Marotta Controls, Inc designs and manufactures fluid control systems, components and actuators designed specifically for the Aerospace, Military, Space and Industrial markets. Applications include aircraft hydraulic systems, high-pressure pneumatics and smart fluid systems on Navy ships, and reaction control systems on launch vehicles and small satellites.

History

Marotta was founded in 1943 as The Marotta Engineering Company. Early manufacturing sub-contracts for prime contractors such as General Electric

General Electric

General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...

 Corporation and RCA

RCA

RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...

 enabled Marotta to gain experience in what was to become a particular area of expertise – precision valves and machined components for the rocket and guided missile industry.

Breaking the Sound Barrier

Marotta provided control valves on the rocket engine that powered Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound...

’s Bell X-1

Bell X-1

The Bell X-1, originally designated XS-1, was a joint NACA-U.S. Army/US Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft. Conceived in 1944 and designed and built over 1945, it eventually reached nearly 1,000 mph in 1948...

 in the world's first supersonic flight, placing the company in the forefront of aerospace technology development.

Winning the Race to the Moon

Marotta valves played an important role in the earliest days of manned space flight. Large numbers of valves and regulators for flight and ground support applications were used in the Project Mercury

Project Mercury

In January 1960 NASA awarded Western Electric Company a contract for the Mercury tracking network. The value of the contract was over $33 million. Also in January, McDonnell delivered the first production-type Mercury spacecraft, less than a year after award of the formal contract. On February 12,...

, Project Gemini

Project Gemini

Project Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of NASA, the civilian space agency of the United States government. Project Gemini was conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, with ten manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966....

 and Project Apollo

Project Apollo

The Apollo program was the spaceflight effort carried out by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration , that landed the first humans on Earth's Moon. Conceived during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Apollo began in earnest after President John F...

 programs, most notably in the propulsion systems of the Apollo Service Module and Lunar Module Ascent engines.

Serving On and Beneath the Sea

Marotta’s fluid control systems were soon performing many of the demanding fluid control tasks on board naval ships and submarines. Its pressure reducing manifolds control many of the air systems on board, from emergency gas turbine starting on surface combatants to the many critical pressurization functions on nuclear submarine

Nuclear submarine

A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor . The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over "conventional" submarines are considerable: nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently, as is necessary for...

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Military/Defense

Fluid and Gas Control Products and Systems

• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Valves and Systems
  • Every U.S. Navy surface combatant
    Surface combatant
    Surface combatants are a subset of Naval Warships which are designed to engage in combat on the surface of the water, with their own weapons. They are generally ships built to fight other ships, submarines or aircraft, and can carry out several other missions including counter-narcotics operations...
    
     and submarine
    Submarine
    A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
    
     goes to sea with Marotta valves and controls serving in mission critical systems.
• Manifolds and Smart Valves
  • Providing high-pressure air reducing manifolds, regulators and fuel control valves.
  • Marotta is now combining these with digital controllers to offer Intelligent Fluid Control allowing the valves to act autonomously or execute commands from a remote host.
• Military Aircraft and Weapons Systems
  • Marotta fluid control systems and components are also serving on domestic and international military aircraft, helicopter
    Helicopter
    A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
    
    s, and UAVs
    Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
    An unmanned combat air vehicle or combat drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to deliver weapons without an onboard pilot. Currently operational UCAVs are under real-time human control, but future version may enable autonomous operation, for example with pre-programmed route and...
    
    .
  • Products and services include complete subsystem design and integration, from pneumatic firing valves and electronic controllers to accumulators, compressors and receiver assemblies.
• High-Pressure Pneumatic Systems
  • Marotta designs and manufactures high-pressure pneumatic systems for pneumatic weapon ejection and IR missile seeker cooling.
• Next-Generation Platforms
  • Next-Generation products and systems are featured on many advanced programs such as the F-35 Lightning II
    F-35 Lightning II
    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability...
    
    , F-22 Raptor
    F-22 Raptor
    The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals...
    
    , P-8A Poseidon, Small Diameter Bomb
    Small Diameter Bomb
    The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb is a 250 pound guided bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of bombs...
    
     and various UAVs
    Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
    An unmanned combat air vehicle or combat drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to deliver weapons without an onboard pilot. Currently operational UCAVs are under real-time human control, but future version may enable autonomous operation, for example with pre-programmed route and...
    
    , as well as the Virginia Class Submarine
    Virginia class submarine
    The Virginia class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions...
    
    , DDG-1000 Destroyer, LHA(R) Amphibious Craft
    LHA-6
    The America class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy are planned to replace the Tarawa class. Based on the , the LHA-6 will be a gas turbine powered ship supporting a Marine Expeditionary Brigade with launch capacity for MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors, helicopters, and F-35B STOVL strike...
    
     , DDG-51, and CVN-78 Carrier.

