Advanced Technology & Research Corporation

Fifty Years of Engineering Excellence

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About the firm

Advanced Technology & Research Corporation (ATR) is a diversified engineering business founded in 1973 and headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland. It provides high-quality engineering research and development, technical support services, and engineered products to federal government and commercial clients. ATR operates through three interlinked business units: the Engineering Services Division, the Automation Division, and the Robotic Systems Division. It maintains a 33,000-square-foot headquarters with high-bay manufacturing and prototyping facilities.

Established
1973
Team
Midsize
Firm type
Defense Engineering · Automation & Controls

Credentials

ISO 9001:2015

People

Ciro MinopoliVP, Engineering Services Division

Kevin McAfeeVP, Automation Division

Dave HartVP, Robotic Systems Division

David LupiDirector, Contracts

Capabilities

Engineering Services

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Provides research, development, testing, evaluation, modeling, and simulation capabilities for defense and commercial platforms.

  • Ship Signatures Technology

    Analyzes, models, and tests acoustic and electromagnetic signatures for naval and maritime applications.

  • Modeling & Simulation

    Utilizes computational systems to perform complex structural and fluid analyses.

  • Weapon Systems Support

    Supports warhead design, weapon effects analysis, explosive and system safety, and producibility studies.

Automation & Sorting Systems

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Designs, manufactures, and deploys high-speed automated machinery and patented sorting technologies.

  • USPS Automation Support

    Manufactures and services automated postal processing equipment, including systems for the USPS FSS Program.

  • RollerBall Sorters

    Develops and deploys patented multi-directional commercial sorting technology.

Robotic Systems

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Develops advanced mobile robotics, automated controls, and customized hardware platforms.

Prototype Development & Manufacturing

Service website

Fabricates physical systems and precision mechanisms using dedicated high-bay assembly facilities.

Industries

Defense · Federal · Freight & Logistics · Automation & Controls

Projects

USPS FSS Program Production

Freight & Logistics · Client: United States Postal Service

Project details

Manufactured and supplied specialized automation machinery as an approved production facility for the United States Postal Service Flat Sequencing System (FSS) Program.

RollerBall Sorter Commercialization

Freight & Logistics · 2018 · Client: Commercial Postal & Logistics Providers

Project details

Designed, developed, and patented the RollerBall sorter, a commercial high-capacity sorting system deployed for logistics and postal clients.

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