AirBorn has been manufacturing high reliability interconnect systems for over 60 years with leading-edge, innovative technology that is more reliable and better performing than practically all other alternatives.

Founded in 1958, AirBorn began producing electronic connectors for the military and aerospace industries. Growing a business takes drive, passion and determination.  Today, we are proud to be well-known as a highly-diversified manufacturing company employing roughly 1,400 people worldwide in nine plants with over 300,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, so we are poised to provide you with the latest in AirBorn technology.

Military Interconnect Systems

Our advanced technologies, experienced design support, incomparable lead times and personalized customer service provide customers with complete solutions to a vast array of highly specialized design requirements in diverse markets and applications.

Our quality and commitment to our customers requires us to meet the highest standards of testing and certification to ensure high reliability under the extreme environmental conditions at 30,000 feet and beyond found in the Aerospace environment.

Innovative Interconnect Solutions

Providing support to the defense industry requires, top-quality products for mission-critical applications and industry-leading companies like NASA, Raytheon, Thales and Lockheed-Martin have come to rely on the quality and reliability of our innovative interconnect solutions to ensure their systems work in the most harsh and demanding environments.

Space programs supported include SBIRS, GOES-R, Globalstar, Swarm, New Horizon Space Probe, Mars Lander, Mars Rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the International Space Station.

Over the years, our customer base has expanded to include commercial applications in fields such as medical technology and geophysical exploration.

Military Cable and Wiring Harnesses

AirBorn will also design and assemble cable and wiring harnesses for your custom interconnect requirement, including:

• Discrete wire harnesses – simple 2-wire to complex with PCB integration
• Multi-connector cables
• Over-molded cables
• RF cabling
• Ribbon cables (jacketed and shielded)
• Fiber optics
• Poly-tube harnesses

We use the phrase "value-added service" to describe our approach to providing our customers with a complete solution that matches their needs and requirements.

In some cases, this means supplying customers with one of our highly reliable standard connector products.  In others, it means supplying our customers with a complete chassis, or "box," that performs the function the customer desires.   To provide our customer with the best possible service, we offer turnkey solutions including:

• Standard Catalog and Custom Connectors
• Standard Catalog Jumper Cables (wire and flex circuit) and Custom Cable Harnesses
• Custom Flexible Circuits
• Custom Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
• Power Supplies and Battery Packs
• Electro-Mechanical Assemblies (chassis/box-builds)
• Testing and Qualification services to ensure that product meets all requirements (include military qualification testing)


Custom Electronically-integrated Solutions

In short, AirBorn is ONE company that can provide you with a complete, electronically-integrated solution.

We believe our team of engineers are the most innovative and committed you will find in the industry today. If your part can be manufactured faster, stronger, or more efficiently, our design team will find a way to make it happen. AirBorn designs and builds all the tooling (including stamping tools, molding tools, and automation equipment), so that we are able to offer our customers a complete connector. Our designers and engineers work closely with the customer to determine part orientation, how the part will be carried, and if automation assembly will be used.

When you’re ready to prototype your part, we’re ready for you. Our ability to efficiently produce the first generation of your part, as well as the large production runs saves you time and money. We can often have a prototype run of small quantities of parts available in two to three weeks.

We have developed a team of the most experienced and innovative craftsmen in the industry. When your tooling is designed and built within our in-house tool room, you can be assured the quality you see on the first run will be the same throughout the life of your product.

AirBorn is bridging the gap between tomorrow’s technologies and today’s expectations. We are committed to the future of manufacturing with the introduction of leading-edge automation in both production and assembly.

Whether our customers require plastic injection, insert, or reel-to-reel-molding, we meet their varied needs with our wide-ranging expertise. AirBorn uses closed-loop molding machines ranging from 30 to 50 tons with shot sizes as small as 0.4 ounces. Our injection molding department work with most thermoplastic materials, and are capable of manufacturing products with extremely tight tolerances and dimensional needs.

AirBorn has gathered many years of customer feedback through on-site visits with key customers and through submissions on its website, and AirBorn has converted this customer feedback into a world-class website that addresses key customer needs in a simple and easy-to-use format.

