You Can’t Do It All – Mitigating Risk through Supplier Partnerships

Posted by Michael Lewis on December 2, 2014

Ask any successful company about their vision or their purpose and you’re sure to get a multitude of responses, but at the end of the day it’s a pretty simple question, right? Why do we do what we do? At InterConnect Wiring, the answer is that “We do the most critical tasks for our customers • Read More >>

How to Survive a Military Aircraft Trade Show

Posted by Christopher Smith on November 17, 2014

Over the last eight weeks, I have been to seven different Military aircraft industry trade shows in five different states. I quickly learned about F-15’s, C-130’s, F-16’s, and UH-60’s. Most importantly, I learned what it takes to survive a Military aircraft industry trade show. In this blog, I have outlined some of the best practices • Read More >>

What Does It Take to Rewire an F-15 Fighter Aircraft?

Posted by John Ashour on November 3, 2014

Rewiring an aircraft is a very challenging task. Rewiring a fighter jet is even more challenging than other military aircraft because of the limited space and the fact that almost all of the equipment (i.e. Line Replaceable Units or LRUs) need to be removed to get to the wiring harness bundles. The purpose of this • Read More >>

Fall Weather, Football Season & The Fort Worth Alliance Airshow

Posted by Clare McGarrey on October 24, 2014

With Fall weather rapidly approaching and football season in full swing, there’s a lot of things for people to be excited about. The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is coming soon. This time of the year is a favorite of mine. You have high school football games on Friday nights, college games on Saturdays, NFL • Read More >>

Why Is It Impossible to Order a Spare C-130 Wiring Harness?

Posted by John Ashour on October 6, 2014

Lockheed Martin is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and design authority for the C-130. C-130s were originally designed in the 1950’s and are still being produced today. Thus far, Lockheed has made over 2,400 C-130s and over 60 countries fly them. It is an extremely durable aircraft that is loved throughout the world. Each C-130 • Read More >>

Wired Like Crazy

Posted by Christopher Smith on September 4, 2014

August 16, 2014 – InterConnect was wired like crazy to support Cook Children’s “Pitchin for Preemies” co-ed softball tournament in Cedar Hill, TX. Cook Children’s is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization, which continues to improve the health of every child through prevention and treatment of illnesses, disease, and injury. Our staff had • Read More >>

All The Way From Chile

Posted by Christopher Smith on September 4, 2014

September 2, 2014 – InterConnect Wiring welcomed representatives of the Chilean Air Force. They flew all the way from Santiago, Chile to see “Why we do what we do.” As a world leader in supplying military aerospace electrical products, we take pride in showing our international customers a little southern hospitality. Muchas gracias por su • Read More >>

When Should You Replace F-16 Multiplex (Mux) Panels???

Posted by John Ashour on August 13, 2014

The F-16 contains many multiplex or mux panels. Mux panels contain multiplex transformers that are either enclosed in a sheet metal box or are mounted to a sheet metal plate. The mux transformers transmit digital avionic signals for the navigation, flight control, and weapons systems. Similar to any aircraft part, there comes a time when • Read More >>

ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C Audit Results

Posted by Christopher Smith on July 29, 2014

InterConnect Wiring is pleased to announce its renewed registration to SAE AS9100 Revision C Quality Management System (QMS) for aviation, space and defense organizations. Registration to this standard demonstrates InterConnect Wiring’s commitment to continuous improvement in product quality and delivery performance. Want to see our new certificate and audit results? Check out InterConnect Wiring’s supplier • Read More >>

FOD How it Affects Your Life

Posted by Titus Ashour on July 22, 2014

The efforts to prevent Foreign Object Damage/Debris (FOD) in aircraft products procured for the U.S. Government by the defense industry have been significant and worthwhile. This has extended to the commercial airlines industry as well. The January 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River (caused by a bird strike to • Read More >>