Douglas Electrical Components offers the unique ability to manufacture hermetic and non-hermetic, high-density wire and cable feedthroughs for a variety of applications and industries. From aerospace applications to hazardous locations, Douglas wire and cable feedthroughs and assemblies are trusted to survive harsh environments and conditions.
Using a high-strength epoxy, Douglas Electrical creates hermetically sealed feedthroughs that protect equipment, controls, and instrumentation from various liquids and gases. Our epoxy will hermetically seal to virtually any conductor or optical fiber on the market, creating a virtually unlimited combination of options for gauge, material, length, and connection types.
Wire and cable feedthroughs are also available with various value added services. Douglas can create the harnessing, shielding, connectorization, and labeling to seamlessly integrate into your system in various production volumes. Our IPC-620 certified technicians are highly skilled and trained in supporting complex harnesses and feedthroughs across a variety of industries.
The feedthrough housing is available in various configurations and materials to meet environmental conditions like pressure and temperature as well as design for manufacturability; this can include using a customer-supplied housing. We offer in-house CNC machining services for housings to ensure quality and competitive pricing.
DuctorSeal® Series
Hermetic Wire / Cable Feedthroughs
Create a high-density, hermetic wire or cable feedthrough using virtually any conductor
JacketSeal™ Series
Liquid Tight Wire / Cable Feedthrough Seals
Create a high-density, sealed wire or cable electrical feedthrough for use in hazardous and/or non-hazardous areas.
OptiSeal™ Series
Fiber Optic Feedthroughs
Customized optical fiber feedthroughs & connectors are available as pre-tested assemblies.
Custom Harnessing
Cable Harnesses
Wire and cable harnesses designed and manufactured to your specific requirements.
Why Choose Douglas Wire & Cable Solutions?
Work with any type of wire or cable. We are not limited by insulation or conductor material, size, shielding, or other variables. Numerous options include discrete wires, multi-conductor cables, coaxial or even Quadrax cables, ribbon cables, flex and other circuit board assemblies.
Specify any conductor type, any length preferences, and any terminations required (pigtails, terminals, contacts, connectors, etc.). Whether the design calls for 8AWG PVC wires, flat flex circuit (FFC), or 24AWG Teflon twisted, shielded pairs to be sealed, we’ve got it covered.
Mix & match conductor types: For instance, one feedthrough can contain copper wires, optical fiber cables, thermocouples, power cables, twisted shielded pairs, and others of varying AWG in any combination.
Cable-based feedthroughs allow us to maximize conductor density. Douglas can fit significantly more conductors through a given feedthrough size compared to a connector-based feedthroughs.
Thermocouple and signal harnesses offer end to end, uninterrupted continuity for the most accurate signal integrity. Minimizing connection points means less voltage drops and contact resistance issues, and better overall performance.
All designs can be partially or entirely customized with support from our experienced applications and sales engineering staff to best fit your technical and cost requirements.
Our epoxy-based sealing technology covers a wide variety of temperature ranges, extensive pressure differentials, and is chemically compatible with most all substances, from refrigerants to get fuels, that our customers look to seal.
Features
WIRE FEEDTHROUGH PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES
Uses the same wire and insulation types already approved for use elsewhere in your system
<1×10-9 cc/sec per feedthrough
Pressures of 15,000 psi
Operating temperatures range from 4 K (LHe) through high temperatures of 200°C
High-voltage cables up to 30,000 V
Full cable harness options with connectorization available
Wire gauges from 38 AWG to 500 MCM
Conductor counts from single wire to 3,200 in a single feedthrough
Cable lengths from stubs to 2,000 meters
NASA’s ASTM E-595 low outgassing specification with just 0.26% weight loss and less than 0.002% VCM.
COMMON HOUSING TYPES
NPT
Face seals
Radial O-rings
SAE
CF/QF/KF flange
ANSI flange
Custom options available
COMMON WIRE & CABLE TYPES
Individual wires (PTFE, PVC, etc.)
Jacketed cable
Coaxial feedthroughs
Thermocouple
Customized assemblies with integral connectors
Visit our OptiSeal page for Fiber Optic Feedthroughs
MARKET CAPABILITIES
ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2015
ITAR DDTC Registration
UL/cUL 1203, UL 886, UL 674, and UL 913
Douglas Electrical Components offers the unique ability to manufacture hermetic and non-hermetic, high-density wire and cable feedthroughs for a variety of applications and industries. From aerospace applications to hazardous locations, Douglas wire and cable feedthroughs and assemblies are trusted to survive harsh environments and conditions.
