NEI Products

Used to produce heat or pressure to ignite such items as safety fuses, propellants, powders, and thermal battery systems. NEco has designed, manufactured and tested a wide variety of controlled output igniters for aerospace, commercial and defense applications. NEco’s igniters are offered in low to high current ranges and in various all-fire and no-fire configurations; single or dual bridgewire designs are also available. All NEco igniters are designed and manufactured to provide optimum performance and reliability. NEco offers MIL DTL 23659E qualified igniters in both a single and dual bridgewire configuration.

NEco has designed, manufactured and tested a wide variety of controlled output igniters for military, aerospace and commercial applications. NEco igniters are offered in low to high current ranges and in various all-fire and no-fire configuration; single or dual bridgewire designs are also available. All igniters are designed and manufactured to provide optimum performance and reliability.

Gas and pressure cartridges are designed to generate a precisely controlled volume of gas output and provide energy for the activation of mechanical devices. The Ordnance Technology Division of NEco designs and manufactures a complete line of pyrotechnic gas generator and pressure cartridges to exacting customer and military specifications. With over four decades of experience, NEco is an established leader in the technological advancement of reliable pyrotechnic gas generators and pressure cartridges.

Pyrotechnic cord cutters are designed to cut lanyards, cables, and cords. A popular version of this device simultaneously severs a Kevlar® Cable (rated at 750 lbs.) and two 24 AWG wires within 10 milliseconds of initiation.

Pyrotechnic cable cutters and wire cutters are designed to cut both solid and multiple stranded wire within 20 milliseconds of initiation. One variant of this device severs a solid 0.033” diameter stainless steel spring wire in less than 20 milliseconds.

Tube cutters are designed to open pressure diaphragms or to completely sever metal tubes of varying diameters and wall thicknesses, including those carrying pressurized fluids. The cutters are available with RFI protection in accordance with MIL-M-23700.

Give us a call today for all your pyro cutter needs including pyrotechnic cable cutters, cord cutters and pyrotechnic igniter cutters.

Developed and designed to generate a precisely controlled volume of gas output to provide activation energy for mechanical devices. NEco designs and manufactures a complete line of pyrotechnic gas generators and pressure cartridges to exacting customer and military specifications. NEco also manufacturers gas generators that require a time delay (Electronic Time Delays) before the activation energy is utilized when needed.

Piston Actuators are linear motion devices designed to perform mechanical work. They are available in various sizes, force outputs, and stroke capabilities. NEco’s miniature piston actuator line includes devices that can provide forces in excess of 250 lbs. with stroke lengths up to 0.270 inch.

These devices are available in various all-fire and no-fire configurations, including several that are qualified to the 1-Amp, 1-Watt requirements of MIL-STD-1512. Many are used in military and aerospace applications that demand the highest level of reliability. All devices are hermetically sealed and are offered in both standard and special configurations.

Retracting Actuators, also known as pin pullers, also produce a linear motion, but upon activitation, the piston retracts into the housing instantaneously. These devices are extremely light and compact requiring only a few volts to initiate and can complete their stroke within milliseconds.

Retracting Actuators can be used to prevent the linear or rotational motion of more massive objects but when activated, will allow the required motion. All of the devices are hermetically sealed and are offered in both standard and special configurations.

NEco designs and manufacturers various Thermal Relays and Fuses in the configuration required by our customer. Known as a ‘one shot SPST’, NEco’s Thermal Relays and Fuses are hermetically sealed devices available in either the open or closed configuration. Our products operate over a wide temperature range with firing times as low as 2 milliseconds and switch rating from 1.5 to 25 amps. NEco’s Thermal Relays perform at a reliability rate of 99.9995%. The clear glass case allows visibility to determine the state of the switch/fuse.

Developed with a unique locking feature that assures positive retention of the switched position. This ‘one-shot’ reliability is imperative in missiles, weapons, and aerospace applications where extreme conditions of shock, load, and vibration exist.

NEco’s squib switches are available in 2, 4, 6 and 8 pole configurations, with various make and break combinations. Each pole is rated for 10 amps continuous current and capable of much higher currents in pulsed applications.

Actuated by squibs of various sensitivities with ultra-fast or time-delayed characteristics, NEco switches out-perform large, environment-sensitive relays in critical areas such as weight saving, simultaneous switching of multi-high current circuits, and accuracy and stability under extreme environmental conditions.