Glenair Composite Backshells and Other Connector Accessories

Reduced Weight and Zero Corrosion for Harsh Environment Interconnect Applications

Composite connector accessories offer a wide range of benefits to the interconnect engineer, including corrosion resistance, vibration dampening, weight reduction, and the reduction of magnetic signatures — a critical requirement in stealth applications.

Glenair composite connector accessories are ideally suited for use in harsh environments where resistance to high temperatures, outgassing, corrosive fluids, fire, shock, and vibration are required. Materials include Ultem® 2300 and other glass-filled composite thermoplastics. Glenair composite accessories are ASTM E595 space rated and are qualified to the shock, vibration, thread strength, and bend moment requirements of MIL-DTL-38999 and AS85049. These materials also meet stringent EMI/RFI/HIRF and indirect lightning strike performance specifications.