Cinch Connectivity Solutions designs and manufactures a broad range of interconnect products with facilities around the world.

In operation since 1917, Cinch supplies high quality, high performance, and high speed connectors and cables globally to the Aerospace, Military and Defense, Industrial, Transportation, and Computer markets.

Our diverse product offerings include: connectors, enclosures and cable assemblies utilizing multiple contact technologies including copper and fiber optics.

Our product engineering and development activities employ cutting edge technologies for design and modeling, and our various technologies and expertise enable us to deliver custom solutions and products for our strategic partnerships.

We aim to exceed our customer’s expectations, and to continually provide innovative solutions to the rapidly changing needs of the markets, and customers, we serve.

Cinch Custom Capabilities

Cinch specializes in providing specialty interconnect and system solutions to the Military and Defense Market. We provide custom solutions with our creative, hands on engineering and end to end approach.

Fiber Optic Connectivity Solutions
Cinch EBOSA™ Expanded Beam Technology

Expands and collimates the optical beam up to 2000 times (single-mode) the original beam size making airborne dirt nearly benign to beam continuity and integrity.

Our patented active alignment technology aligns a standard LC ferrule to Cinch’s EBOSA™ with ultra-high precision. This results in insertion loss and reflectance performance that meets the MIL-DTL-83526/20 & /21 specification and can exceed the specification for customer specific applications for expanded beam connectors.

Why use Cinch's Expanded Beam Technology:

• Very short lead-times
• Easy to use
• Extremely durable
• Standard assembly tooling
• COTS ferrules & termination tooling
• Field repairable
• Reduced training, maintenance and total ownership cost

Features

• Contact based technologies to suit various connector form factors
• Patented active alignment production process
• Provides superior performance in harsh environments
• Full range of Fibreco expanded beam connectors
• Supports multimode or single mode cable
• 1 to 16 optical channels
• Fiber optic / copper hybrid assemblies
• Custom lengths; high quality military tactical cable
• Wide range of deployable cable reels

MIL-C-26500 – Cylindrical Connectors: Omega

The C48 Series is a family of connectors qualified to MIL-C-26500. While maintaining the MIL-C-26500 mating interface, this product has also been expanded to include qualifications to numerous Boeing specifications to satisfy general purpose requirements and unique product challenges for shielding, environmental sealing, fluid resistance, and vibration.

Features

• Qualified to MIL-C-26500
• Styles qualified to Boeing BACC45 Series
• Styles qualified to Boeing BACC63 Series
• Power Contact Sizes:  20, 16, and 12
• Coax Contacts Available:  Size 12 and 8
• Contacts:  Crimp – Front release
• Optional Fixed Contacts:  PC Termination
• Coupling Styles:  Bayonet and Threaded
• Environmentally Sealed

Fuel Quantity Indicating Systems (FQIS)

Cinch is the original equipment manufacturer of high performance wire harness assemblies qualified for the critical application of aircraft Fuel Quantity Indicating Systems (FQIS).

Specialized Applications:

• In-tank qualified harnesses feature aluminum shell hermetic receptacles
• Shielded and grounded out-tank harnesses and bussing plugs
• Custom designed products with high reliability configurations in harsh environments

FQIS Harness Features and Benefits:

• Gas tight crimp and solder termination to enhance electrical conductivity and prevent corrosion
• Superior insulation for increased durability and environmental protection
• Lightweight hermetically sealed spar connectors
• Cinch feed through connectors reduce replacement and repair downtime
• Modular harness design increases ease of installation

Certified Quality Management System

• ISO9001
• AS9100
• Certificate of Compliance
• Airworthiness Approval Tag (FAA Form 8130-3)
• BQMS D6-82479 Approved

CIN::APSE Compression Technology

It takes more than an ordinary connector to support advanced performance interconnect applications. It takes CIN::APSE, a proven solderless compression connector technology that offers exceptional mechanical and electrical performance at signals well above 20 GHz.

If you have an interconnect challenge, and need to overcome the restrictions of ordinary connector devices, CIN::APSE can provide the versatile and reliable interconnect solution you need.

