Esterline Corporation is a specialized manufacturing company serving principally aerospace and defense markets. Approximately 80% of total revenues are generated from aerospace/defense markets. The remaining 20% is from the application of these technologies in adjacent markets. Esterline management views the company's businesses in three segments related to its set of core competencies: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials.

Operations within the Avionics & Controls segment focus on technology interface systems for commercial and military aircraft and similar devices for land- and sea-based military vehicles, secure communications systems, high-performance digital receivers, specialized medical equipment, and other high-end industrial applications.

The Sensors & Systems segment includes operations that produce high-precision temperature and pressure sensors, fluid and motion control components, power distribution systems, harsh-environment interconnect solutions, and other related systems principally for aerospace and defense customers.

Advanced Materials focuses on process-related technologies including high-performance elastomer products used for a wide range of military and commercial aerospace purposes, state-of-the-art insulation materials, and combustible ordnance and electronic warfare countermeasure products.

Our business focus is to help our customers achieve greater productivity, higher precision, and better overall performance. More simply put: Esterline helps its customers compete with maximum effectiveness.