Military Aircraft Wiring Harnesses: Challenges & Solutions
Posted by Steve Floyd on March 18, 2025
At InterConnect Wiring, we know that military aircraft wiring harnesses are much more than bundles of wire—they’re the nervous system of some of the most advanced jets in the world, including the F-16, F-22, and F-15. But as reliable as these systems are, they don’t come without their fair share of challenges. In this • Read More >>
Topics: Aero Precision, Aerospace, Aerospace Industry, Aerospace Vehicle, Aircraft Rewiring, Cockpit Panels, Connectors, Defense Aviation, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, Engineering, Engineering Design, F-15, F-16, F-16 Electrical, F-16 Electrical Wiring Harness, Harness Assembly, Heat Shrinking, How Built, Insulated Wire, InterConnect Wiring, Kapton, Kapton vs TKT, Kapton Wire, Laser markable MIL Spec Wire, Laser Wire Marking, Machine, Manufacturing, MIL-W-5088, Military Aircraft Rewire Decision, MRO, Quality, Regulation, Repair, Rewire, Science, Specification, STEM, System Diagram, Technology, Testing, VLOG, Wire, Wire Identification, Wiring Harness, Wiring Harness Design
Top 4 Reasons JSWAG is Important for EWIS
Posted by Steve Floyd on March 4, 2025
At InterConnect Wiring, we are committed to ensuring the highest standards in EWIS (Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems), particularly for military aircraft such as the F-16, F-22 and Vertical Lift Platforms like the UH-1 and AH-1 Helos. In our previous article What Is JSWAG? – InterConnect Wiring we wrote about What JSWAG is. Today, we • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Industry, air force, Aircraft Rewiring, Army, Blog, C-130, Cockpit Panels, Defense Aviation, Distributors, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, EWIS, F-15, F-16, F-22, Harness Braid Stops, InterConnect Wiring, Manufacturing, Military Aircraft Rewire Decision, MRO, Power By Wire, Quality, Rewire, Safety, Science, Technology, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harness
The Final Touch: How do you “Dress-Out” an Aerospace Wiring Harness?
Posted by Steve Floyd on January 21, 2025
At InterConnect Wiring, attention to detail is critical in every stage of aircraft wiring harness production, and this commitment extends all the way to the final step: “dressing-out” or “closing-out” the harness. Once a wiring harness has completed in-process inspections and passed final electrical testing, it begins the final process to ensure compliance with • Read More >>
Topics: Aero Precision, Aerospace, Aerospace Industry, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Defense Aviation, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, F-15, F-16, F-22, Harness Assembly, Heat Shrinking, InterConnect Wiring, Machine, Manufacturing, MRO, Panels, Power By Wire, Purpose, Quality, Relay Panel, Rewire, Safety, Shrink Tubing, Specification, STEM, Technology, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harness, Wiring Harness Specification, Wiring Harnesses
Fall Series Reboot: Why Are Wiring Harnesses Sometimes Called “Looms”?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on September 28, 2023
It’s FALL y’all! After a very long, very hot summer, the excitement of Halloween and Pumpkin Spice is looming in the air. Speaking of looming, ever wondered why wiring harnesses are occasionally termed “looms”? Dive in with me! When the president of InterConnect Wiring, John Ashour, gave me this topic, I drew a blank. • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Industry, Blog, Braiding, Connectors, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, F-15, F-16, F-16 Distributor, F-16 Electrical, F-16 Electrical Wiring Harness, Harness Assembly, InterConnect Wiring, Loom, Purpose, Rewire, Science, Technology, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harness, Wiring Harness Specification, Wiring Harnesses
Fort Worth Mayor Celebrates InterConnect Wiring’s 30th Anniversary in Honor of Their Contributions to Aerospace
Posted by InterConnect on May 1, 2023
As the aerospace industry continues to evolve, it is important to recognize the companies that have been instrumental in shaping it. InterConnect Wiring, a Fort Worth based business that specializes in manufacturing wiring harnesses for fighter aircraft, is one such company. This year, InterConnect Wiring celebrates its 30th anniversary, and to commemorate this milestone, Fort • Read More >>
InterConnect Wiring Announces New Sheet Metal Shop
Posted by Joseph Rodriguez on September 20, 2022
Announcement! During last week’s 2022 F-16 TCG WWR InterConnect Wiring announced the opening of our new sheet metal shop. InterConnect’s Vice President, Clare McGarrey, made the announcement during the briefings Monday morning September 12th. While this is a change for InterConnect Wiring it is one that complements our electrical products for the F-16, F-15, C-130 • Read More >>
The 5 Most Tedious Parts of Harness Assembly
Posted by Joseph Rodriguez on February 8, 2022
Tedious does not mean bad. Tedious means that a certain job takes just a bit more dedication. While these tasks take a bit more effort, they are very critical to making a successful wiring harness. Without further ado, here are “The 5 Most Tedious Parts of Harness Assembly.” 1. Making the HAD A • Read More >>
What Is A Wiring Harness Manufacturing Specification?
Posted by John Ashour on November 30, 2021
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! As we enter the last days of 2021, we’d like to highlight one of our top blogs from 2018 that covers a very important topic in the aerospace wiring industry: what is a wiring harness manufacturing specification? For each new aircraft platform (a platform is an aircraft • Read More >>
VLOG: How Do You Lay Out Wire For An F-15 Aircraft?
Posted by Steve Floyd on July 27, 2021
Hello! My name is Steve Floyd, Shop Foreman at InterConnect Wiring. Today we’re going to be laying out wire for an F-15 aircraft. Wiring Harnesses ~ Aircraft Rewiring ~ Cockpit Panels ~ Console Wiring CONNECTIONS MATTER Here’s where we do our wire layout. The wire individually comes off of the laser • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Industry, Aircraft Rewiring, F-15, How Built, InterConnect Wiring, Lay Wire, Rewire, VLOG, Wire, Wiring