Innovative Compression-Mount Technology

CIN::APSE is a unique, compression interconnect technology which provides superior mechanical and electrical performance. The contact construction consists of randomly wound gold plated molybdenum wire, formed into a cylindrical shape (Figure 1). Standard contact diameters are 0.020" (0.508 mm) and 0.040" (1.016 mm).

The basic CIN::APSE contact configuration consists of a contact installed into a customized plastic insulator with the patented Cinch hourglass hole design. Once in place, the contact extends on both sides of the insulator.

Quick, Solderless Installation

CIN::APSE is easily installed in two basic steps, without soldering. First, using alignment features, the CIN::APSE interconnect is positioned between two components with matching connection footprints. Next, the two components are compressed and fastened together. It's as simple as that.

Low Compression Force, Low Contact Resistance

The CIN::APSE contact offers one of the best force/deflection ratios in the industry. An average compression force of only 2.5 ounces will yield a typical contact resistance of less than 20 mOhms. This means high I/O count applications can achieve excellent electrical performance with only minimal compression force.

*Test results are pass/fail criteria, not limitations of the technology.

Features

• Solderless RoHS compatible
• High density/low profile
• Multi-point contact/mechanical wipe
• Minimum contact spacing of 1.0mm (.039)
• Low profile height of .8mm (.032)
• High frequency capability up to 50 GHz and beyond
• Short signal path allows for minimal FEXT/NEXT
• Custom Configurations

Microminiature-D Connectors: Dura-Con

The Cinch Microminiature Dura-Con line of connectors qualified (QPL) to MIL-DTL-83513 is one of the most widely used .050 inch (1.27mm) pitch connectors for military and high-end commercial applications. Dura-Con is ideal where packaging requires a small size and low weight, as well as a highly reliable and rugged connector that has electrical and mechanical integrity under extreme vibration and shock conditions. The heart of the Dura-Con System is the unique wire form pin that provides seven points of contact when mated to the socket. Applications include electronics in missiles, aircraft, launch vehicles, satellites and computers.

Dura-Con connectors are available as all plastic in 9, 15, 21, 25, 31, 37 and 51 positions and metal shell versions in 9, 15, 21, 25, 31, 37, 51 and 100 positions. In addition, Cinch also offers Metal Shell Micro Edge Dura-Con Connectors in 128 and 184 positions, strip connectors up to 60 positions and connector savers. Termination can be solder cup, wired leads or PC mount.

As well as Standard Parts, Cinch provides a wide variety of specials and wired harnesses to industry. Please contact us with your custom or harness needs.

Features

• Meets and exceeds requirements for Mil-DTL-83513, available in all standard shell sizes and configurations.
• Available as part of harness assemblies manufactured by Cinch. Highly customizable to meet any application requirement.
• Hermetics available that meet 1X10-8 at half the cost and time of traditional hermetic solutions.

Military Cable Assemblies

Cinch has capability to design and produce military systems cable assemblies.

• Designed to operate in harsh environmental conditions when subjected to high vibrations, shock and temperature extremes
• Available in simple point-to-point to more complex harnesses with multiple branches as well as flex circuitry
• Over 25 years experience in designing custom micro harnesses

US Headquarters
Cinch Connectors LTD.
1700 Finley Road
Lombard, IL 60148
USA
Phone: +1 630 705 6000

DE REGT Marine Cables is a Netherlands-based company that provides a variety of custom-engineered products such as tactical sonar array cable systems, tow and umbilical cables for in-line combined influence systems and self propelled variable depth sonar tethers, submarine cable systems for sensors and power distribution and subsea vehicle cables.

Military Defence Cable Systems

Navies around the world use DE REGT's cables for their various active or passive sonar systems. DE REGT Marine Cables can supply complete, fully terminated, torque-balanced cable assemblies including underwater mateable connections.

DE REGT Marine Cables has built up the knowledge to combine several types of high-quality strength members in a single cable setup. This gets the maximum out of drag reduction and tow strength. The systems are designed for operations requiring swift deployment and extreme reliability. The combination of experience in application environments plus extensive project management makes DE REGT Marine Cables a dependable partner for major naval system suppliers.

