Accratronics Seals Corp.

Accratronics' Pioneering Vision

In the autumn of 1964, the United States found itself in a post-World War II era of peace and prosperity, with the aerospace industry soaring to new heights. The Space Race was in full swing, and astronauts had already ventured into the cosmos, courtesy of both the United States and the Soviet Union.

Meanwhile, in sunny Burbank, California, Bill Fisch and Deken Jones embarked on a bold venture. They secured a 5,000 square-foot building with a clear mission: perfecting glass-to-metal sealed connector cartridges for the emerging spacecraft generation. What set them apart was their end-to-end control over manufacturing, from machining the body to broaching keyways, threading ends to crafting carbon molds. They even had their own CalAlloy furnace for hermetic sealing, carried out rigorous pressure tests, and paid meticulous attention to chemical cleaning - all in pursuit of self-sufficiency.