Rugged and rackmount systems

REFLEX CES is able to support you on your custom development by involving all internal development capabilities: hardware, mechanical design, thermal, software, firmware. We offer you a concrete support customer service:

• Full system development: boards, mechanical design, etc.
• COTS boards integration in an existing system, or development of a custom mechanical design.
• Custom boards development. We can support you during the qualification phase and system integration. REFLEX CES is able to design complex FPGA-based boards (Intel® and Xilinx®)

• Example: Full system development by REFLEX CES.

RACK-MOUNTED FEATURES Highlight

• Compactness:
  • Standard form factor : 19 inches (1U, 2U, 4U…)
  • PCIe
  • Compact PCI
  • Custom form factor
• Thermal dissipation:
  • Active
  • Custom passive
• Space constraints:
  • Custom electronic boards
  • Custom mechanic

Targeted markets :

• HPC
• Data processing
• AI

Our systems are submitted for environmental qualifications, including for example:

REFLEX CES is able to handle all or parts of your project. We support you from specification to design, tests, qualification and industrialization.
Do not hesitate to contact us regarding your project.

The main value of a system customization for the customer is to start the project with a commercial off-the-shelf system, in order to reduce development cost and technical risks, improving product Time to Market.

Rackmount Systems

Our Hydra14S server is the perfect example of a customization, based on an off-the-shelf COTS server, customized by REFLEX CES. For more detail, please download our Product specification

Rugged and Embedded Systems

REFLEX CES is able to support you on your custom development by involving all internal development capabilities: hardware, mechanical design, thermal, software, firmware. We offer you a concrete support customer service:

• Feasibility phase (customizedmechanical design, thermal design, system architecture and performances capabilities)
• COTS boards integration in an off-the-shelf server
• CUSTOM boards development and integration in an off-the-shelf server

After minor or major changes of these OEM systems (PC, servers), our “MOTS” systems are submitted for environmental qualifications (MTBF, CE, FCC, CSA marking for example).

REFLEX CES is able to handle all or parts of your project. We support you from specification to design, tests, qualification and industrialization.
Do not hesitate to contact us regarding your project.

Capitalizing on its 20 years expertise in design and development of complex FPGA-based systems, REFLEX CES can guide you through the definition, achievement and support of a product range.

Thus, REFLEX CES can build a strong and privileged partnership with its customers, to ease access to the latest technologies while ensuring the firmware’s as well as software’s backwards compatibility.

For example, REFLEX CES has developed for a major player in the France defense market, a full range of products developed on custom and Intel® FPGA-based PCI Express boards.

REFLEX CES is able to handle the development of mid-to-highly complex boards and systems, regarding the following areas of expertise:

• Custom chassis,
• Power and supervision management Electronical boards,
• Processing Electronical boards, based on FPGA technologies (on this example, Stratix® IV, and migration to Arria® 10)
• Firmware developments,
• Software developments (driver, Application Programming Interface API)

Thanks to a strong development and integration expertise, REFLEX CES has successfully made evolve this product over 10 years. Different applications have been covered, while following the FPGA technologies evolution, and keeping a constant software perimeter:

• Mechanical evolution, to support customer’s new integration requirements.
  Evolution of size, hardening, form factor, etc.
  • 4U form factor server: 4U 19 inches, long
  • 3U and 2U form factors servers: 3U 19 inches, short & 2U compact
  • 4U VPX form factor server: VPX 4U, rugged, mechanical environment, integration density
• Electronical evolution: Implementation of a new FPGA family (Stratix® IV to Arria® 10) for a power consumption and integration gain: for the same application, we observe a 92% volume gain over 10 years.

Thanks to a reliable network of partners (for PCB, SMT, Mechanical, Plastics), and internal processes for quality control, integration and follow-up, REFLEX CES can handle and is sized forthe production of electronic boards and systems. As proof, REFLEX CES has a production capacity of 40 000 boards per year.

REFLEX CES relies on a strong EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) network.

REFLEX CES is able to manage your project during all phases: product development, system integration, manufacturing and assembly, PCB design and layout, model shop rapid prototyping.

REFLEX CES and its subcontractors are respecting IPC 610 and IPC 600, regulatory standards in electronic.

Prototyping

The prototyping activity is the action of creating and testing samples, before replicating it in the industrialization and production phases

In REFLEX CES, a unique research & development team internally manages the entire prototyping activity, from conception to final technical validation, including interaction with customers.

REFLEX CES takes care of the complete turnkey production and assembly services:

• Development of inhouse test bench for prototypes, individually designed for each project
• Printed circuit boards (including Surface Mount, Through Hole, RF communication, and backplane pressfit)
• Subcontractors highly specialized in complex HDI PCB
• Mechanical assemblies
• Box build
• Cable and hardness assemblies
• Integrated purchasing department, to take off the risks during procurement phases

New Product Introduction (NPI) Process

The NPI process defines the stages required for a smooth transition from design to manufacturing:

• Quick turn prototyping
• Program transfer process
• Resource planning
• Design For Manufacturing (DFM) – for all new product builds