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Small suppliers play a pivotal and often undervalued role in aerospace and defense manufacturing. Their agility and specialized expertise, particularly in the area of performance plastics and [...]

As industries across the globe strive for innovation and improvement, the question often arises: “Is it time for a redesign?” However, acknowledging that it’s time to redesign a [...]

Making aircraft parts lighter is one of the easiest ways to improve the effective range of the aircraft; the less weight a turbine must move, the farther it can go. At the forefront of this race [...]

Corrosion resistance has always been a crucial part of Aerospace & Defense (A&D) development because of the extreme conditions that aircraft and military products are subject to. This [...]

Thermal conductivity is a critical factor in selecting metals for electroplating applications, as it determines their ability to efficiently dissipate heat and transfer electricity. Metals like [...]

In the ever-evolving landscape of defense technology, the integration of advanced materials is crucial to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. One such material that holds great promise is [...]

Connector specifications are becoming more stringent in aerospace and military applications and rightfully so. Operating aircraft at hundreds of knots per hour at tens of thousands of feet above [...]

Aircraft are flying systems of complex interconnected computers that are constantly communicating with each other. These onboard electrical systems are arranged in hierarchical interconnected [...]

Recently, SAT Plating was honored to appear in an Omnetics white paper discussing reliable connectors on LEO satellites. The white paper discussed the necessity of greater resilience for [...]

Different connectors have different uses based on the substrate and plating material. Substrate selection for the base material of a composite connector is crucial in aerospace and defense, and [...]