Companies working on the ELT

Company

Service

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Start date

Planned end date

Abengoa

Design and construction of the Paranal ELT Technical Facility

Mar-18

Jul-19

ACe Consortium (Cimolai, Astaldi)

Dome and telescope structure design and construction contract

May-16

May-23

AdOptica

M4 mirror phase 1 preliminary design

May-12

Jan-15 (completed)

AdOptica

M4 mirror unit final design and manufacturing

Jun-15

Jan-23

AGC

Design and manufacturing of M1 mirror coating plants 

Jun-18

Nov-21

CESA

M1 mirror segment supports design and qualification units

Feb-15

Oct-17 (completed)

Cosylab AB

Core integration infrastructure

Jul-17

Jun-20

Critical Software

ISVV consultancy services

Jan-16

Dec-19

Etamax

Dataflow Software Components for ELT

Nov-18

Nov-22

FAMES (FOGAL, Micro-Epsilon)

M1 mirror edge sensors design and manufacturing

Jan-17

May-22

FLI

C-RED cameras for the MAORY instrument

Jul-18

Sep-20

ICAFAL

Road and platform construction

Dec-13

Feb-17 (completed)

IDOM

PFS-A main system design and manufacturing

Apr-18

Feb-24

INAF

MAORY instrument construction

Feb-16

Aug-25

ISQ

PA consultancy services

Jan-16

Dec-19

MPE

MICADO instrument construction

Oct-15

Mar-25

NOVA

METIS instrument construction

Oct-15

Mar-26

PI

M1 mirror position actuators

Jun-17

Sep-22

Ramboll

Consultancy support

Jun-13

May-21

SAESA

Electrical power supply 2017 —
Improved energy efficiency 2019 — 2049

Safran Reosc

M4 mirror shells supply

Jul-15

Nov-23

Safran Reosc

M2 mirror and auxiliary equipment supply

Jul-16

Feb-24

Safran Reosc

M3 mirror and auxiliary equipment supply

Feb-17

Sep-23

Safran Reosc

M1 mirrors polishing

May-17

Jun-23

Safran Reosc

M5 mirror blank and polishing

Mar-19

Sep-24

Schott

M2 mirror blank supply

Jan-17

Jan-19 (completed)

Schott

M3 mirror blank supply

Jan-17

Jul-19

Schott

M1 mirror blanks supply

May-17

Sep-22

SCOR

Construction all risks insurance

Mar-18

Mar-26

Sener

M2 and M3 mirror cell design and manufacturing
M5 Cell Design and Manufacturing

Jan-17
Nov-19

Jul-22
Feb-24

SIEMENS

Supply, and installation of ABC power substations (23kV + 0.4 kV)

Oct-16

Jul-17 (completed)

STFC

HARMONI instrument construction

Oct-15

Apr-26

Teledyne

Infrared detectors for the HARMONI, MICADO, METIS instruments
CCD-220 Detectors for MAORY, MICADO, HARMONI, PFS-A, PDS
CCD231-84 detectors

Jul-18
May-19
Sep-19

Jan-23
May-21
Jun-21

Toptica

Laser sources

Dec-17

Dec-22

VDL

M1 mirror segment supports design and qualification units

Jan-15

Jul-17 (completed)

VDL

M1 mirror segment supports series production

Apr-18

May-22