About Us

Our mission is to make design simple and useful.

The AdelWiggins Group designs, manufactures and sells an extensive line of high-quality, custom designed components such as flexible connectors, quick disconnects, clamps, heaters, and lightning protection isolators. The company’s technical expertise and responsiveness in developing, qualifying, and certifying innovative solutions have established us as a market leader. The high quality, reliability in extreme operating environments, and on-time delivery of AdelWiggins products and services differentiate us from the competition. AdelWiggins products are found on virtually all aircraft produced in the world.

Our Story

AdelWiggins is the consolidation of Adel Fasteners and Wiggins Connectors in 1993 by TransDigm. Both Adel Fasteners (founded in 1938) and Wiggins Connectors (founded in 1925) have a long history in the aerospace industry and enjoy strong brand name recognition in specialized vibration absorbing clamps and fluid connectors, respectively. The company’s technical expertise and responsiveness in developing, qualifying, and certifying innovative solutions have established us as a market leader. The high quality, reliability in extreme operating environments, and on-time delivery of AdelWiggins products and services differentiate us from the competition. AdelWiggins has pioneered technology in lightning strike protection for over 20 years in designing, testing, and manufacturing of dielectric fuel and hydraulic lightning isolators. AdelWiggins’ Heaters provide freeze protection for fluid and pneumatic conveyance systems throughout an aircraft. Our clamps and connectors are found on virtually all aircraft produced in the world.

Our History

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The Long and Rich History of The AdelWiggins Group

1920's

E.B. Wiggins Oil Tool Company was founded in 1925Lan

1930's

Adel was founded in 1938 in Burbank, and the original dog-locking Wiggins’ quick disconnect (QD) was patented

1940's

Adel added the Huntington, West Virginia location

1950's

Wiggins started to manufacture WIG-O-FLEX connectors for the Lockheed F94C

1960's

Adel was acquired by Transamerica, and Wiggins fast Re-fueling system developed for the Vietnam war

1970's

Wiggins became a division of Transamerica

1980's

Transamerica divested, Adel and Wiggins became IMO Industries

1990's

Adel, Wiggins, along with Controlex and Aero Products formed TransDigm

2000's

1st Universal Clamp was patented.

2010's

Completed qualification of Isolators for B787, A400M, A220 and Global 7500/8000 and acquired Preece

2020's

Qualified AS7510, Sikorsky CH53-E QD fleet retrofit, and qualified Dassault 10X Fuel Isolators