Established in 1986 as a service supplier company - engineering and technical maintenance-for naval automation systems. In 1990 APSS was converted from a partnership into a limited liability company; so that it had got the structure to expand and to widen its scope.

Starting from the mid - 1990s, APSS gained strength and reached a relevant position in the field of ship automation becoming the agent for Lyngso and Valmarine in Italy, the leader company for turn-key packages and the sole point of contact for sales and technical activities.

The further most relevant development occurred in the year 2000 with two new important objectives: establishing a research and development department and making its own products which are complementary to the automation systems.

Since September 2007 APSS has been acquired by SAM-Electronics GmbH, an L-3 Communications Company. This further reinforces the strong partnerships that has contributed to the actual outcome.

So far we have been working keeping in mind the following main points:

• the importance of human resources and team working within the company
• developing first-class new products and improving existing ones
• the relationship with customers
• keep promises