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Conquer Wire Chafing: The Short Guide to Caterpillar Grommets
Wire chafing is a common issue that can lead to severe problems such as data loss, functionality issues, and the risk of arcing and fires. This is where caterpillar grommets come into play, protecting wires and cables from chafing and arcing. In this guide, we'll...
DTi Saves OEMs Money & Time: Do More With Less – by Switching 1 Component
Who doesn’t want to cut costs and improve efficiciency? Particularly in these times of supply chain stress, inventory holding costs rising, price increases, and the drive to do more with less as staff shortages bite. How would you like to cut a cost in half AND do...
Protecting Enclosures As EV Charging Stations Grow Dramatically
In August 2021, the US government set an audacious target: 50% of all vehicles sold in the US will be net-zero emitters of greenhouse gases by 2030. This will require solving consumer “range anxiety” - the fear that the car will run out of charge because a working...
CH-47 Chinook Lifts a Disabled Water Bomber- A Vibration & Stress Case Study
The CH-47 Chinook is the go-anywhere, do-anything heavy lift helicopter that has been servicing air units worldwide for over 60 years. It can lift 28,000 of external load and in some configurations up to 54,000 lbs. A Chinook weighs about 27,000 lbs. so it can lift...
Custom Seals & Wire Protection for Transit OEMs
Transit OEMS have multiple needs for seals: rail cars and buses need window seals, door seals, interior seals, exterior compartment seals, switch seals, route display seals, light fixture seals, and screen seals. The list is endless. Wiring protection in the form of...
The Paris Air Show is Back…with a Vengeance!
It is the first Paris Air Show since 2019. Four long years but who is counting? Not much has happened since then...oh wait...I forgot the 737Max, Covid, supply chain meltdowns, more Covid, the Raytheon/United merger, the sunsetting of the Jumbo, Russia's war on...
The Smarter Grommet Edging for Refit, Refurb, & Replace
Executive Summary Spring-Fast® M22529/2 offers significant cost and time savings vs the old glued-in nylon grommet MS21266 Management Benefits Best in class performance: no known failure in 30+ years. It is designed to grip & is load tested to 20 G's on 3 axes...
The Business Case -Why OEMs Should Switch to Spring-Fast Grommet Edging
Spring-Fast M22529 - Significant Advantages over Glued-in Nylon Grommets 4 min read Grommet edging protects aerospace wiring/the EWIS from chafe. Since the 1950s, to provide this protection most companies have used nylon or Teflon grommets (MS21266 or BACG20Z) with...
DTi Showcases Grommet Savings Matrix at Paris Air Show 2023
Cutting-Edge Manufacturing Savings Model - for Grommets Device Technologies (DTi), a leading manufacturer of wire protection products, will showcase its Manufacturing Savings Model at the Paris Air Show at the Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre from 19-25 June 2023....
Boeing Cost Overruns Symptomatic of the Aerospace-Wide Challenge
The US is teetering on the brink of a possible recession due in large part to Covid and the Ukraine war which have created both inflation and staff shortages. In this environment, many companies are struggling as material and labor costs rise significantly. Boeing...
