One of the newest names in aerospace is also one of the biggest, but even before Tyco Electronics became TE Connectivity this past March, few in the industry would have guessed that the company provides more aircraft part numbers to the OEMs than any other company in the world. Now, in the age of the “more electric” aircraft, TE Connectivity might also claim the mantle as one of the most technologically dynamic, if not by design, by necessity.
No longer simply a supplier of electronic parts, TE Connectivity has become what the company’s aerospace business development manager, Russ Graves, called a provider of integrated “solutions.” For example, the company offers more “smart” electronics, in which it embeds “intelligence” into the electrical components to aid functionality. Such multi-function capacity means components not only conduct electricity, they also monitor currents, for instance, explained Graves.
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