Using a high-strength epoxy, Douglas Electrical creates hermetically sealed feedthroughs that protect equipment, controls, and instrumentation from various liquids and gases. Our epoxy will hermetically seal to virtually any conductor or optical fiber on the market, creating a virtually unlimited combination of options for gauge, material, length, and connection types.
Wire and cable feedthroughs are also available with various value added services. Douglas can create the harnessing, shielding, connectorization, and labeling to seamlessly integrate into your system in various production volumes. Our IPC-620 certified technicians are highly skilled and trained in supporting complex harnesses and feedthroughs across a variety of industries.
The feedthrough housing is available in various configurations and materials to meet environmental conditions like pressure and temperature as well as design for manufacturability; this can include using a customer-supplied housing. We offer in-house CNC machining services for housings to ensure quality and competitive pricing.
DuctorSeal® Series
Hermetic Wire / Cable Feedthroughs
Create a high-density, hermetic wire or cable feedthrough using virtually any conductor
JacketSeal™ Series
Liquid Tight Wire / Cable Feedthrough Seals
Create a high-density, sealed wire or cable electrical feedthrough
for use in hazardous and/or non-hazardous areas.
OptiSeal™ Series
Fiber Optic Feedthroughs
Customized optical fiber feedthroughs & connectors are available as pre-tested assemblies.
Custom Harnessing
Cable Harnesses
Wire and cable harnesses designed and manufactured to your specific requirements.
Why Choose Douglas Wire & Cable Solutions?
- Work with any type of wire or cable. We are not limited by insulation or conductor material, size, shielding, or other variables. Numerous options include discrete wires, multi-conductor cables, coaxial or even Quadrax cables, ribbon cables, flex and other circuit board assemblies.
- Specify any conductor type, any length preferences, and any terminations required (pigtails, terminals, contacts, connectors, etc.). Whether the design calls for 8AWG PVC wires, flat flex circuit (FFC), or 24AWG Teflon twisted, shielded pairs to be sealed, we’ve got it covered.
- Mix & match conductor types: For instance, one feedthrough can contain copper wires, optical fiber cables, thermocouples, power cables, twisted shielded pairs, and others of varying AWG in any combination.
- Cable-based feedthroughs allow us to maximize conductor density. Douglas can fit significantly more conductors through a given feedthrough size compared to a connector-based feedthroughs.
- Thermocouple and signal harnesses offer end to end, uninterrupted continuity for the most accurate signal integrity. Minimizing connection points means less voltage drops and contact resistance issues, and better overall performance.
- All designs can be partially or entirely customized with support from our experienced applications and sales engineering staff to best fit your technical and cost requirements.
- Our epoxy-based sealing technology covers a wide variety of temperature ranges, extensive pressure differentials, and is chemically compatible with most all substances, from refrigerants to get fuels, that our customers look to seal.
Features
WIRE FEEDTHROUGH PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES
- Uses the same wire and insulation types already approved for use elsewhere in your system
- <1×10-9 cc/sec per feedthrough
- Pressures of 15,000 psi
- Operating temperatures range from 4 K (LHe) through high temperatures of 200°C
- High-voltage cables up to 30,000 V
- Full cable harness options with connectorization available
- Wire gauges from 38 AWG to 500 MCM
- Conductor counts from single wire to 3,200 in a single feedthrough
- Cable lengths from stubs to 2,000 meters
- NASA’s ASTM E-595 low outgassing specification with just 0.26% weight loss and less than 0.002% VCM.
COMMON HOUSING TYPES
- NPT
- Face seals
- Radial O-rings
- SAE
- CF/QF/KF flange
- ANSI flange
- Custom options available
COMMON WIRE & CABLE TYPES
- Individual wires (PTFE, PVC, etc.)
- Jacketed cable
- Coaxial feedthroughs
- Thermocouple
- Customized assemblies with integral connectors
- Visit our OptiSeal page for Fiber Optic Feedthroughs
MARKET CAPABILITIES
- ISO 9001:2015
- ISO 14001:2015
- ITAR DDTC Registration
- UL/cUL 1203, UL 886, UL 674, and UL 913