Flight & Battlefield PROVEN Technologies and solutions for Aerospace and Defense

CEF Industries brings you cutting-edge aerospace components designed, tested, and assembled to perform in the most demanding environments.

_ Who We Are

CEF serves defense and commercial platforms worldwide

Our electromechanical components control aircraft motion, actuation, and onboard systems, integrating into flight control, landing gear, and environmental controls.

With over 65 years of defense-grade engineering experience, CEF builds products that perform under in harsh conditions, again and again. With a vertically integrated manufacturing facility, we design, machine, assemble, and test under one roof.

Airbus H160 diagram

_ Applications

How CEF powers vital aircraft functions

Embraer C390

CEF components put you in control – wherever the mission, whatever the conditions. Here’s where our products make the greatest impact.

Open cargo door

Utility Actuation

CEF actuators control cargo doors, access panels, spoilers, and utility surfaces across defense and commercial aircraft. Engineered for reliable motion and positive retention in diverse applications.

Sikorsky S-92

Landing Gear Systems

CEF’s electromechanical actuators and drive components power landing gear extension, retraction, and uplock operations. Built to withstand extreme loads, thermal cycling, and thousands of deployment cycles.

Secondary Flight Controls

Flexible shafts and precision actuators from CEF position trim tabs, flap servos, and auxiliary control surfaces. These components enable fine-tuned aircraft handling and autopilot integration across platform types.

Aircraft engine closeup

Air Inlet Systems

CEF supplies electromechanical actuation for filtration bypass valves and environmental control system components. Our products maintain stable airflow, cabin pressure, and moisture control in demanding flight conditions.

Landing light

Air Compressors, Lighting and more

From actuated landing lights to auxiliary system components, CEF provides precision electromechanical solutions for specialized aircraft functions. Dependable performance across a range of onboard systems.

_ Products

Precision components, built in house. See the CEF difference for yourself.

Designed, manufactured and tested in house for maximum reliability. Experience the best.

_ Capabilities

Helping you get the most out of your aircraft through integrated in-house capabilities

Engineering

Design, modeling, simulation, and custom system development

Manufacturing

Precision machining, assembly, and vertically integrated production

Quality

AS9100-compliant testing, inspection, and reliability assurance

Trusted by the best and brightest in aerospace

_ Company

75+ years supporting critical aircraft systems, across motion control, and onboard utilities

From top-of-the-line aircraft systems, to expertly engineered components for OEMs, CEF’s vertically integrated design-test-repair lifecycle puts quality and dependability first. This isn’t a fluke, it’s the foundation of who we are.

_ News

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General inquiries welcome. RFQs apply to specific part numbers only.