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.
Why We're Trusted

With over 80 years of 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.

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_ Applications

How CEF powers vital aircraft functions

Embraer C390

CEF components put you in control – wherever the mission, whatever the conditions.

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Utility Actuation

CEF’s electromechanical actuators control critical utility functions including APU doors, thrust reversers, and cargo handling systems across defense and commercial aircraft.
Bell 525 helicopter

Landing Gear Systems

Our landing gear actuation systems provide robust extend and retract capability along with uplock mechanisms designed to meet stringent aerospace safety requirements.

Secondary Flight Controls

CEF actuators enable precise control of aileron, elevator, and rudder trim tabs for optimal aircraft performance and fuel efficiency.
Air filtration system

Air Filtration Systems

Our actuators control air filtration bypass doors and environmental control system components, ensuring optimal cabin air quality and system performance.
Landing light

Compressors, Lighting and more

From actuated landing lights to auxiliary system components, CEF provides precision electromechanical solutions for specialized aircraft functions.

_ 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

Commitment to quality creates a history of success

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.

80+ Years

Supporting critical aircraft systems for decades, across motion, control, and onboard utilities.

_ News

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