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Birk Manufacturing, Inc.

Core Competency:

Birk Manufacturing is a world leader in the design and manufacture of flexible heaters, temperature sensors and thermal systems. Over 35 years of experience in critical aerospace applications such as military, commercial and private aircraft, satellites, avionics, optics, instrumentation and more . Birk is ISO 9001, 13485, and AS9100 certified and holds NIST SP 800-171 and IPC J-STD-001HS space and military addendum, NASA S-311-P079 & NASA S-311-P841 certifications and is ITAR registered.

Company Details:
14 Capitol Dr.
East Lyme, Connecticut 06333
Key Contacts:
Name: Carleton Birk
Title: President
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Name: Scott Phelps
Title: VP
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Name: Marty Smith
Title:HR/Admin Manager
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Name:Lilly Birk
Title: Content Marketing Specialist
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Number of Employees:158

Special Technologies:

  • Bonding
  • Laminating
  • Masking
  • Developing
  • Etching
  • Soldering
  • Spot Welding
  • Crimping
  • Termination
  • Wire and cable harness assembly
Materials:
Copper Alloys
  • 140
Part Size Ranges:
1" - 6", 12" - 24", 24" - 60", 6" - 12", greater than 60", less than 1"
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  • 66
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  • 63
Quality Certifications:
AS 9100, ISO 9001
  • 73
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Processes:
Adhesive (clean room) Bonding, Assembly Operations, Chemical Etch (Pre FluoPenetrant), Cleanroom Assembly Service, Fabrication, Laser Cutting, Laser Part Marking, Vulcanized Bondings, Epoxy Bonding, Silicone Bonding, RTV Silicone
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  • 109
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  • 139
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  • 3002
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  • 3020

 


Pictured is a flexible Polyimide (Kapton®) heater. Capable of reaching temperatures up to 500⁰F this heater incorporates a thermistor (temperature sensor), a non-heated flex tail providing an electrical signal through the zero-insertion force (ZIF) connector on the termination end. 


Pictured is a flexible Silicone heater. Capable of reaching temperatures up to 400⁰F this heater is formed to a specific shape to nest between battery packs.


Pictured is an etched circuit on Polyimide (Kapton®)  with gold plating over non-heated sensor traces and flex tail. 


Pictured are various types of temperature sensors including thermocouples, RTDs and thermistors housed in ring and screw terminals, Kapton®, metal probe housing along with other options available.