D&P s.r.l.

D&P s.r.l.

D&P is an engineering company which uses the SW of major market leaders to design and produce technical documents. D&P can rely on a staff of about 70 design engineers divided among three branches distributed over northern (Bergamo, Gallarate and Parma). Our turnover in 2011 is about 5 Milion €. It has been doing business in the field of design engineering services for over 15 years and attained UNI ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2010. In the course of its activities, D&P has become the design partner of some of the most important European companies in the following sectors: Aerospace/Avionics, Household appliances, Electromechanical and Mechanical. D&P s.r.l.

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BUSINESS SECTORS Competence of its personnel in the four main business sectors Transference of expertise and technologies applied in the various sectors AEROSPACES Intense collaboration with prestigious partners in the sectors providing support with design (for example, know-how of materials and industrialization technologies, constructing HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES prototypes, and so on)

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D&P offers companies a complete design service, also in collaboration with prestigious AEROSPACES partners, seeing to: o Feasibility analysis o Development of aesthetic solutions HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES o Defining the technical specifications of the product o Design development with the aid of calculations and structural checks ELECTROMECHANICS o Looking for suppliers on the customer’s behalf, defining the technical specifications of the components MECHANICS o Building prototypes (soft tools and hard tools) o Laboratory tests o Assistance during the industrialization stage of the product o Technical design and product documentation o Studying innovative solutions and patent registration The primary aim of D&P is to extend its competence to be able to offer the Customer an increasingly complete and high quality service. D&P s.r.l.

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Aerospace/Avionics BUSINESS SECTORS AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi, Helitec, Aerosviluppi, Merletti Aerospace, Sirio Panel AEROSPACES

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Household appliances BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES , , , Merloni Progetti, Husqvarna Outdoor, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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Electromechanic s BUSINESS SECTORS ABB Power Distribution, ABB Low Voltage, Groupe Schneider, Gewiss, Scame, RB Elettromeccanica Adriatica, Gemmo, Enel Distribuzione, Messina AEROSPACES

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Mechanics BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES

Domino, Brembo, Husqvarna Outdoor, Emak, Brevi, Terruzzi Fercalx, Dell'Orto, Rizoma, Gio'style, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Toora Nuova Fondal, Persico stampi

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D&P for the AEROSPACE industry AIMS

Aerospace / Avionics BUSINESS SECTORS

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• Assembly and production ELECTROMECHANICS equipment • Electro-avionics and 3D cabling • Plants MECHANICS • Calculation of weights and centres of gravity • Structures • Structural analyses • Painting

Referenze: Agusta Westland, Alenia Aermacchi, Helitec, Aerosviluppi, Merletti Aerospace, Sirio Panel D&P s.r.l.

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D&P for the AEREOSPACE industry AIMS

BUSINESS SECTORS D&P has been in the technical management of the electro-avionics department of AgustaWestland since 1998. Since then it has collaborated on the following projects: • NH90 military helicopter in collaboration with Eurocopter AEROSPACES • AW139 civil helicopter (currently AgustaWestland ’s leading programme) • AW149 civil helicopter HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES • A109 civil and paramilitary helicopter • BA609 convertiplane ELECTROMECHANICS

The activities carried out by D&P within the technical management are as follows: MECHANICS o Analyses of “Wiring Diagrams ” o Making standard components o Preliminary layout studies o Clipping installation and cable installation assay o Modelling cabling o Making cabling skirting o Full management of KITS o Full management of variants o Making the “SOURCE CONTROL DRAWING ” o Management of RSA “Request for Structural Arrangements ” D&P s.r.l.

ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS

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Right from the start of its activity D&P has collaborated with leading Italian and European companies in AEROSPACES the various household appliance sectors (Indesit Company, Electrolux, Amica, Merloni projects, Husqvarna outdoor and Candy). HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES D&P is able to offer specific expertise in the following sectors:

ELECTROMECHANICS ° °Washing machines °Cooking MECHANICS °Refrigeration

Over these past years, many innovative solutions have been worked out which have led to registration of patents by our customers (for example, the recent presentation of the Indesit Gravity concept at Eurocucina 2008). D&P s.r.l.

ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS

BUSINESS SECTORS Techna 45/60 – Diva 45/60 AEROSPACES

D&P took part in construction and industrialization of the dishwashers called DIVA 45/60, a product put on HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES the market under the name of Techna 45/60, both in the Built-in and Freestanding version

ELECTROMECHANICS From 2001 to the present, D&P has developed all the Diva models with 60cm width. Furthermore, for the new factory in Zarow (PL), it has followed the start-up of production of a similar product MECHANICS with 60cm width called “Diva Light 60”. From 2001 to 2005, the Techna product underwent qualitative improvement, decreasing the calls for assistance by 50% and positioning itself among the best manufacturers of dishwashers for reliability and consumption.

Dishwasher, width 45/60 cm, 9/12 loads covered, class AAA, Fuzzy logic washing system, WRD dispenser, half load control and Aqua-lock system. D&P s.r.l.

ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS BUSINESS SECTORS

Techna 45/60 – Diva 45/60 AEROSPACES

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES D&P oversaw and designed: o structural sheet steel components ELECTROMECHANICS o structural plastic components o aesthetic items o electric circuit adaptation MECHANICS o hydraulic circuit adaptation o basket sizing o packing and insulation o product industrialization o component cost analysis o EC approval tests o Electrolux transport tests o Quelle internal tests D&P s.r.l.

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D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS

Techna 90 – Diva Big BUSINESS SECTORS

D&P took part in making and industrializing the dishwashers called DIVA-BIG and HORIZONTAL - AEROSPACES products put on the market with the name Techna 90 and Techna-Pro 90, both in the Built-in and Freestanding version. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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Dishwasher, width 60 cm, Built-in dishwasher, width height 900 mm (enlarged by 90 cm, height 700 mm 50 mm to increase the load made for special applications capacity of the basket and to guarantee washing of 34 cm in non-standard kitchens . diameter plates), 12 table place setting load, Fuzzy logic washing system, WRD dispenser, half load control and Aqua-lock system, with small top shower. D&P s.r.l.

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AIMS Techna Visi Alu BUSINESS SECTORS D&P took part in making and industrializing the dishwashers called VISI ALU.

Dishwashers unique on the market, with transparent plastic door. AEROSPACES Free-standing dishwashers with 60cm width.

Project difficulties: keeping high quality washing standards and load capacity. Approval and transport tests HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES passed. Furthermore, serious problems regarding buckling of the transparent door and operation of WRD type ELECTROMECHANICS dispenser. MECHANICS D&P followed up and designed: - sheet steel structural components - structural plastic components - aesthetic items - electric circuit adaptation - product industrialization - component cost analysis - EC approval tests - Electrolux transport tests D&P s.r.l.

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BUSINESS SECTORS Diva 55 AEROSPACES D&P took part in restyling the dishwashers called DIVA 55, due to some products being moved from the Schwanden factory (CH) to the Solaro factory in Italy. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES The dishwasher was made with 55 cm width, a niche product for kitchen and market application requirements. Product currently in the industrialization stage. ELECTROMECHANICS

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D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS Double Fulcrum Hinge Study BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES D&P studied a movement system of the hinges with double fulcrum for built-in dishwashers, on special kitchen applications. The project foresaw a minimum distance (about 2 mm) between the top and lower skirting board, with the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES possibility of moving the latter very close to the dishwasher closing sheet steel. ELECTROMECHANICS

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ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS

BUSINESS SECTORS Design AEROSPACES

D&P has collaborated since 1998 with the major Italian companies in the washing machine sector HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES (Indesit Company and Merloni Progetti) It took part in development and industrialization of the following projects: ELECTROMECHANICS • Current Indesit and Ariston top loading platform • China 28 and China 30 project (current top loading) • Large capacity Ariston Extendia washing machine MECHANICS • Indesit innovative projects and future platforms still in the development stage D&P s.r.l.

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D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS

Structural Analysis BUSINESS SECTORS During development of the products described above, D&P carried out structural analyses on some plastic and metallic components, to evaluate mechanical resistance during transport tests according to the internal AEROSPACES Electrolux and Quelle standard. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS Washing Machine Workflow Design BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES D&P is able to supply the customer with a complete design service for all the mechanical parts of a washing machine. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

Project stages: ELECTROMECHANICS

Preliminary layout of components MECHANICS Design study Defining GO and its static balance Simulation of GO multibody behaviour and balance optimization F.E.M. analysis of main components Functional laboratory tests Construction drawings of mechanical and aesthetic components D&P s.r.l.

ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS Preliminary Layout BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES Defining and allocating main components Optimization of volumes Modularity of components to give rise to a family of products HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS Aesthetical Design BUSINESS SECTORS Study of the style, with special attention to usability and ergonomics.

The aim is always to offer end customers a user-friendly object which is functional as well as elegant. AEROSPACES

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS Static Balancing BUSINESS SECTORS

Establishing main weights and inertia of GO components AEROSPACES Static balancing in the main operating situations: HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES o machine empty and turned off o main water loading / washing stages ELECTROMECHANICS o main spinning stages

MECHANICS Defining movement of centres of gravity and defining positions of suspension elements D&P s.r.l.

ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS Multibody Simulation BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES Preliminary set-up of the mechanical model by means of the multibody model with rigid parts Study and optimization of rotating, inertial and damping components HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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ABOUT US D&P for the HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FEATURES Sector AIMS

BUSINESS SECTORS F.E.M. Analysis AEROSPACES

Analysis of finished parts for sizing the main mechanical components of the washing machine HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Optimization of the design of the appliance to reduce vibrations and noise

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Laboratory Tests BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES Laboratory tests to check and optimize the mechanics Functional tests to check washing performances HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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Construction Drawings BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES Complete 3D modelling and making of all the construction drawings, both of the individual parts and of all the relative assemblies and sub-assemblies of all the mechanical, structural (cabinet), aesthetic and packing components of the machine. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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ABOUT US D&P for the ELECTROMECHANICS FEATURES Sector AIMS

BUSINESS SECTORS Right from the start of its activities, D&P has collaborated with the major Italian and international companies in the electromechanical sector (ABB, Schneider Electric, and VEI (now Areva), Gemmo, RB AEROSPACES Elettromeccanica Adriatica, Messina, Scame, Gewiss and Inael).

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES D&P is able to offer specific competence in the following sectors:

- Medium Voltage Apparatus ELECTROMECHANICS

- Medium Voltage Switchgear MECHANICS ABOUT US

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-Low Voltage apparatus for the civil and industrial sector AIMS

-Low Voltage switchboards for the industrial sector BUSINESS SECTORS Many projects have been developed during the past few years, both completely independently and in direct collaboration with the customer. AEROSPACES

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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ABOUT US D&P for the ELECTROMECHANICS FEATURES Sector AIMS

D&P took part in the development and industrialization of the following projects: BUSINESS SECTORS

•ABB MV - UniGear 12 - 24kV, 630 - 3150A, 12.5 - 40kA switchgear AEROSPACES Simple and double busbar system, double level and duplex Deeper Units Special versions for marine use, back to back and front to front HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Versions with degree of protection up to IP53 Panels for coupling with different switchgear ELECTROMECHANICS UniMix 12 – 17.5 kV switchgear – Collaboration in developing the project VSC series of contactors – Study of special versions for marine use MECHANICS Development of circuit-breakers for retrofitting (Service)

•ABB LV - Study and development of the motor operator for the T-Max series of moulded-case circuit- breakers

•Schneider Electric - 24kV-2500A SF6-insulated GMSet switchgear

•RB Elettromeccanica Adriatica - Mixed air-SF6 12 - 24kV, 400 - 630A, 12.5 - 20kA compartments. Width: 375-500 Switch-disconnectors (IMS) for the above compartments SF6 compact 'MIZAR ‘ series compartments

•Messina - air-insulated IMS 24 kV - 630A - 20kA for 500 mm wide compartments

•Gewiss – Collaboration in designing the Chorus series D&P s.r.l.

