About Us
Since Douglas Electrical Components developed the very first epoxy-based wire harness feedthrough, we have led the hermetically sealed feedthrough and connector industry in the development and practical application of epoxy and epoxy-hybrid connector and feedthrough solutions. Today our range of products includes hermetically sealed connectors, feedthroughs, hermetic fiber optic bulkhead connectors, sealed coaxial connectors, sealed flex connectors and a broad line of electrical feedthroughs.
Douglas products are now accepted for application in environments ranging from vacuums of 1x10-9 Torr to pressures of 15,000 psi, with temperatures ranging from -100 to +350 degrees Fahrenheit and in applications from outer space to downhole oil wells. The vacuum feedthrough conductors that we have sealed include AWG #38 through 500MCM wires, cables and harnesses. Conductor counts have ranged from single wires through 3,200 wires in a single feedthrough and cable lengths have ranged from "stubs" through 2,000 meters.
Douglas has a reputation of working with our customers to provide custom engineered solutions to solve specific sealing challenges, with innovation after innovation resulting from our responses to customer design challenges. We have capabilities for size and quantity and have produced one-of-a-kind special assemblies that weigh 2,000 pounds and have produced production lot sizes to 250,000+ pieces per year.
Douglas products are an essential component of technologies that include magnetic bearings, X-ray units, electric switchgear, military weapons and semiconductor manufacturing.
Why Epoxy Based Feedthroughs?
Convincing potential customers that our epoxy sealed connector technology was valid for the range of environments they required, was one of our first challenges. We are now accepted for applications over an astonishing dynamic range. 1x10-9 Torr through 15,000 psi. The vacuum feedthrough conductors that we have sealed include AWG #38 through 500MCM wires, cables and harnesses, and we do seal! Conductor counts have ranged from single wires through 3,200 wires in a single feedthrough, cable lengths have ranged from "stubs" through 2,000 meters.
Why Douglas Bulkhead Connectors?
Our customers have encouraged the evolution of our hermetically sealed product lines, often times to replace a sealed ceramic connector. The diversification of our products resulted from this precept - virtually every product innovation has been in response to a design challenge by a customer. We have produced one-of-a-kind special assemblies that weigh 2,000lbs, as an example of our capabilities for size and quantity, and have produced production lot sizes to 250,000+ pieces per year.