DE REGT Marine Cables supply the following custom-engineered cable products to the naval defence sector:

• Tactical sonar array cable systems
• Tow and umbilical cables for in-line combined influence systems and self propelled variable Depth sonar tethers
• Submarine cable systems for sensors and power distribution
• Hybrid penetrator and cable assemblies
• Deep tow and bottom laid cable systems
• Dynamic subsea control, communications and services cables
• Subsea vehicle cables

Variable Depth Sonar Cables for Submarines

DE REGT Marine Cables has seen great success in variable depth sonar. Submarines operate at different depths and to keep track of where they are, variable depth sonar cables are raised and lowered as they are towed.

DE REGT Marine Cables's custom engineered cables are strong, sturdy yet small enough to enable efficient data and power transmission whilst surviving repeated duty cycles over long periods, and typically in very harsh conditions.

Tactical Sonar Applications for the Defence Industry

Tactical sonar applications demand a greater variety of quality datasets too. This involves gathering the data more effectively by widening the scope of the towed system and employing different techniques in order to vary the depth and range of signals to keep track with the target.

Advanced communications and power transmissions must also be integrated into the cable construction. Increased loading on vessel winch systems and dynamic factors affecting the overall integrity of the cable systems now become a critical consideration.

DE REGT Marine Cables have met this challenge, engineering new manufacturing techniques that reduce the overall diameter and improve the efficiency of the towed systems, through a combination of advanced materials, methodologies and hi-tec signal components.

Surface and Subsea Cable Design Capability

The company's engineering design departments include all the disciplines required for the specification, design and draughting of cable systems for subsea and surface applications, as they boast in excess of 80 years' combined experience.

Multi-skilled Field Service Cable Engineers

DE REGT Marine Cables' crew of multi-skilled field service engineers is being expanded. This reflects the upward importance of short-time mobilisation. JDR's service department comprises a versatile engineering team. They offer knowledge on all types of cable assemblies, in combination with the latest European offshore safety and survival training.

Quality Assurance
DE REGT Marine Cables is committed to the principles and practice of quality assurance and has adopted management systems and procedures covering all aspects of manufacturing and design. The ability to manufacture finished products, in-house, from basic raw materials, combined with strict controls developed over many years, gives the company an unrivalled ability to satisfy its customers. DE REGT Marine Cables is fully approved to ISO 9001-2008 and AQAP 2110.

Solifos is Switzerland’s leading cable producer, a well-established, family owned Swiss company. We offer our customers an entire product range for the transmission of signals, either by cupper or by fiber-optic cables and power covering everything from low voltage cables up to 550 kilovolt high voltage cables and power supplies for construction sites.

In our in-house research and development department we work constantly on new innovative products. In close cooperation with our customers, we develop customized system solutions and handle large-scale projects for entire power supply systems. We are specialized in assembling special cables with connectors, ready made for customer’s applications.

Reliable Tactical Fiber Optic Cable Solutions

Military organizations are demanding real-time applications, such as video transmission and video conferencing with their current and future C4I systems. Tactical field radio and microwave communications media are reaching the limit of achieving these demands where higher bandwidths are required. The need for tactical fiber-optic cables to fulfill these operational demands is increasing enormously.

Working closely with leading military services in Europe and overseas, Solifos is challenged to find new innovative cable solutions to meet the needs of harsh field environment communications. One example is the new smart BRUfield tactical cable solution, which enables faster deployment and enhancement of your network perimeter.

Picture: Courtesy of Luftwaffe/Klaus Sattler

Solifos offer fiber optic cables and accessories for military and civilian applications.  These cables, attachments and deployment systems have been successfully deployed in military applications around the world.  We are known for our exceptional product quality and client-oriented services.

Fiber Optic Cable Designs

Solifos supply specialist fiber optic cable designs for military applications. The company actively develops inventive solutions to fulfill specific military requirements. Solifos fiber optic cable solutions have been chosen again and again for deployment in demanding military scenarios under severe climatic conditions. The cables are provided, pre-assembled with mil-spec lens-connectors or ferrule connectors, supplied on a choice of cable reels for efficient cable deployment.

