Mid Continent Controls
Acquisition in 2024
Mid Continent Controls specializes in designing and manufacturing cabin management, in-flight power, and entertainment systems for business aircraft. They tailor solutions to meet individual client needs, combining advanced technology and electronics to enhance passenger comfort and operational efficiency.
Marway Power Systems
Acquisition in 2024
Marway Power Systems specializes in designing and manufacturing customized power distribution solutions, including auto transfer switches and power distribution units (PDUs). Their products cater to the unique needs of military, aerospace, shipboard, and communications industries, ensuring reliable and optimized power distribution for electronic equipment. The company offers these solutions in standard rack-mount forms or custom enclosures, accompanied by technical support, documentation, and quality management services.
Wencor Group
Acquisition in 2023
Wencor Group is a prominent manufacturer and distributor of aircraft parts and highly-engineered aftermarket replacement components, catering to a global clientele that includes commercial airlines and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. The company specializes in the production, repair, and distribution of a wide range of aircraft components, including air turbine systems, air cycle machines, auxiliary power units, and fuel pumps. Wencor also offers critical repair services, such as CMM and DER repairs for various components and piece parts. With a robust global distribution network, Wencor is committed to ensuring quality and reliability while providing exceptional support services. The company's expertise in PMA design and development, combined with its comprehensive program management, positions Wencor as a vital partner for enhancing material availability, improving reliability, and reducing operating costs within the aviation industry.
Exxelia
Acquisition in 2022
Exxelia Group is a designer and manufacturer of innovative electronic and electromechanical solutions, specializing in high-performance passive components and precision subsystems. With over 50 years of experience, the company serves various industries, including aviation, defense, space, medical, railway, and telecommunications. Its product portfolio includes capacitors, filters, precision mechanics, position sensors, slip rings, and magnetic wound components. Exxelia focuses on delivering high-quality electromechanical solutions that meet complex specifications, offering both standard and custom products tailored to clients' needs. The company is committed to reliability and performance, complying with the most demanding industry qualifications.
CesiumAstro
Series B in 2022
CesiumAstro, Inc. is a manufacturer of integrated communication systems designed for satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), launch vehicles, and other airborne platforms. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with an additional location in Broomfield, Colorado, the company specializes in a range of products that enhance connectivity across various platforms. Notable offerings include Vireo, a multi-beam active phased array system for high-throughput satellites; CommPack, which facilitates mobile ad-hoc networking in space; and a software-defined radio tailored for low Earth orbit environments. Additionally, the company provides a single-board computer with integrated communications and security features, as well as Nightingale I, a software-defined Ka-Band active phased array antenna equipped with channelizers and power electronics. CesiumAstro's systems are designed to support diverse commercial and defense applications, allowing for advanced functionalities like beam hopping and mission-specific payload configurations.
Rocky Mountain Hydrostatics
Acquisition in 2020
Rocky Mountain Hydrostatics, Inc., also known as Jordan Investments, Inc., specializes in designing and manufacturing hydraulic pumps and motors for both commercial and military applications. Founded in 1991 and located in Brighton, Colorado, the company plays a key role in supplying refurbished hydraulic pumps and providing remanufacturing support, particularly for legacy U.S. Navy platforms. In addition to its manufacturing capabilities, Rocky Mountain Hydrostatics offers maintenance services for various industrial equipment and maintains a quality inventory of machinery parts. Since June 2020, it has operated as a subsidiary of HEICO Flight Support Corp., further enhancing its technical capabilities and commitment to quality service for its clients.
AeroAntenna Technology
Acquisition in 2017
AeroAntenna Technology, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer specializing in GPS, marine, and airborne antennas. The company produces a wide range of products, including aviation antennas, dual-band antennas for cellular applications, and airborne conformal antennas. Additionally, it offers hand-held receivers, ground and vehicular line antennas, and various wireless antennas. AeroAntenna Technology also develops high power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, GPS/GLONASS/compass products, and power dividers, catering to both military and commercial applications. Its solutions are utilized across several sectors, including aviation, marine, survey, and military markets. Established in 1991 and headquartered in Chatsworth, California, AeroAntenna Technology operates as a subsidiary of Electronic Technologies Group, Inc.
Carbon By Design
Acquisition in 2017
Carbon by Design is a manufacturer specializing in composite materials tailored for the aerospace and transportation sectors. Operating with the agility of a small company while offering expertise typically found at larger firms, Carbon by Design supports defense primes with innovative technologies. The company's solutions span various subsystems, including structures, advanced materials processing, hardware, and product development. Their technical and managerial roles cover a wide range of applications, from unmanned systems to spacecraft components, ensuring high-quality composite materials for their clients.
