ESSEX INDUSTRIES

That first product laid the foundation for the company's future. Decades later, Essex offers a wide variety of Platform Controls, including hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) grips, control wheels and weapons system officer (WSO) hand controllers for fixed-wing, rotary and land combat vehicles. The company manufactures thousands of Aircraft Components to meet demanding applications, such as hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel and anti-gravity valves, hydraulic pulsation dampeners and flame arrestors. This expertise has made Essex a part of virtually every major military and commercial aerospace program since 1947... Essex entered the cryogenics market in 1963, with designs and the capability to manufacture liquid oxygen (LOX) converters, a highly efficient method of oxygen storage and delivery. Originally used by aircraft pilots and crew, this technology has readily transferred to air and ground-based medical life support equipment. Essex has provided over 100,000 new LOX systems for military..

Also known as: Essex, Essex Industries, Inc.

Primary location: Louis United States