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Essex Industries is excited to participate in the Air Carriers Purchasing Conference (ACPC), at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX, taking place August 24 – 27, 2024.

ACPC is known as the most productive aviation conference globally and offers aviation experts unparalleled networking opportunities with an extensive business and social agenda. The Conference and the Aviation Networking Forum is a dynamic one-day trade show that gives professionals time to meet and start new opportunities.

Essex will showcase the industry-leading Essex Crewmember PBE, a self-contained, portable, protective breathing device designed to safeguard aircraft crewmembers from the effects of smoke, carbon dioxide, harmful gases, and oxygen deficiency. The Essex PBE provides protection as crewmembers manage in-flight fire, smoke, or fume emergencies and assist in the evacuation of passengers.

The Essex PBE holds FAA TSO-C116, TSO-C99 approvals as well as CAA, EASA, CAAC and ANAC approvals.

Learn more about the Essex PBE here.

Essex Industries is excited to share the success of its participation in the Farnborough International Airshow 2024. The event was a great opportunity to connect with the global aerospace and defense community, meet with customers and business partners, and showcase Essex’s capabilities, including precision manufacturing and assembly.

The United States Air Force, Navy, and Army significantly increased their aircraft presence at the show, and Essex products were on board every participating aircraft, including the B52, F-15, F-35, F-16M, F-35A, P-8, AH-64E, UH-60V, C-130J, and MQ-9. This underscores the company’s commitment and contribution to the industry.

Throughout the week of the show, our team interacted with visitors, made new contacts, and presented our platform controls, aircraft components, emergency breathing equipment, and liquid oxygen systems. The booth featured an arcade game where players could test their reaction times, compete for a place on the leaderboard, and win cash. Some Essex customers at the show, had the opportunity to send messages of thanks to the Essex employees for their hard work and dedication.

Farnborough International Airshow 2024 reported its busiest event in recent decades, with a 33% increase on visitors, 57% increase on delegation. It served as an excellent platform for networking and exploring new business opportunities, welcoming over 100,000 visitors, 1500 exhibitors from over 60 countries, 90 civil and military aircraft, over 390 civil, military and space delegations.

Visit us at the 2024 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, booth #524, from April 24th to 26th in Denver, Colorado. Essex Industries is a dedicated supporter and industry member of the Army Aviation Association of America, and we are thrilled to participate as an exhibitor at the SUMMIT. 

Come discover our precision manufacturing and assembly capabilities in platform controls and aircraft components. The booth will also feature an opportunity to test your reaction time and compete for cash prizes with an interactive, grip-actuating game. Furthermore, join us for a hospitality hour this year. Follow us on social media (links) to stay updated with the latest information. 

This event provides opportunities to meet with some of the finest in the Army Aviation Community. With over 10,000 attendees from 26 countries, 400 exhibitors, and numerous speakers, the summit promises to be informative and entertaining, with valuable networking opportunities. 

At Essex Industries, we are eager to connect and collaborate with others, meet new faces, and learn about upcoming opportunities. Make your travel plans now and join us at the 2024 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Denver!

Essex Industries is excited to announce the successful consolidation of two manufacturing buildings into a new and larger facility in Huntington Beach, CA.

The consolidation is enhancing production efficiency and customer service. Essex has expanded its capabilities, including the addition of a temperature-controlled inspection room. The office space has been streamlined, and the now 22,500-square-foot facility includes increased space for dedicated aerospace and medical assembly areas.

This move brings immediate operational efficiencies to Essex Industries while positioning the company for future growth and expansion opportunities. They remain dedicated to providing high-quality products and industry-leading solutions.

“This was a great team effort to coordinate a move of this size, in a short time frame, while maintaining excellent on-time delivery to our customers.  The new layout has provided improved throughput and fostered a new level of teamwork and collaboration.  We are in an excellent position to support our existing customer base and grow our precision machining and light assembly operations.”  said Ed Young, VP/GM of the Huntington Beach facility.

Essex Industries is pleased to announce the promotion of Seth Voelker to Vice President of Manufacturing Operations. As a hands-on leader who takes a simple approach to problems and improvements, Seth has been a driving force in elevating operational excellence within the company.

Seth joined the company in July 2019 as the Continuous Improvement Manager, driving continued refinement throughout the business. He spent the last two years helping Essex acquire and integrate two new companies into their portfolio as the Operations Manager.

