Defence & Aerospace
Military systems bring special requirements for their components such as slip rings for blade de-icers, radar, electro-optic or FLIR Systems. Also, electrodes, resistance wires, alpha wires and thermocouple wires, as well as other electrical contacts and even catalysts are used in helicopters, armed vehicles, rockets, satellites or aircrafts. They enable continuous power and data transmission in rotating systems, operate in main-gear steering sub-systems or take care of precise measurement.
Components for your military applications must perform reliably under extreme conditions. Whether the challenge is extreme G-forces, ensuring low-noise signal transmission, or operating in harsh climates - stability is essential. Systems must resist intense vibration and shock, guarantee uninterrupted data and power transfer, and minimize electrical losses through high-conductivity materials. This is where individual switching, sliding and electro magnetic shielding solutions are applied to meet these demanding functional requirements. For your application, selecting the optimal contact system is key to long-term operational success.
Platinum group metals as well as gold, silver and alloys are ideally suited for demanding applications. They are highly conductive, extremely durable and corrosion resistant.
Heraeus Precious Metals components are tailored to your needs: from material choice to final design, from semi-finished products to functional components. Decades of engineering experience combined with your application know-how lead to superior solutions.
Products for Defence and Aerospace Applications
Explore the components that enable your solution for signal transmission in rotating systems, EMI-shielding, measurement or ignition, or catalytic reactions for space propulsion or emission abatement.
Explore How Heraeus Precious Metals Contributes to Your Success
Discover how innovative solutions drive successful projects across defence applications. Transform complex challenges into competitive advantages.
Capabilities That Enable Your Success
Advanced processing and manufacturing solutions for various precious metals with unmatched precision and quality.
Why Heraeus Is Your Next Partner
The Core Strengths That Support Your Defence Program
- Strong and proven defence track record across multiple product portfolios proving capability to meet stringent requirements under pressure
- Solution development support with co-design expertise for seamlessly embedding materials into platform specs and manufacturing flows
- R&D support to help OEM engineers qualify new alloys faster and shorten development cycles
- Superior quality and technical capability that pushes weight, thermal, and reliability boundaries with advanced metallurgy
- Reliable supply chain helping you keep mission-critical programs on schedule by preventing material shortages or delivery delays
- High performance precious metals ensuring superior conductivity, corrosion resistance, and durability in extreme defence environments
