Staco Systems

Staco Systems designs and makes custom human-machine interface products for aerospace, defense and other demanding markets. Its products are used in cockpit control systems. The company was founded in Costa Mesa, California in 1958 under the name Staco Switch. Its headquarters is in Irvine, California. It has been in business for more than 60 years.

The company began by making lighted pushbutton display switches. Its first Series 30 switch was used in a Fokker F-27 in 1960. The product range has since grown to include rugged keyboards and keypads, electronic controllers, panel assemblies and light plates with bezels.

Staco makes illuminated panels and bezels, control panel assemblies, pushbutton switches, lighted and unlighted single lamp switches, custom keyboards, keypads, and accessories with trackballs. It also makes a USB charger. Its control panels are used on land, at sea and in the air, including flight decks and shipboard systems.

The company supplies control panel assemblies that bring several components together into one unit. It builds to customer designs or to a build-to-print design. Staco says it can supply prototypes, production runs and orders with no minimum. Its panels can use several communication protocols and NVIS compliant lighting for night vision use.

Staco's customers come from the military, aerospace, shipboard, ground vehicle, naval, industrial and flight simulation markets. The company also supplies simulation and training solutions. Its work includes airborne laser imaging systems, airborne wireless LAN control systems and shipboard communications panels, as shown in its published case studies.

The company holds AS9100 certification and says its products are certified with several standards boards. It also cites military and supplier certifications, including MIL-SPEC. Its quality statement and long record of QPL certifications are part of how it supports its customers.

Staco has sales representatives in more than 35 countries. Its international sales offices are in Europe and Asia. Customers can request a quote online or find a sales representative in their area.

Services

• Custom human-machine interface products
• Control panel assemblies
• Illuminated panels and bezels
• Pushbutton switches
• Custom keyboards and keypads
• Trackball accessories
• Build-to-print designs
• Simulation and training solutions