Essex Industries

Essex Industries is a family-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1947, when Harold Guller returned from Second World War service and developed a radio noise filter for military aircraft in his father's basement. Now in its third generation under chief executive Evan Waldman, the company employs more than 400 people in St. Louis, Huntington Beach, California and Milford, Connecticut, designing and manufacturing platform controls and aircraft components, liquid oxygen and emergency breathing equipment, and intricate mechanical and electrical assemblies for fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, land vehicles and other platforms.

Products

• Liquid oxygen (LOX) converters in 5, 10, 25 and 75 litre fixed and removable installations, LOX fill, build-up and vent valves, cryogenic closing valves, gaseous oxygen quick disconnect couplings and LOX personal protective equipment
• Emergency and medical oxygen systems including the Next Generation Portable Therapeutic LOX System, Backpack Medical Oxygen System and filling station, Mounted Medical Oxygen System, Emergency Passenger Oxygen System, Victim Rescue Unit Plus, Battlefield Oxygen Sustainment System and protective breathing equipment
• Platform controls such as the F-35 sidestick and throttle grips, F-16 sidestick grip, F-15 and A-10 stick grips, KC-46 telescoping control stick and flight control system grips, C-130J control wheel and column, AT-6 throttle grip, M-346 hand controller, super-medium-lift helicopter cyclic and collective grips and Abrams M1A2 controller assemblies
• Build-to-print manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and precision machining at Essex Milford, the former Stevens Manufacturing Company acquired in 2021, which has served the rotorcraft market since 1956 from a 62,000 square foot ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified facility

Programmes and events

Recent news on the site includes selection to supply flame arrestors for the US Army MV-75 FLRAA programme and selection for a next-generation US defence aircraft programme. Essex exhibits at the Air Carrier Purchasing Conference, AUSA, NBAA-BACE, KADEX and the C-130 and F-15 technical coordination group reviews, and its Huntington Beach site is the former Momeni Engineering acquired in 2019. The company says it is building for the next generation rather than the next quarter and has been recognised as a Great Place to Work.

Shows

Essex Industries appears in the exhibitor lists of the Air Carriers Purchasing Conference 2027 and the Paris Air Show 2027.

Contact

St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Essex Milford: 220 Rock Lane, Milford, Connecticut, phone +1 203 878 2328
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