Hermetic Seal Connectors: Glass-to-Metal Seal and Signature Lightweight Hermetic Connector Solutions

Hermetic Seal Connectors: Glass-to-Metal Seal and Signature Lightweight Hermetic Connector Solutions

Military QPL and Commercial Connectors for Harsh Environment Air-Tight-Seal Applications

Hermetic connectors are a special class of sealed Mil /Aero interconnect that incorporates glass-to-metal or other highly-engineered sealing technology. Hermetic seal connectors are specified for applications as divergent as submarines and orbiting satellites. They are deployed to resist moisture ingress in underground applications and to withstand pressure differentials in vacuum chambers, laboratory equipment and commercial and military aircraft.

Hermetic seal connectors, such as the MIL-DTL-38999 Series I, II, III and IV supplied by Glenair, are principally designed for use in military aerospace — in fact, the sealing requirement for connector hermeticity was originally driven by military electronic applications. But the products are equally at home in commercial applications such as oil-patch, logging equipment or medical devices.

Hermetic seal connectors thrive in harsh application environments. Sensitive photographic, sensor and surveillance equipment mounted in the tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for example, must be able to operate in severe weather conditions, at high altitudes, under extremes of atmospheric pressure and in rapidly changing temperature gradients. Hermetic seal connector devices penetrating vacuum sealed black box equipment are selected for their ability to protect the controlled equipment environment by maintaining an air-tight seal between severe flight conditions and aircraft's sensitive payload.

While glass-to-metal sealing has traditionally been the "gold standard" of hermetic sealing, new lightweight encapsulant sealing technology from Glenair, called CODE RED, delivers mission-critical hermetic sealing with better contact electrical performance and a significant reduction in weight.


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CODE RED Lightweight, Mission-Critical Hermetic Sealing

Slideshow Presentations

Product Datasheet

Introduction to Hermetic Seal Connectors

Connector Modification Codes and Catalog Notes

Related Catalogs

PC Tail Termination Note

To prevent detrimental intrusion of cleaning solvents/water into the connector when terminating, the connector must be protected IAW IPC J-STD-001 and/or NASA STD-8739.3. For assistance and/or additional information, please contact factory.

Hermetic Connector Tech Tips: Application Notes on Mounting and Termination of Hermetic-Seal Connectors

  • Sealing Square Flange Hermetic Connectors with Blind Mounting Holes
  • O-Ring Mounting Square Flange Hermetic Connectors
  • Crimp-contact termination of hermetic connectors with Glenair’s innovative "backpack" contact solution
Hermetic Seal Connectors

Hermetic Seal Connectors

Military QPL and Commercial Connectors for Harsh Environment Air-Tight-Seal Applications

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MIL-DTL-38999 QPL and Glenair Signature Hermetic Seal Connectors

MIL-DTL-38999 QPL and Glenair Signature Hermetic Seal Connectors

Glass-to-Metal Seal D38999 Hermetics

Section B

Series 80 Mighty Mouse Hermetic Seal Connectors

Series 80
Mighty Mouse Hermetic Seal Connectors

Section C

Hermetic Glass-to-Metal Seal Series 806 Mil-Aero Micro Miniature Connectors

Hermetic Glass-to-Metal Seal Series 806 Mil-Aero Micro Miniature Connectors

  • Micro Miniature Glass-to-Metal Seal and Lightweight CODE RED Hermetic Connectors
MIL-DTL-26482 Series I and II Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

MIL-DTL-26482 Series I and II Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

Fast and Reliable Mating

Section D

MIL-DTL-83723 Series III Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

MIL-DTL-83723 Series III Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

Section E

MIL-DTL-26500 Type Hermetic Seal Receptacle Connectors

MIL-DTL-26500 Type Hermetic Seal Receptacle Connectors

Section F

MIL-DTL-5015 Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

MIL-DTL-5015 Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

Section G

Geo-Marine® Series III Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

Geo-Marine® Series III Type Hermetic Seal Connectors

Section H

QPL Hermetic MIL-DTL-24308 D-Sub Connectors

QPL Hermetic MIL-DTL-24308 D-Sub Connectors

QPL MIL-DTL-24308/9 and Glenair Commercial Hermetic D-Subminiature Connectors

Section J

MIL-DTL-83513 Type Micro-D Hermetic Seal Connectors

MIL-DTL-83513 Type Micro-D Hermetic Seal Connectors

Section K

Micro-Crimp Hermetic Seal Connectors

Micro-Crimp Hermetic Seal Connectors

The High-Density, High Performance Hermetic Rectangular

Series 79

Section L

PowerTrip® Hermetic Seal Connectors

PowerTrip® Hermetic Seal Connectors

High Ampacity, Harsh Environment Connector Capable of Meeting the Demanding Requirements of Modern Defense and Aerospace Systems

Series 970

Section M

Hermetic High Speed and High Frequency Connectors

Special Hermetic Seal Connectors

Special Hermetic Seal Connectors

Section N