BRUfield the smart tactical fiber-optic cable is a very robust dielectric cable distinguished by its very small diameter and its very low weight. With the same size reel you are using with your standard tactical fiber cables, you can deploy double the distance as of today using the BRUfield cable. Furthermore soldiers would not suffer under the heavy weight since the BRUfield cable is approx. half the weight of standard tactical cables. Finally the BRUfield cable meets exceptional specifications, which out-performs standard dielectric cable types.

BRUmil: Designed for use in demanding field scenarios, the extremely thin BRUmil cable contains up to 8 fibers in an armored, stainless steel tube and an abrasion-protected polyamide jacket.  This small cable is highly resistant to crushing, has a high tensile performance, and is fully protected against damage from rodents.  The narrow cable design enables as much as double the amount of cable to be rolled onto a reel as is possible with standard designs.

BRUpowermil is a hybrid cable design combining the mechanical advantages of BRUmil cables with a pair of coaxial conductors and 4 data transfer fibers for simultaneous transmission of data and power under harsh environmental conditions. Like the BRUmil, it has high compressive and tensile strength, and a fully rodent-proof coating.

BRUtough: Adapted for military applications, BRUtough tight-buffered cables feature a non-metallic design with a polyurethane jacket for optimum flexibility.  This robust cable design is well suited to rapid and frequent deployment in tactical operations.

Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies

Supporting their range of military cables, Solifos also offer military connectors, reels for up to 10 km of BRUfield or BRUmil cables and backpacks for rapid deployment in challenging military scenarios.

Backpack reels, hand-operated reels and vehicle-mounted reels are available with capacities between one hundred and ten thousand meters. These allow cables to be deployed quickly and efficiently in military installations of all scales. The ergonomically designed backpack reel enables easy deployment of short to medium cable lengths up to thousand meters by just two soldiers.

Solifos assembles any military connectors with integrated lenses or butt-joint connectors. The connectors are fully consistent with the company's cable designs, and include specialist hybrid connectors for use with BRUpowermil cables.

Military Cable Deployment Aids

Solifos offer a versatile selection of cable deployment aids to ensure correct deployment and installation. These include cable shoes and hooks for anchoring cables to buildings, trees and other surfaces together with telescopic poles for guiding and anchoring cables over obstacles, as well as floor ducts for protection of cables at ground level.

Solifos Communication Systems

International forces, organizations and peace missions require rugged, mobile communications equipment. Supporting their range of cables and cable accessories, Solifos offer customized communication systems to integrate the hardened network into COTS infrastructure. The company is particularly experienced in the provision of fiber optic cables linking interoperable communications systems.

Solifos offer a diverse range of rugged communications systems adapted for various climates and requirements. Brugg Cables interoperable communications equipment is designed for speedy deployment and trouble-free operation.

This is achieved through modular arrangements of electrical systems built into rugged shipping containers. A typical communications set-up includes a robust power supply module, an air conditioning unit to protect against overheating of the equipment, and a choice of customized data modules for storage, processing and surge-protected data transmission.

Lightning / Surge Protection

Solifos provide full lightning and surge protection for all power supplies and Ethernet connections. Masts and cables are exposed to lightning strikes. Together, these systems safeguard both communications equipment and personnel against the dangers of lightning strikes.

Remote Power Supplies

Solifos hybrid BRUpowermil cables and connectors combine integrated power lines and fiber optic cables, allowing simultaneous transmission of data and electricity. This represents a huge advantage when linking to remote communications systems over long distance.

Tactical Communications Training and Maintenance

Rapidly deployed communications equipment must be correctly installed and maintained to ensure effective and reliable operation. Solifos provide specialist tactical infrastructure training courses covering the installation, maintenance and repair of their cables and equipment. This training also helps to extend the lifespan of the hardware, reducing expenditures over the life of the equipment.

Military Cable Test and Repair Kits

Solifos AG supply a choice of cable test and repair kits for tactical cables and assemblies.  These include the BRUMIL 810 Tactical Cable Measuring Case for testing tactical fiber optic cable networks, the BRUMIL 880 Tactical Cable Repair Case for repairing cables in the workshop (with an optional extension kit for repairing BRUpowermil hybrid cables) and the BRUMIL 860 Emergency Field Repair Kit for rapid repairs during operations.