electrovac

electrovac

electrovac AG

Salzweg, Germany

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsSpaceAmmunition & EnergeticsDual-use
Founded 1947501-1000 employeesComponent Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 7, 2026

About

Founded in 1947, electrovac is a defense component supplier based in Salzweg, Germany working in air systems, unmanned systems, space +1 more.

electrovac is a global family of hermetic packaging specialists headquartered in Salzweg, Germany, with further sites in Klosterneuburg, Austria and Rayong, Thailand. The group produces glass-metal feedthroughs, hermetic special and hybrid housings, stamped parts, glass pellets, contact elements and turned and milled parts. Its hermetic packages protect sensitive electronics and initiator charges in automotive safety systems, industrial products, medical technology and aerospace and defense applications. The company serves the Defense & Aerospace, Personal Safety and Mobility & Industry segments, producing up to 350 million quality products per year and employing around 600 people. It also supplies vacuum and coating solutions for space applications, components for helicopter systems and defense programmes from prototype to series production. The company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Xetra) following its IPO.

Location

Salzweg, Germany

Founded

1947

Employees

501-1000

Company type

Public company

Legal name

electrovac AG

Registration

HRB B 10281 (Amtsgericht Passau)

VAT number

DE316401916

Focus areas

hermetic packagingglass-metal feedthroughshermetic housingsaerospace and defensespace componentsinitiator housingsMIL STD 883Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Languages

DEEN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsSpaceAmmunition & Energetics

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem ManufacturerContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Glas-Metall-Durchführungen

Hermetic glass-metal feedthroughs

Hermetically sealed glass-metal feedthroughs that protect sensitive electronics and sensors from humidity, temperature, pressure and vibration, used in aerospace and defense applications.

Spezial- und Hybridgehäuse

Hermetic packages

Customer-specific hermetic special and hybrid housings for electronic and microelectronic components, used in aircraft, optoelectronics, satellites, microwave and laser technology.

Zündergehäuse

Initiator housing

Hermetic initiator housings for airbag igniters and seat-belt pretensioners, and ignition devices for ejection seats and pyrotechnic systems.

Gehäuse für unbemannte Systeme

Hermetic components for unmanned systems

Lightweight components and coatings for drones, combining low weight with durability and functionality.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

MIL STD 883

People

Management & team (1)

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