About

Germane Systems designs, tests,builds and supports custom rugged computers, servers and storage systems using Commerical Off The Shelf (COTS) high performance technology. All rugged computers incorporate features designed to ensure high reliability and availability in extreme environments. Germane products are designed and tested to exceed MIL-STD shock, vibration and thermal requirements.

Germane's rugged computers are custom designed to meet the demanding and constantly changing environments of the military battlespace environment. For over 10 years we have been delivering custom solutions that
•     Meet or exceed mil-standard (MIL-STD) requirements
•     Operate in high temperature environments
•     Use less power
•     Are designed for low air flow operation
•     Have specific form factors to meet mission requirements

Germane Systems provides all design, test, manufacture and support operations at a 60,000 square foot facility located in Chantilly, Virginia. Our in-house facilities support rapid prototyping of test and evaluation units.
•     Electrical Engineering Lab
•     Mechanical Engineering Lab
•     Machine Shop
•     Plastic Prototyping System
•     3D model to prototype in 48 hours
•     Thermal Modeling and Simulation
•     Environmental Test Labs
•     Thermal Chambers
•     Air Flow Bench
•     Acoustic Chamber
•     Shock Table
•     Vibration Table
•     Manufacturing
•     Product Burn-In Room
•     Service and Support
•     Quality Assurance Testing Lab
•     Integrated Shipping, Receiving
•     Corporate Headquarters                                                      
   
Germane’s value-based rugged products have been proven over multiple lifecycles of key Navy, Army and Coast Guard programs. Germane’s customer centric business approach focuses on exceeding customer expectations and proving uncompromised value.

Germane Systems Value Added Services
• Consulting & Project Support
• Pre-sales consulting
• COTS technology briefing
• COTS consulting/trusted advisor
• No NRE charges
• No contracts
• Hardware/software platform agnostic

Environmental testing capabilities
• Shock table and 6 axis vibration table
• Structure borne noise testing
• Thermal and humidty chambers

Engineer Flexible Hardware Solutions
• Custom Chassis design
• In house CAD/design department
• Quick prototyping
• Design verification
• Integrate specialty components
• Technical resource
• Project management
• Develop custom components to meet customer requirements
• Consultation throughout design
• Consultation throughout testing
• Consigned inventory at 60%
• Custom evaluation units
• Storage options for scheduled orders

Warranty and Service
• 3year warranty
• Depot or on-site repair services

Configuration and Obsolescence Management
• Configuration management
• EOL life cycle management
• EOL component recommendation
• Early notification of EOL components
• Locate replacement components
• Document history of configuration
   
Custom Operating System Integration and Testing
• Custom O/S loads
• Custom BIOS, factory defaults
• 100%  24hour burn in and testing
• Customer specific testing available
• Custom test reports available

As an ISO 9001:2008 certified company Germane Systems practices Total Quality Management (TQM) in all areas of its business, from engineering and manufacturing to customer service.

Germane Systems stands behind our products to ensure complete customer satisfaction throughout the life of the product.