St. Louis, MO – Essex Industries has received contract awards for a next-generation U.S. defense aircraft program, further expanding its role in next generation defense programs. The awards reflect the company's expertise in precision electromechanical components and mission-critical aircraft technologies.
Essex supports complex programs with vertically integrated capabilities, engineering support, and in-house testing; resources that are especially important for new aircraft development, where designs evolve quickly and early production runs require rapid feedback, first-article troubleshooting, and design-for-manufacture support.
Founded in 1947, Essex Industries is a privately held aerospace and defense manufacturer providing platform controls, aircraft components, emergency breathing equipment, and liquid oxygen systems. With headquarters in Saint Louis, Missouri, Essex operates five facilities, including locations in Milford, Connecticut, and Huntington Beach, California.
Essex is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hall 3/Booth 3031. For more information, visit essexindustries.com
Providing stick and throttle grips, collective and cyclic grips, pedestal assemblies, cockpit and equipment control panels. Essex meets the customer's production, upgrade, and retrofit requirements by bringing manufacturing expertise, program management, engineering, procurement, technical staff, and quality/compliance controls.
With vertically integrated manufacturing, Essex controls the full production process from component sourcing to final assembly. In-house engineering teams support early-stage development with design-for-manufacture input, rapid prototyping, and first-article troubleshooting to help programs meet technical and schedule goals.
Assemblies are built to customer specifications and tested in-house to meet functional and environmental standards. Essex supports production across the program lifecycle, from initial builds to full-rate output, offering the flexibility to adapt to evolving requirements and maintain schedule integrity.
The Essex PBE (Protective Breathing Equipment) is a proven design that has been in service worldwide in commercial aviation fleets since 1989. This lightweight smoke hood is used by 90% of the commercial airline Industry in the United States, as well as many major international airlines.
PBE is offered in a wide variety of stowage options. See Crewmember PBE Stowage Options for the configuration list. Essex allows you to choose the size and material of your stowage container.
St. Louis, MO – Essex Industries has received contract awards for a next-generation U.S. defense aircraft program, further expanding its role in next generation defense programs. The awards reflect the company's expertise in precision electromechanical components and mission-critical aircraft technologies.
Essex supports complex programs with vertically integrated capabilities, engineering support, and in-house testing; resources that are especially important for new aircraft development, where designs evolve quickly and early production runs require rapid feedback, first-article troubleshooting, and design-for-manufacture support.
Founded in 1947, Essex Industries is a privately held aerospace and defense manufacturer providing platform controls, aircraft components, emergency breathing equipment, and liquid oxygen systems. With headquarters in Saint Louis, Missouri, Essex operates five facilities, including locations in Milford, Connecticut, and Huntington Beach, California.
Essex is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hall 3/Booth 3031. For more information, visit essexindustries.com
