Unassailable Fit & Forget Pressure Moulded Cable Systems for Hostile Environments

Aerospace Connector And Cable Solutions

Aerospace technology is constantly evolving to deliver more efficient and capable aircraft. This creates demand for light-weight, high performance bandwidth and interconnection that is able to withstand harsh and hostile high-altitude operating environments.

SMI designs and manufactures connector and cabling solutions that form an aircraft’s central nervous system. We help deliver data, power and control across systems, regardless of altitude or operating conditions, while reducing platform weight.

High performance and reliable aerospace systems

Our materials are able to expand and contract with altitude change by design, so our products will never fail on critical systems. Additionally, our technology is also designed to resist mechanical stress, corrosion damage, lightning strike, and biological or chemical contamination.

With our fit and forget approach to aerospace solutions, complex service and replacement programmes are not required, greatly reducing through-life costs.

Multi aircraft cable connector terminations

SMI connectors can have up to 19 different cables terminate in one place. Typical cable jacket materials include low/medium/high-density Polyethylene, halogen-free/flame retardant Polyurethane, and multiple grades of Neoprene.

Fully amalgamated aerospace mouldings

Our mouldings are thermoplastic, and have a complete and unassailable seal between the cable jacket and the injected materials we use. We go one step further by ensuring that a high chemical covalent bonding is present during the thermoplastic process.

Low voltage electrical connectors (1000 Vd.c.)

Multiple contact arrangements are available, up to 222 contacts in a single connector. Contact sizes ranging from 1mm diameter up to 10mm depending on current ratings required. Typical working voltages of 1000 Vd.c. and currents up to 50 Amps.

Coaxial connectors (50 Ω & 75 Ω)

Multiple contact arrangements available, up to 8 contacts including 50 Ω & 75 Ω. Typical working voltages of 1000 Vd.c. and currents up to 6 Amps.

Fibre optic connectors

Multiple contact arrangements available, up to 24 contacts including OS1, OS2, OM1, OM2, OM3 fibre types. Low insertion losses, multi bandwidth testing available including CWDM.

Hybrid electrical and coaxial connectors

Multiple contact arrangements available, up to 44 contacts including 50 Ω & 75 Ω. Contact sizes ranging from 1mm diameter up to 10mm depending on current ratings required. Typical working voltages of 1000 Vd.c. and currents up to 25 Amps.

Hybrid electrical and fibre optic connectors

Multiple contact arrangements available, up to 24 contacts including OS1, OS2, OM1, OM2, OM3 fibre types combined with Contact sizes ranging from 1mm diameter up to 2mm depending on current ratings required. Low insertion losses, multi bandwidth testing available including CWDM. Typical working voltages of 1000 Vd.c. and currents up to 25 Amps.

Medium voltage connectors (6.6KV)

Multiple contact arrangements available, up to 6 contacts including medium voltage 6.6 kV. Typical working voltages of 6600 Vd.c. and currents up to 150 Amps.

Minimise through life costs

Discover how SMI’s Aerospace products and solutions minimise through life costs and deliver the long-term performance qualities we promise.

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