Manufacturer of highly reliable connectors, contacts and cable harness assemblies for aerospace, defense and marine

Glenair, Inc.

Glendale (US) · Chicago (US) · Anaheim (US) · Arcadia (US) · Mansfield (GB) · Bologna (IT) · Salem (DE) · Bad Homburg (DE) · Toulouse (FR) · Madrid (ES) · Lincolnwood (US)New on Amplifa

1956Founded

ca. 1 Mio. sq. ft.Manufacturing and assembly floor space (US)

CAGE 06324Commercial register code

privately held companyLegal form

15 locationsUSA, Europe, Asia

About Glenair

Founded in 1956, Glenair, Inc. was the first company to specialize specifically in electrical connector accessories (backshells). Today this family-owned, privately held company manufactures a complete portfolio of high-reliability connectors, crimp contacts, backshells, EMI/RFI shielding, hermetically glass-sealed connectors, optoelectronic modules, and turnkey cable harness and flex assemblies for mission-critical applications on land, at sea, in the air and in space. Manufacturing includes assembly of MIL-Spec and Signature connector lines (including MIL-DTL-38999 Series III, Micro-D, Series 79 Micro-Crimp, Series 80 Mighty Mouse), glass-metal sealing, overmolding with Duralectric elastomer (halogen-free, up to 200 °C), extrusion, crimp termination and precision machining of gold-plated contacts. Value creation includes an in-house ISO/IEC 17025 test laboratory (Glenair Italia TestLab) for environmental and mechanical testing. Customers come from aerospace (NASA, ESA), defense, marine (NAVSEA), submarine/subsea, rail, mining and nuclear power engineering. Production takes place in the USA (Glendale, Chicago, Anaheim, Arcadia) as well as in Mansfield (UK), Bologna (Italy) and Salem (Germany).

Site: -2497 Glendale, CA
Processes: Manufacture of MIL-Spec and Signature circular and rectangular connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 Series III,, Cable harness and cable assembly (Mil-Aero Cable Harness Assemblies, ESA Space Certified, Nadcap-accredited cable-and-harness assemblies (Electronics), Flex and rigid-flex circuit interconnect assemblies (turnkey in-house, IPC assembly), Hermetic glass-metal sealing of connectors (glass-to-metal seal), Overmolding/injection molding of cable and connector assemblies (Duralectric overmolding, molded, Extrusion of Duralectric jacketing over cables/wires, Turnkey box assemblies (wired, tested junction box systems, CostSaver composite EMI/RFI
Materials: ArmorLite microfilament stainless steel (EMI/RFI braiding), AmberStrand metal-clad braid material, Silver plated copper alloy (120 Ohm SpeedLine cable), Duralectric elastomer (halogen-free, flame-retardant, up to 200°C), Fluoropolymer (cable spline), Glass (glass-to-metal seal, hermetic connectors), Composite/thermoplastic (backshells, CostSaver junction boxes, Super-Twin modular connectors), Gold (contact plating)
Certificates: ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100D, Nadcap (Electronics - Cable and Harness Assemblies), EN 9100 / ISO 9001, ISO 19443:2022, ISO/IEC 17025 (IECQ Independent Testing Laboratory), KS Q 9100:2018 / ISO 9001:2015, EN 9100, ISO 19443, Nadcap (Cable/Harness), KS Q 9100
Founded: 1956
Industries: Aerospace, Military/Defense, Marine/Shipbuilding, Subsea, Space/Satellites, Commercial Aerospace/EWIS

01
Engineering and application design
02
Precision machining of contacts
03
Glass-metal sealing
04
Outmolding/extrusion (Duralectric)
05
Cable and harness assembly
06
EMI/RFI braiding and shield termination
07
Assembly and test (TestLab ISO 17025)

Materials and Processes

CuAg

Silver-plated copper alloy wire (SpeedLine)

Controlled-impedance cables for high-speed data protocols up to 120 ohms.

Edelstahl

ArmorLite microfilament stainless steel

Lightweight EMI/RFI braiding material for shielding and grounding leads.

AmberStrand

AmberStrand metal-clad braid

Conductive braiding material for shielding applications with weight reduction.

Duralectric

Duralectric elastomer

Halogen-free, flame-retardant jacketing material up to 200 °C for extrusion and overmolding.

Glas/Metall

Glass-metal seal

Hermetic glass sealing of connectors with 1×10⁻⁷ leak rate (CODE RED).

Gold contact plating

Gold plating of overmolded third-party contacts for octaxial high-speed contacts (El Ochito).

Composite

Thermoplastic composite

Lightweight backshells and junction box housings as metal substitutes.

Fluorpolymer

Fluoropolymer

Spline material for separating twisted pairs in high-speed cables.