Robertson Fuel Systems
Acquisition in 2015
Robertson Fuel Systems, LLC, established in 1976 and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of primary and auxiliary fuel systems for both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, as well as ground combat vehicles. The company's product portfolio includes crashworthy, ballistic tolerant, and self-sealing fuel systems, designed to enhance safety and mission duration for military and allied forces in the United States. Robertson Fuel Systems operates as a subsidiary of HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp.
Midwest Microwave Solutions
Acquisition in 2015
Midwest Microwave Solutions is a manufacturer based in Hiawatha, Iowa, specializing in high-performance radio frequency (RF) tuner and digitizer products. The company focuses on applications in signals intelligence (SIGINT), communications intelligence (COMINT), electronic intelligence (ELINT), and software-defined radio (SDR). With a team that possesses extensive experience in developing receivers for U.S. government and intelligence programs, Midwest Microwave Solutions creates a range of products, including RF tuners, microwave tuners, microwave digital receivers, modular microwave subsystems, block converters, upconverters, and transmitters, primarily serving the military and intelligence sectors.
Harter Aerospace
Acquisition in 2015
Harter Aerospace, established in 1988 and based in Tempe, Arizona, is a recognized provider of technical and engineering support services in the aerospace sector. The company specializes in the overhaul and repair of components and accessories for commercial aircraft, earning a reputation for quality and technical excellence. Harter Aerospace is committed to meeting customer requirements by focusing on meticulous attention to detail and offering a friendly, flexible service. Its dedication to high standards has made it a trusted partner within the aviation industry.
Aeroworks
Acquisition in 2015
Aeroworks is a manufacturing company with operations in Thailand, Laos, and the Netherlands that specializes in creating components for the aviation industry. It produces a range of machined hardware and composite products, including metal and composite parts used in aircraft interiors such as seating, galleys, lavatories, doors, and overhead bins. These products cater to commercial aircraft, serving both retrofit and new aircraft production markets as well as interior replacements. With facilities dedicated to various product lines, Aeroworks is well-positioned in the aviation manufacturing sector, offering complex sheet metal pressings and tooling alongside its composite and thermoplastic interior solutions.
Switchcraft
Acquisition in 2011
Switchcraft is a prominent manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, offering a diverse range of over 5,000 standard products, including jacks, plugs, switches, power cords, connectors, and molded cable assemblies. The company caters to various industries such as audio, video, telecommunications, computing, medical, military, appliances, transportation, and instrumentation. Switchcraft markets its products both domestically and internationally through a network of manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors. Specializing in quick-turn, low-volume, custom-engineered solutions, the company utilizes round, sealed connectors designed for harsh environments. With an on-site toolroom and advanced 3D design capabilities, Switchcraft efficiently addresses the unique requirements of its clients' projects.
3D Plus
Acquisition in 2011
3D Plus specializes in the design and manufacture of miniaturized 3-D modules for a variety of applications, including active, passive, opto-electronics, and MEMS/MOEMS components packaging. The company produces a diverse range of products, such as memory and processor modules, camera head sensors, power converters, and radiation-tolerant devices. Catering to sectors including industrial, military, medical, and space markets, 3D Plus focuses on high-reliability and high-performance solutions that optimize space. Additionally, the company provides custom system-in-package developments and commercial manufacturing services to meet specific client needs.
Engineering Design Team
Acquisition in 2005
Engineering Design Team specializes in the development and marketing of advanced interfaces and systems tailored for the aviation, defense, space, and electronics industries. The company focuses on delivering high-performance solutions that cater to diverse platforms and data formats. Its product offerings include recorders and storage solutions, AI carrier platforms, radios and digitizers, as well as imaging systems. By emphasizing speed and reliability, Engineering Design Team aims to support clients across scientific, commercial, and military sectors, ensuring they meet the demands of cutting-edge research and technology.
Santa Barbara Infrared
Acquisition in 1999
Santa Barbara Infrared designs and manufactures test instrumentation to test, calibrate, and validate the performance of infrared (IR) and electro-optical (E-O) sensor components and systems. Its products include blackbodies, integrating sphere systems, collimators, target projectors, custom designed products, target wheels, targets, laser test modules/systems, spectral radiometers, precision thermometers, visible sources, commercial test systems, military test systems, and dynamic IR scene projectors; and IRWindows, an automated test software tool that automates the setup, execution, data collection, and results analysis for industry standard performance testing of infrared, visible, and laser sensor systems. The company’s products support the testing of military and commercial sensor systems; and are used in laboratory, production, depot, and field test applications worldwide. It serves manufacturers and integrators of commercial and military E-O sensors and sensor systems.
Associated Composite
Acquisition in 1998
Associated Composite genuinely care about the customers and are dedicated to serving them well. They understand their specific goals and objectives, and develop solutions that deliver optimal value on a consistent basis.