Seth has an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering, as well as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt. His work experience includes leadership roles at Lear Seating, Brunswick Boats, and Visteon, with 23 years in manufacturing.

Essex Industries is excited to participate in the 55th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium & Technology Exposition happening on November 9-12, 2023, at the Gaylord Texan Hotel, Grapevine, TX. 

Essex is proud to have a Corporate Partnership with the Airlift/Tanker Association, an organization dedicated to providing a forum to ensure that American military forces continue to have the air mobility capability required to implement U.S. national security strategy. The audience includes the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command, whose focus is airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation. The conference is an excellent opportunity to interact with direct users of Essex Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Systems, essential tools for aeromedical evacuation to provide wounded warriors with the necessary care. 

Essex Industries designs and manufactures platform controls, aircraft components, LOX systems, and emergency breathing equipment (EBE). This year will showcase various LOX Systems, as well as EBE. Essex EBE is the standard equipment aboard U.S. Air Force passenger-carrying aircraft, as well as many other air forces around the world.

Visitors to the Essex booth #318 will have a chance to interact with the product displays, and a team of experts will be available to discuss the unique features, benefits, and applications of these systems, as well as answer any questions attendees may have.

Also, by visiting the booth, you can enter to win a stick grip desk model! One winner will have the opportunity to choose between the C-17, F-15EX, or F-16 and receive a customized desk model grip.

Essex Industries is thrilled to announce its participation as a first-time exhibitor at DSEI 2023, one of the world’s largest defense and security exhibitions. The event will be held from September 10th to 13th, 2023, at the ExCeL London exhibition center. Find Essex in the Aerospace Zone, Hall 5, booth H5-501.

They will be showcasing product design and manufacturing capabilities and will speak to their ability to provide products and services for retrofit and upgrade programs. Essex Industries specializes in manufacturing human-machine interfaces, providing grips for some of the most advanced air and ground combat vehicles in the world. Essex is also a leading provider of mechanical and electro-mechanical aircraft components and assemblies that are a part of virtually every subsystem of an aircraft, including fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic, and oxygen systems. Essex’s Liquid Oxygen Systems have been used in aerospace since 1963. They are also a leading manufacturer of Emergency Breathing Equipment. With a talented team, advanced tools, and rapid prototyping capabilities, Essex is well-equipped to meet the demands of adjacent international markets.

Essex Industries is excited to announce their participation in the 2023 Air Carriers Purchasing Conference, which will take place August 19-22, in New York City, NY.

ACPC is renowned as the most productive aviation conference globally, providing unparalleled networking opportunities over four action-packed days. The Conference and the Aviation Networking Forum, a dynamic one-day trade show, consistently sell out each year.

At the ANF event, Essex will showcase the industry leading Essex Crewmember PBE, a self-contained, portable, protective breathing device. Additionally, Essex will educate attendees on the device’s proven safety features and showcase a range of mounting bracket options available for airlines.

Designed to safeguard aircraft crewmembers from the effects of smoke, carbon dioxide, harmful gases and oxygen deficiency, it provides protection as they manage in-flight fire, smoke or fume emergencies and assist the evacuation of passengers. The Essex PBE holds FAA TSO-C116, TSO-C99 approvals as well as CAA, EASA, CAAC and ANAC approvals. It is available on GSA Advantage under contract number GS-07F-0483N.

Learn more here and contact Sales.

Essex Industries CFO Todd Waldman was selected as a 2023 TITAN 100. 

The TITAN 100 is a national program that recognizes the top 100 CEO’s and C-level executives in a region. Representing both the private and public sectors, these TITANS of Industry demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, passion, and influence in their field. 

Todd says, “My people leadership style is predicated on The Platinum Rule, which is a variation of The Golden Rule, that calls for ‘Treating others the way they want to be treated.’ It’s important to recognize everyone as a unique individual, find out what makes them tick, and treat them in a way that will result in getting the most positive and impactful outcome.”

Todd Waldman was appointed CFO in 2020 and has been instrumental in leading Essex’s accounting, finance, and IT/IS departments to prepare for taking the business to the next level. His leadership helped the business to streamline back-end office processes, conduct due diligence and integrate acquired companies, and launch a new ERP system that will be a foundation for day-to-day business execution as well as a component of fostering future growth.