Sites

Glendale, CA

Corporate headquarters, manufacturing and assembly

Materials: Metal, composite, elastomer

Connector assembly
Backshell manufacturing

Chicago, IL

Manufacturing

Anaheim, CA

Nadcap-accredited cable-and-harness manufacturing

Arcadia, CA

Cable Fabrication Facility (NAVSEA-certified)

Mansfield

Manufacturing (Glenair UK)

Bologna

Manufacturing with ISO/IEC 17025 test laboratory (Glenair Italia)

TestLab (environmental/mechanical testing, electrical metrology)

Salem

Manufacturing (Glenair GmbH)

Bad Homburg

Sales (Glenair GmbH)

Components and Products

**Circular connectors MIL-DTL-38999 / SuperNine**Assembly · Aerospace/Military

**Rectangular connectors Micro-D / Series 79**Assembly · Military/Aerospace

**Microminiature circular connectors Series 80 Mighty Mouse**Assembly · SWaP applications

**Hermetically glass-sealed connectors (CODE RED)**Glass-metal seal · Space

**Crimp contacts AS39029 / El Ochito octaxial**Machining/gold plating · High-speed data links

**Subsea high-pressure connectors (SeaKing, Micro-PSI)**Assembly · Marine/Subsea

**Space-grade connectors and cable harnesses**Harness assembly · Space (NASA/ESA)

**High-performance interconnects (PowerLoad, PowerPlay)**Assembly · Commercial aerospace/EWIS

Inside the production

Interconnect solutions for military aerospace and defense

Fiber optic interconnects and photonic modules

EMI/RFI braid shielding and grounding leads (ArmorLite, AmberStrand)

Aerospace-grade wires and cables with no minimum order quantity

Industries

AerospaceMilitary/DefenseMarine/ShipbuildingSubseaSpace/SatellitesCommercial Aerospace/EWISeVTOL/Advanced Air MobilityRailMiningNuclear PowerSoldier Systems/C4ISRSubmarine/SubseaAutomotive/Military Vehicles

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of MIL-Spec and Signature circular and rectangular connectors (MIL-DTL-38999 Series III,Assembly	–	–	–	–	Metal, Composite/Thermoplastic
Cable harness and cable assembly (Mil-Aero Cable Harness Assemblies, ESA Space CertifiedAssembly	–	–	–	–	Copper, Aluminum, Plastic
Nadcap-accredited cable-and-harness assemblies (Electronics)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Flex and rigid-flex circuit interconnect assemblies (turnkey in-house, IPC assembly)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Hermetic glass-metal sealing of connectors (glass-to-metal seal)Joining	–	–	–	–	Glass, Metal
Overmolding/injection molding of cable and connector assemblies (Duralectric overmolding, moldedPlastics	–	–	–	–	Duralectric elastomer, Plastic
Extrusion of Duralectric jacketing over cables/wiresPlastics	–	–	–	–	Duralectric (halogen-free, up to 200°C)
Turnkey box assemblies (wired, tested junction box systems, CostSaver composite EMI/RFIAssembly	–	–	–	–	Composite (non-metallic)
RF/microwave/mmWave interconnect cable and assembly manufacturing (turnkey RF assemblies)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Copper alloy
Crimping and contact termination (AS39029 crimp contacts, crimp tools, Band-Master ATSAssembly	–	–	–	–	Copper alloy, Stainless steel
Precision-machined contacts and connector components (turned/milled manufacture of machinedMachining	–	–	–	–	Metal (gold-plated), Stainless steel
In-house test laboratory testing (Glenair Italia TestLab, ISO/IEC 17025: environmental/mechanicalTesting	–	–	–	–	–
Engineering/design of interconnect systems and custom cable harnesses (application engineering,Engineering	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Cable harness and assembly manufacturing (turnkey cable harness assemblies)Flex and rigid-flex circuitsAssembly/overmolding (Duralectric)Heat-/cryogenic contacts and solutionsEMI/RFI braids and shieldingConduit systems for cable protectionCrimping and assembly toolsInspection/testing (TestLab Italia, ISO 17025)Painting/injection molding certification (NAVSEA Molding)Rapid quote processing (QwikQuote)Technical support3D CAD models

Reference customers

NASAESAU.S. Navy (NAVSEA/SUBMEPP)US Conec (PRIZM MT & MXC Certification)

Quality and Certifications

Glenair is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D (Glenair, Inc.), Glenair GmbH to EN 9100/ISO 9001, Glenair Korea to KS Q 9100 and Glenair Italia to ISO 19443. The Anaheim facility is Nadcap-accredited (Cable and Harness Assemblies), the Arcadia facility is NAVSEA-certified; testing is performed in the in-house ISO/IEC 17025 test laboratory in Bologna.

Evidence	Glendale, CA	Salem (DE)	Bologna (IT)	Yongin-si (KR)	Anaheim, CA
ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100D
EN 9100
ISO 19443
Nadcap (Cable/Harness)
KS Q 9100

History

1956
Founded in Glendale, California, as the first company specializing specifically in electrical connector accessories (backshells)