Commercial Aerospace

Fluid and Gas Control Products, Systems and Actuators

• Sixty Years of Fluid Control
  • 60 years of experience in hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel control.
• Partnering
  • Developed and provided systems and components in conjunction with many industry partners. Current applications include aircraft such as the Cessna Citation Sovereign
    Cessna Citation Sovereign
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     and Gulfstream G500 series.
• Inflation Valves
  • First installed on the Boeing 707
    Boeing 707
    The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
    
     in the early 1960s, Marotta’s inflation valves have since been used on many aircraft and helicopters for emergency evacuation and flotation.
• Manifold Systems
  • Nearly 50 years of experience in the development of manifold systems.
  • Provided solutions to the general aviation community by packaging several functions in a single unit, including fuel isolation valves, return and hydraulic directional control valves.

Space Systems

Space Fluid and Gas Control Products, Systems and Actuators

• Project Mercury
  Project Mercury
  In January 1960 NASA awarded Western Electric Company a contract for the Mercury tracking network. The value of the contract was over $33 million. Also in January, McDonnell delivered the first production-type Mercury spacecraft, less than a year after award of the formal contract. On February 12,...
  
   to Space Shuttle
  Space Shuttle
  The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
  
   and Beyond
  • Fluid and gas control products for space applications date from the earliest days of the Project Mercury
    Project Mercury
    In January 1960 NASA awarded Western Electric Company a contract for the Mercury tracking network. The value of the contract was over $33 million. Also in January, McDonnell delivered the first production-type Mercury spacecraft, less than a year after award of the formal contract. On February 12,...
    
     Program to tomorrow’s small satellite and next-generation launcher programs.
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic products for critical systems, including:
    • Fuel pressurization and feed
    • Propulsion system control
    • Thermal management
    • Vacuum exhaust
• Space Station to Small Satellites
  • Largest supplier of specialty fluid controls on the International Space Station
    International Space Station
    The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
    
    .
  • Investments in miniaturization technology for small satellite electric propulsion and cold gas systems.
• Pressure Relief Valves for Oxygen Systems
  • Ground support and test systems
  • Patented relief valves uniquely suited to oxygen systems.
  • Standard, off-the-shelf valves
  • Custom designs

Industrial Fluid Controls

Fluid and Gas Control Products for Advanced Process Systems

• Advanced and Automated Process Systems
  • Valves designed for the most demanding applications
    • Application of smart technologies to valves for automated process systems.
    • High pressures (both internal and external)
    • Tight shut-off
    • Extreme temperatures
    • Severe line fluids typically found in advanced process systems.
• Offshore Oil Fluid Control Systems
  • Fluid control products for the harsh environment of offshore oil
    Oil platform
    An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a lаrge structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing...
    
     exploration.
  • Products include 10,000 psi relief and solenoid valves.
• Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUV)
  • Designed and manufactured solenoid valves designed for submersion in a pressure compensating tank for use in AUV ballast control systems.

Controllers

• Brushless Motor Controllers
  • Sensorless & Sensored Solutions
• Electronic Valve Controllers (Smart Valves)
• Pneumatic System Controllers

High Pressure Pneumatics

• Pneumatic Firing Valves
• M-PACT 3000 Pure Air Generating System for IR Missile Seeker Cooling
• M-PACT 6000 Pure Air Generating System for Pneumatic Weapon Ejection
• Guillotine System

Fluid Control Building Blocks - Valves

• Valves
• Smart Valves
• Pressure Relief Valves
• Multi-Function Valves
• Solenoid Valve
  Solenoid valve
  A solenoid valve is an electromechanical valve for use with liquid or gas. The valve is controlled by an electric current through a solenoid: in the case of a two-port valve the flow is switched on or off; in the case of a three-port valve, the outflow is switched between the two outlet ports...
  
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  • Current Limiting Devices
• Check Valves
• Special Purpose Valves

F/A-18 Hornet

• M-PACT System selected by NAVAIR for IR missile seeker cooling system for the AIM-9 Sidewinder
  AIM-9 Sidewinder
  The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried mostly by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. The missile entered service with United States Air Force in the early 1950s, and variants and upgrades remain in active service with many air forces...
  
   missile.

P-8A Poseidon

• M-PACT pneumatic weapon ejection system selected by Boeing
  Boeing
  The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
  
   for pneumatic weapon/sonobouy ejection hardware and controllers.

F-35 Lightning II

• Selected by Eaton Corporation
  Eaton Corporation
  Eaton Corporation is a global diversified power management company with 2010 sales of $13.7 billion. The company is a leading provider of electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment;...
  
   for the Ground Maintenance Motor Pump controller.

Locations

• Marotta Corporate Headquarters
  • Montville, Morris County
    Morris County, New Jersey
    Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
    
    , New Jersey
    New Jersey
    New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
    
    , United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...