AirBorn Finds its Industry Niche in Interconnects

AirBorn Inc., although not a Fortune 500 company or universally known company by any means, is a very well-known manufacturing company within its industry, especially when it comes to any client that uses connectors and connector products regularly. AirBorn offers thousands of connector products that are used in the following industries:

Aerospace
Medical
Manufacturing
Instrumentation
Storage and Networking
Space Exploration
Energy

AirBorn offers connectors based on the specific contact spacing, military specification, or termination type, among other characteristics, ensuring that any one of their connector series will fit your specific needs. Their connector series are as follows:

microSI Series
RCII Series
HD4 Series
N Series
RZ Series
M Series
R Series
verSI Series
microQUAD Series
RC Series
W Series

Although not their forte, AirBorn is also a provider of a variety of cable assemblies, flexible circuits, power supplies, and electro-mechanical assemblies, in addition to capacitors, chemicals, connectors, circuit assemblies, controls, fans, fiber optics, filters, fuses, and hardware. They also distribute products from well-known manufacturers such as Abbatron, Emerson Network Power, ACME Electric, Amphenol, Alcoswitch/TYCO, and many others. They currently have 500 employees and annual revenue of $42 million. The company was founded in 1958 by Tony DiAmico for the sole purpose of manufacturing electrical connectors. By 1960, with only 12 employees, their customers had already included such companies as Motorola, Texas Instruments, Lockheed Aircraft, Boeing, and Burroughs. A year later, they acquired automated stamping capabilities through their very first acquisition. 1973 was the year in which AirBorn products entered the military market, due to a contract with Texas Instruments that authorized them to manufacturer AirBorn designs. Over the next two decades, the W-Series (1974), M-Series (1986), and R-Series (1986) were qualified as MIL-spec for military applications. The company made its first international expansion in 2001 by opening an office in the UK. Over the most recent decade, they then acquired CARON Enterprises, which specialized in EMI/EMC electronic filtering solutions, Central Minnesota Tool and StrataFlex. In 2011, they acquired AESCO Electronics, subsequently renamed AirBorn Electronics, which brought them to their current size today.

ASAP Semiconductor is a leading distributor of AirBorn connector and interconnect products. Browse our proprietary parts purchasing resource ASAP Purchasing for a list of our inventory. We carry connector products that can meet your requirements regardless of industry, whether it be aerospace, military, medical, or manufacturing. Contact us today at sales@asapsemi.com and one of our knowledgeable sales staff will assist you. Save