Helistrand

Helistrand is a family-owned and operated custom manufacturer of high-temperature wires and cables in Santa Barbara, California, at 707 East Yanonali Street. It supplies aerospace, defense, energy and specialty industrial customers, and sells its products through qualified wholesale distributors rather than direct to end users. Buyers of small quantities are directed to the sales team, which can point them to a stockist.

Products

• Insulated wire and cable using the high-temperature resins ETFE, FEP and PFA
• Mil-spec wire: the company describes itself as a qualified source for M22759 wire, including AS22759/16, /17, /18 and /19
• NEMA WC27500, 55021 and similar cable constructions
• Radiation-resistant wire using DuPont Tefzel
• Nuclear cables that meet IEEE 383-1974 flame and LOCA test requirements, according to the website
• Custom wires and cables for steel mills, refineries and fossil fuel plants
• Braided control cables for custom motorcycles

Manufacturing processes

• Extrusion: insulating primary wire and jacketing single and multi-conductor cables
• Twisting and cabling on twinners and planetary cablers
• Braiding over single and multi-conductor cables with tin copper, silver copper, nickel copper or stainless steel
• Tape wrapping with TFE tape, and foil shields for cost effective shielding
• Striping and printing on most high-temperature insulation, including ETFE, cross-linked ETFE, PTFE, FEP, PFA, Kynar and cross-linked Kynar

The company says its equipment and experience let it produce custom constructions, short runs and specialty products.

Markets served

The site names aerospace and defense first, followed by energy and specialty industrial uses such as steel mills and refineries.

Company facts

• Family owned and operated
• Sales office hours 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time
• Sells through qualified wholesale distributors