APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
 1986: birth of APSS as a service company supplier
 1990s: APSS becomes the agent for Lyngso and Valmarine in Italy;
 2000: APSS established its research and development department and started
making its own products that are complementary to the automation systems
Providing feedback of states and trends accordingly
 2007: APSS has been acquired by SAM-Electronics GmbH, an L-3 Communications
Company
 2010 January: APSS becomes official Service Station in Italy for Integrated
Navigation Systems SAM Electronics
 2010 June: the commercial Activities for Integrated Navigation System SAM
Electronics have been assigned to APSS
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
MONFALCONE - APSS srl
MAIN OFFICE – APSS srl
Via San Sebastiano, 16
12055 Diano d’Alba (CN) - ITALY
Ph: +39.0173.468468
Fax: +39.0173.468469
GENOVA - APSS srl
Via Tagliolini, 26/C
16152 Genova Campi (GE) – ITALY
Ph: +39.010.6018391
Fax: +39.010.6504303
Via Duca d’Aosta, 68
34074 Monfalcone (GO) – ITALY
Ph: +39.0481.411643
Fax: +39.0481.795972
FANO - APSS srl
Via Roma, 195
61032 Fano (PU)
Ph: +39.0721.867755
Fax: +39.0721.867755
PALERMO – APSS srl
Via Giovanni da Verrazzano n. 6/C
90146 Palermo (PA) – ITALY
Ph: +39.091.6711280
Fax: +39.091.6711280
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
Lines of business
Automation systems
Services and Retrofit
Navigation systems
 Project management
 Fault Analysis
 Project management
 Engineering
 System Design
 Coordination
 Application software
 Installation
 System design
 System design
 Commissioning
 Installation
 System set-up
 System set-up
 Commissioning
 Commissioning
APSS complementary products
 Research
 Development
 Testing
 Production
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
Sales and marketing
 Promotional activities towards shipyards and ship-owners
 Bidding activities
 Follow-up
 Nurturing customers loyalty
 Promoting a corporate identity
 Monitoring competing products and competitors
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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Technical activities in house
 Feasibility studies
 Cooperation in technical specifications definitions
 Engineering
 Research and development – improvements and new products
 Assembling and test of the systems
 Software application programming
 Mimics design
 I/Os list handling
 Project management
 Internal Acceptance Test (IAT)
 Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)
 Technical Consulting
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Technical activities on board
 Installation
 Carpentry
 Cable laying - Cable connection
 Pre-commissioning
 Commissioning
 Sea trials
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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Additional activities related to a turn-key supply
 Relationship with the shipyard
 Definition, purchasing, installation and testing off all auxiliary items (sensors,
UPS, etc…) supplied beside the automation systems
 Invoicing, coordination and follow-up for the companies involved in the
package supply
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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After sales activities
 Trainings
 Spare parts
 Maintenance and service
 Refitting
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
Apss Products
 Valves Remote Control System
 Motor Controller Unit
 Smart-EP-Level
 Smart-VS-Level
 Smart Traffic Lights
 Window Washing System
 Consoles
 Low Location Lights
 Bunker Stations
 Local Panel
 External Lights
 ESD System
 Energy Saving System
 Remote Monitoring System
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
Valves Remote Control System – E-ACT-VCU
Purpose
Valve remote control and monitoring on board
of ships.
Benefits
 Valves Remote Control System
 Reliability of the control
 Full monitoring of valves and actuators
 Self control priority

Self diagnostic
 Cost effective
 Maintenance free
 Fully interfaced with the automation system
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Motor Controller Unit – Smart MCU
Purpose
Local and Remote control of starters.
Benefits
 Self diagnostic
 Cost effective
 Maintenance free
 Serial line communication
 All data available to the automation system
 Less cables necessary in comparison with
traditional starters
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Smart EP Level
Purpose
Level measurement of all types of Tanks and
Draughts on board of Ships
Benefits
 Reliability of the measure
 Not affected by liquid media
(temperature, overpressure, etc)
 Low air consumption
Self diagnostic

 Cost effective
 Maintenance free
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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Smart VS Level
Purpose
Continuous monitoring of Void Spaces and Dry Compartments
on board of Ships.
Benefits
 Reliability of the measure
 Not affected by ambient pressurization /
depressurization
 Self diagnostic
 IP68 enclosure
 Cost effective
 Maintenance free
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Smart Traffic Lights
Purpose
Visible and audible alarms indication along all
the Engine Room
Benefits
 Simple installation
 Minimum amount of cables
 Self diagnostic

Cost effective
 Maintenance free
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Consoles
Purpose
Consoles for Wheelhouse, Engine Control Room and
special purpose onboard of Ship.
Benefits
 3D Engineering
 Product customization
 Full equipment installation before product delivery
 Skilled technicians
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Low Location Lights
Purpose
LED based Stripes to easily identify emergency exit in case
of blackout onboard of ships.
Benefits
 Simple installation
 Aluminum Profile
 Maintenance free
 IP 44 enclosure
 Plug –in stripes
 Different length of single stripes
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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Bunker Station and Local Panel
Purpose
Fuel Tanks monitoring during bunkering
Local Control and monitoring Panel
Benefits
 Serial Line communication
 Full redundant System stand-alone
 Simple installation
 Minimum amount of cables
 Self diagnostic
 Cost effective
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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External Lights
Purpose
Monitoring and control system of external
light onboard of ships.
Benefits
 Serial Line communication
 Full integrated System
 Simple installation
 Minimum amount of cables
 Self diagnostic
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Emergency Shutdown System (ESD)
Purpose
Monitor and Control System to maintain the ship in
safety condition after dangerous events (fire, flooding,
explosions, etc… ) that may occur.
Benefits
 Full independent and redundant System
 Automatic sequences
 Self diagnostic
 Hi-tech system
 Minimum amount of cables
 Full APSS development
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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Energy Saving System
Purpose
Real-time Software for Energy saving purpose.
Benefits
 Real-time visualization of actual vs optimal
operating conditions
 Capability to retrieve and process data in a suitable
format
 Possibility to printout of available information in a
user defined format
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Remote Monitoring System
Purpose
Real-time data transfer from ship to ashore for fleet
monitoring purposes.
Benefits
 Ashore data consolidation
 Real-time visualization
 Ship specific / Fleet wide statistics on historical data
 Alert on Alarms
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
APSS - Company Profile
Web page:
www.apss.it
24/7 availability
Phone:
(+39) 0173 468468
Fax:
(+39) 0173 468469
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Products Automation, Navigation and Communication
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Customer Support Center
Phone:
(+39) 331 5287624
Head Office:
Via S. Sebastiano, 16
12055 Diano d’Alba (CN)
Italy
C.F. / P.IVA / Reg. Impr. CN
n° IT01927570042
Email:
[email protected]
APSS s.r.l. - Automation Plant System Service
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