Judd Wire

Judd Wire Inc. is a high technology wire company based at 124 Turnpike Road, Turners Falls, Massachusetts. It specializes in electron beam crosslinked thermosets for wire insulation, applying irradiation crosslinking to insulating materials so that wire and cable can meet demanding performance needs. The company makes electronic wire and cable in over 100 styles recognized by Underwriters Laboratories, the Canadian Standards Association and military specifications. Its US factories are part of the Sumitomo Electric Industries worldwide group of companies.

Aerospace products

Judd Wire says its aerospace wiring is used in commercial and military airframes, avionics, satellites, missile guidance systems, fly-by cables, in-flight communication and entertainment cables, and military electronics ground equipment. It is approved for installation in transports built by the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and in several military and OEM programs. The company designs, makes and tests aerospace wire and cable, including:

• Military and commercial airframe wiring
• Lightweight avionics wiring
• Data bus cables
• Non-halogenated jacketed cables for in-flight entertainment systems
• Fly by wire flight control cables
• Reduced diameter cables for satellites
• Custom cables for military ground equipment and missiles

Other product lines

• Automotive: wheel speed sensor and ABS cables, transmission and thin wall harness wiring, air bag igniter wiring and battery cables, supplied for more than 25 years
• Electronics and rail transit: coaxial cable, crosslinked hook up wire, and OEM power and data cables with more than 200 UL and CSA approvals, with many RoHS compliant constructions
• Flexible flat cable, sold under the SUMI-CARD name and made in factories in four locations worldwide

Company facts

• Registered to ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 14001:2015
• Three US facilities: Turners Falls (Massachusetts), San Marcos (California) and Farmington Hills (Michigan)
• A design and applications engineering team develops new compounds, which are sampled, tested and approved in house
• Sales through its own team and distributor partners; recent news includes aerospace fiber optic cable to the ARINC 802 standard