What Does Small Business Aerospace Manufacturing Look Like During a Pandemic? Find out as we interview Vice President and Co-Founder of InterConnect Wiring, Clare McGarrey!
Posted by Hannah on July 28, 2020
1. How is coronavirus affecting your small business? InterConnect has remained open all through the coronavirus pandemic. As an essential business, closing was not an option since we support our country’s Defense and Homeland Security. 2. What were the first things you did when COVID-19 really started to show itself? First off, do you know • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Blog, COVID-19, Regulation
InterConnect Releases Its eBook titled Introduction to the Commercial Aircraft Industry
Posted by Clare McGarrey on July 14, 2020
It has been a little over a year since InterConnect released its last eBook titled Introduction to Aircraft Wiring Harness Diagrams, Engineering Design, and Disconnects. This year, our focus is on civil aviation. As the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) website so eloquently states, “A little more than a century ago, an aircraft took off from • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Commercial Aviation
Who is Aero-Glen and What is Their Specialty?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on June 30, 2020
InterConnect is happy to announce our newest distributor: Aero-Glen International! Aero-Glen is a top of the line company that was selected by the Department of Defense to provide the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) F-16 kits. It was only natural that InterConnect Wiring and Aero-Glen International wanted to team up to support the F-16 • Read More >>
Topics: Aero Glen, Aerospace, Blog, Defense Aviation, Distributors, Engineering, Manufacturing, Wire, Wiring
Spring Series: What Is a Wire Termination?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on June 16, 2020
We hope you are all staying safe and healthy out there, getting through COVID-19. InterConnect Wiring’s “Spring Blog Series” comes to an end today with, “What Is a Wire Termination?” A wire termination is the work performed to the end of a wire that allows it to connect to a device (connector, switch, terminal, etc.). • Read More >>
Spring Series: Thirteen Reasons Why Companies are Reshoring Manufacturing to the United States of America
Posted by Clare McGarrey on April 21, 2020
We hope you all are staying safe and healthy during this COVID-19 lockdown! As our employees are considered Essential Workers and InterConnect Wiring is still open, we would like to continue our Spring Series highlighting your favorite articles from the past five years. Our top piece from 2015 was “Thirteen Reasons Why Companies are Reshoring • Read More >>
Topics: Aero Precision, AeroDef, Aerospace, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, COVID-19, Manufacturing, Reshore
Spring Series: What Is the Difference in a Plug and a Receptacle?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on February 25, 2020
As part of our Spring Blog Series, InterConnect Wiring is highlighting the best blogs that our readers loved the most. Say hello to one of our top blogs from 2016: What is the difference in a plug and a receptacle? Connectors are used on electrical wiring harnesses and are essentially enclosures (i.e., shells) which house • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Vehicle, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Conductor, Connectors, Engineering, Plug, Receptacle, Technology, Testing
What Does Fly By Wire Mean?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on January 14, 2020
Here at InterConnect Wiring, we obviously use wire…. a lot of wire; therefore, when I hear the term “fly by wire” I immediately conclude that InterConnect has more action to take to support FLY BY WIRE aircraft vs NON-FLY BY WIRE aircraft. But does it really mean that? As a non-engineer (my degrees are in • Read More >>
Top 9 First Quarter Aerospace Trade Shows and Events of 2020
Posted by Clare McGarrey on December 31, 2019
Happy New Year! InterConnect Wiring knows that 2020 is going to be a fantastic year for the aerospace and defense industry, filled with many exciting trade shows and events we can’t wait to attend! Here are the top 9 trade shows for the first quarter that you won’t want to miss: MRO Latin America • Read More >>
Topics: AeroExpo, Aerospace, air force, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Commercial Aviation, Company Culture, Defense Aviation, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, Engineering, Engineering Design, FAA, Fidae, Global Aerospace Summit, HAI, HELI-EXPO, Helicopter Wiring, How Built, Lockheed Martin, MRO, NGAT, Singapore Airshow, Social Media, Support, Trade Shows, WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference, Wiring
What Does It Mean to be a Lockheed Martin Licensee?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on December 17, 2019
In 2002, Lockheed Martin approached InterConnect about becoming a licensee for F-16 electrical products. Some F-16 electrical products include: (1) electrical wiring harnesses, (2) cockpit panels, (3) relay panels, (4) circuit breaker or power panels, (5) multiplex (mux) panels, and (6) cockpit fairing assemblies. Lockheed wanted InterConnect to support their customers by providing quick • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Vehicle, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Certification, Civil Aviation, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, Engineering, F-16, F-16 Catalog, F-16 Distributor, F-16 Electrical, F-16 Electrical Wiring Harness, F-16 TCG, F-16 TCG WWR, Laser Wire Marking, Lockheed Martin, Military Aircraft Rewire Decision, Regulation, Technology, Wiring
InterConnect Signs Frazier Aviation as New F-16 Distributor
Posted by Clare McGarrey on November 5, 2019
As the premium Lockheed Martin Licensee for F-16 electrical products and programs, InterConnect Wiring has to be extremely fastidious with the companies it selects to be an approved F-16 distributor. After careful consideration and multiple meetings, InterConnect is proud to announce its newest Approved Distributor for F-16 electrical products and programs, Frazier Aviation, Inc! • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Blog, Company Culture, Frazier, Lockheed Martin