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D&P for the ELECTROMECHANICS FEATURES

Sector AIMS Development of Components BUSINESS SECTORS

Development, by means of three-dimensional modelling, of all the components, sub-assemblies AEROSPACES and assemblies needed to construct the prototypes Collaboration with suppliers to optimize construction of the pieces HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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MECHANICS D&P s.r.l. D&P for the ELECTROMECHANICS ABOUT US Sector FEATURES AIMS Construction of Prototypes for Preliminary Tests BUSINESS SECTORS

AEROSPACES Construction of the initial prototypes for preliminary checks, with recourse to collaboration with qualified suppliers HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

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Multibody Simulations and Analyses on Finished BUSINESS SECTORS

Elements AEROSPACES

D&P has the most up-to-date CAE simulation SW, such as Dynamic Designer Motion HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Professional (ADAMS) and Femap with NX Nastran. Thanks to these, it is able to offer the Customer the added values of kinematics/dynamics and finished element analyses of the components designed. In particular, it is able to carry out: ELECTROMECHANICS

• Simulations of kinematic mechanisms complete with multibody techniques MECHANICS • Extrapolation of the results of these simulations for subsequent F.E.M. analysis • Static linear analysis • Eigenmodes of vibration • Buckling analysis • Thermal analyses (in a state of equilibrium and transient) • Analysis of the contacts and of the welded, glued or screwed joints

The use of a separate pre/post processor like Femap allows D&P to be able to interface with the major CAD platforms on the market (CATIA, NX, SolidEdge and PRO/E) both directly and by means of iges, but above all to be able to carry out analyses in combination with the main solution finders (apart from Nastran, also Abaqus , Ansys , LS-Dyna and MSC MARC ). D&P s.r.l.

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DEFINING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AIMS

BUSINESS SECTORS Analysis of the market and of competitor companies ’ offers. Drawing up of the technical specification to establish the characteristics and performances of the apparatus and/or of the family of apparatus to be designed. AEROSPACES

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TECHNICAL AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

D&P used the most up-to-date information technology systems, such as: HARDWARE SOFTWARE

N°°° 10 Workstation IBM RISC/6000 Platforme- System: 375 Mhz/2Ghz processor; AIX 4.3 - IRIX 512/2048 Mb RAM; WINDOWS 2000/XP Professional 36Gb SCSI-2 Fast Wide 32bit/64bit GXT 2000/GXT 4500/ GXT 6000/ GXT 6500 Graphic Processor Dassault Systemes CATIA V4 Dassault Systemes CATIA V5 N°°°20 Workstation Dassault Systemes SolidWorks 2.80/3.00GHz INTEL PENTIUM PRO/ENGINEER 2000 e Wildfire D/CORE 2 DUO Processor; Autodesk AUTOCAD R14 2.0/4.0Gb RAM; Autodesk INVENTOR 11/2000 80Gb/200Gb SCSI/SATA2 HD NVIDIA Quadro Think3 ThinkDesign FX570/FX1400/FX1700/FX3450/FX3500 Siemens PLM Solutions SolidEdge Graphic Processor Siemens PLM Solutions NX5 Siemens PLM Solutions NX6 N°°°8 Portable Workstation DELL Siemens PLM Solutions FEMAP with PRECISION NX NASTRAN 2.50/3.00GHz INTEL CORE 2 Processor; Dynamic Designer Motion Professional 2.0/4.0Gb RAM; 2008 64Gb/200Gb SSD/SATA2 HD IGES and DXF conversion programs 15.4"/17" NVIDIA Quadro FX mobile graphic processor A0 PLOTTER HP DesignJet A3 PRINTERS HP LaserJet 5Si Toshiba eStudio 167 Canon Ir3300 Panasconic 8020E D&P s.r.l

FUTURE OBJECTIVE

To study innovative ideas by equipping a room for experimental research. Expansion into other sectors to conquer new markets, also envisaging new local business units, thereby meeting territorial needs. To continue innovation in sectors already consolidated. D&P s.r.l

Head Office: D&P srl • Via Dell’Industria, 10 • I-24126 Bergamo Tel. +39 035 4124211 / +39 035 363708 • Fax +39 035 4175602 • [email protected] • www.depcad.com

Gallarate branch: D&P srl • Via Covetta, 17 • I-21013 Gallarate (VA) Tel. +39 0331 774767 • Fax +39 0331 700394 • [email protected] • www.depcad.com

Parma branch: D&P srl • P.zza Lunardi, 3 • I-43015 Noceto (PR) Tel. +39 0521 627430 • Fax +39 0521 667900 • [email protected] • www.depcad.com

Headoffice D&P U.S.A . : 1700 Market Street Suite 3025 Philadelphia, PA 19103 U.S.A. C/O Meyerson & O’Neill