THE FACILITY
Theon International' facility is in the industrial zone of Koropi, close to the Athens International Airport with a total area of 4,000 square meters of which the current building occupies 1,200. THEON is in the possession of the necessary building licenses to double the production area to 2,400 square meters in case of a large increase of order inflow. In addition to this, the Singapore facility can be used to increase production. Theon's premises are currently undergoing redesign.
Theon International' Headquarters
Theon's premises are currently undergoing redesign and our new offices will be ready to receive Theon's personnel, customers and visitors by the beginning of 2017!
Theon Sensors' renovated offices
R&D
The R&D department uses modern and state of the art computer-added design tools such as:
Optical Design: "CODE V" (Optical Research Associates)
Mechanical / System Design (CAD/CAM): PTC/Creo
Reliability and ILS: Windchill Quality Solutions (Relex 2011)
PCB design: Altium designer
Image processing/Algorithm Design and testing: Matlab
HDL/FPGA design: Xilinx ISE, Synopsys Synplify, Modelsim
Theon Sensors' R&D department
PRODUCTION
Test and measurement equipment
THEON INTERNATIONAL has an extensive range of test and measurement equipment, many of which are in-house designed and assembled. These instruments enable Theon Sensors to carry out a number of tests and measurements of optical elements, component groups and complete systems. Amongst others, the following equipment are available:
Test Stations for day optics
Test Stations for night optics
Test Stations for thermal systems
Calibration and metrology equipment
Temperature chamber for low and high temperature tests
For further tests such as weapon shock, cargo drop, salt fog test etc., THEON uses certified test laboratories in Greece and abroad.
Optical Assembly
The assembly of optical components is being done in class 100 (FED-STD-209E) flow-boxes which are located in a 10,000 class clean room. Special care is given to ensure that all components are clean and free of dust or other impurities. Our personnel is properly trained to carry out the assembly of such optical elements.
System Assembly
The assembly of the complete system and its accessories is done in a clean room of class 100,000. Electronic modules are being handled in a special area, which is electrostatically protected.
Storage
The storage area is a protected room where optical, mechanical and electronic components are being stored. Part of the storage area is specially controlled in accordance to ITAR requirements, such as US image intensifier tubes.
CNC workshop
THEON's CNC workshop is equipped with multi-axis CNC machines, which can cut metal and plastics. The machines are programmed either manually or directly through the CAD/CAM connection from the design department.
Theon Sensors' Lab
QUALITY CONTROL
THEON INTERNATIONAL maintains a quality assurance and management system in accordance with ISO 9001. THEON is a NATO Security certified company. Its Facility Security Plan is approved and controlled by the Hellenic Ministry of Defence regarding the application of measures that ensure the security of sensitive products, military material, documentation and other information as well as personnel security.
THEON INTERNATIONAL is enlisted in the Defence Material Manufacturers Registry of the Hellenic MoD. Additionally, showing exceptional performance in the fulfilment of its contracts, THEON has received from numerous customers relevant certificates of achievement. Some of these certificates are the following:
