Bruce Aerospace

Bruce Aerospace designs and manufactures aircraft lighting systems. It is headquartered in Carson City, Nevada. The company has served the aerospace industry for more than six decades.

The company was founded in 1956 as Bruce Industries. In 1987 it moved its operations to Nevada. Its manufacturing facility covers 90,000 square feet and is located in Dayton, Nevada.

The main product is the SpektraLite LED aircraft cabin lighting system. The range also includes bi-color cabin lighting, all-white LED lighting systems, and LED lamp replacements such as T-5 and T-8 tubes. Accent lighting, branding graphics lighting, and interior accessory lighting are also made.

Bruce makes interior signage, including exit signs and passenger information signs. Its emergency lighting range includes escape path lighting, emergency lighting power supplies, and emergency lighting power harnesses.

The company provides custom product design, aircraft integration design, and rapid prototyping. Its engineering team also supports aircraft surveys, retrofit installations, troubleshooting, and training.

Manufacturing is done in house. It includes printed circuit board production, metal forming, plastic forming, wiring and harnessing, painting, and printing. Bruce holds an AS9100 certified quality system and has extensive in-house testing capabilities.

Bruce supports customers worldwide through a network of distributor partners. The company has secured more than 30 STCs. Its product range uses LED technology.

Services

• SpektraLite LED cabin lighting
• LED lamp replacements
• Aircraft accent lighting
• Interior signage
• Escape path lighting
• Emergency lighting power supplies
• Custom product design
• Aircraft integration design
• Rapid prototyping
• Engineering field support