and easily adaptable components, we can help our customer to achieve superior performance and capability for all ground vehicle and naval applications.

The modularized hand controllers with built-in electronics can be used for a wide range of manual control. They are solidly built and therefore conform to such demanding standards as MIL-STD 810 and MIL-STD 461. Possible configurations can include analog and digital signals; RS 485, CAN bus and other data interfaces; up to ten switches per joystick and several other features.

DIGITAL AIMING AND STABILIZING TURRET DRIVE SERVO SYSTEMS

CWDT has developed digital aiming and stabilizing turret drive servo systems for most different turret configurations. All systems fulfil MIL- STD 810E (ground army) and MIL- STD 461D (ground mobile).

HYDROPS AND FLICK RAMMING SYSTEMS

CWDT has developed hydro-pneumatic suspension units (hydrops) for tracked and wheeled vehicles and hydraulic flick ramming systems for howitzers. The systems are designed for use with most different turret and vehicle configurations. Our hydrops are in use on the MOWAG Piranha III, as well as on various prototypes.

ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT DRIVE TECHNOLOGY

Curtiss-Wright Drive Technology is located in Neuhausen at the Rhinefall in Switzerland and is the worldwide technology leader for the design, development, manufacturing and maintenance of state-of-the-art aiming and stabilization systems utilized in a variety of military ground vehicles and industrial equipment applications.

Our main business activities are development and engineering of systems, project management, assembling and testing of the components and systems as well as after sales service. Our focus to development and integration gives us the flexibility to fulfil offset obligations as well as license production for our products.

CWDT maintains a quality assurance system according to ISO 9001-2000 and is certified by SQS. Our products fulfil EMI/ EMC, EQT and MIL standards.

Curtiss-Wright Controls will continue to expand, reinforcing the company's commitment to not just innovation, but also to innovation in motion.