Founded in 1944 in a Long Island barn to solve military icing problems, Cox & Company designs and manufactures aerospace ice-protection and temperature-control systems. Its 110,000-square-foot Plainview facility includes the largest privately held icing wind tunnel in the United States, allowing the company to take systems from design through testing, production and repair. Cox became a 100% employee-owned ESOP in 2004 and is now part of Hutchinson.
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TEST-FUCHS GmbHFounded by electrical engineer Fritz Fuchs in 1946 in a small room in Austria’s Waldviertel, TEST-FUCHS GmbH designs and manufactures aircraft and aerospace testing systems and equipment, along with aerospace components. The family-run company now employs more than 600 people, with more than 500 based at its Groß-Siegharts headquarters, and serves customers through locations across Europe, Asia and the United States. Its equipment has been designed and built for more than 100 aircraft types, while its aerospace work includes components for aircraft and space applications.BRECKSVILLE, OH
North Wind USA IncNorth Wind USA Inc. designs and manufactures mission-critical aerospace systems while operating aerodynamic and hypersonic test facilities for government and industrial customers. Its FluiDyne Aerotest Laboratory in Plymouth, Minnesota, has provided wind-tunnel testing and developmental hardware since 1952, and the company’s heritage includes a hypersonic tunnel capable of reaching Mach 14. Formed in 2024 from Calspan ASE and Calspan Systems, North Wind also played a technical design role in NASA’s new Flight Dynamics Research Facility.ARLINGTON, VA
AUSCO, IncPrivately owned and incorporated in 1957, AUSCO has built its identity around solving demanding aerospace and defense fluid-control problems. From its 85,000-square-foot facility, the company designs and manufactures valves and manifolds for performance-critical systems, while preserving the tooling and know-how needed to support legacy programs for decades.FARMINGDALE, NY
Honeywell AerospaceHoneywell Aerospace designs and manufactures mission-critical systems and technologies that enable the production, maintenance and safe operation of aircraft, defense platforms and spacecraft. Headquartered in Phoenix, the company carries more than a century of aerospace innovation, from the first autopilot demonstrated by Sperry Gyroscope in 1914 to today’s integrated avionics, engines and control systems. Its scale includes more than 36,000 employees, over 100,000 auxiliary power units delivered since 1959 and avionics used on 90% of global aircraft.CRYSTAL CITY, VA