Aircraft Data Interface Solutions

Your Avionics Databus Connection

Get the best solutions

You have problems to solve. Shrinking budgets and declining workforces only increase that challenge. What you need is the help of a seasoned expert with broad application knowledge and a well-equipped product portfolio. You need Astronics Ballard Technology, the industry-leader for reliable interface solutions and world-class customer support. We deliver proven solutions that minimize your risk and ensure the success of your program.

Stay within your budget

Your budgets are tight. To control costs, you not only need the right solutions, but you need to avoid problems that lead to cost overruns. With Astronics Ballard Technology, you get thoughtfully designed products that integrate and perform the way you expect—with no surprises. Our hardware and software solutions feature high reliability and long service life to save you money now and over the life of your program.

Finish projects on time

Your deadlines are critical. You need a partner that helps you achieve your goals, not one that holds you back. You can depend on Astronics Ballard Technology. We help you with products that arrive when you need them—most are shipped from our extensive stock. We help you with responsive and knowledgeable support—both before the sale and for the life of the product. We help you with quality products you can count on to work right the first time—and every time.

Astronics Ballard Technology is committed to your success!

At Astronics Ballard Technology, customer satisfaction is the ultimate measure of quality and is our priority throughout a product's lifecycle from conception, through design and production, to long-term customer service. Designs are carefully validated, and each product is rigorously tested before shipment.

Quality Policy

To achieve customer satisfaction as a result of our commitment to comply with requirements as demonstrated through:

• Products - Providing products and services that meet or exceed the needs and expectations of our customers.
• Processes - Continually improving the effectiveness of the quality management system.
• People - Equipping employees with the necessary documentation, training, and resources.

AS9100 and ISO 9001 Registration

Astronics Ballard Technology's quality management system (QMS) has been audited and registered to AS9100 and ISO 9001 by PRI (Performance Review Institute). Performance Review Institute is an ANSI / ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited international provider of management system registrations. A copy of the registration certificates may be viewed at the link above. Certification status may also be viewed at the IAQG OASIS website.

We Value Your Feedback

Astronics Ballard Technology is committed to meeting or exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. Please take a few minutes to tell us what you think by completing our Customer Satisfaction Survey.

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Astronics Ballard Technology is ready to help with free industry-leading technical support before and after the sale for Avionics Interface products.

Support hours are 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM U.S. Pacific Time, though support and sales engineers are often available outside those hours.

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Employment Opportunities at Astronics Ballard Technology

Astronics Ballard Technology is a successful and growing aerospace electronics company with varying needs for full-time, part-time and contract employees. The facility is located in Everett Washington near the Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

Click the button below to visit the Careers page to search for open positions.

Terms And Conditions Of Sale

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Purchase Order Terms And Conditions

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Warranty

Most Astronics Ballard Technology hardware products carry a 3-year warranty. See the warranty statement below for details.

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Safety Warning

Astronics Ballard Technology products are not intended, warranted or certified for any particular use or application or for use in any application where failure of the products could lead directly to death, personal injury, or damage to property. Customers, licensees, and/or users are responsible for establishing and assuring suitability and proper use of Astronics Ballard Technology products for their particular use or application.

Interference

Equipment manufactured by Ballard Technology, Inc. generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manuals, may cause interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at their own expense will be responsible for taking whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.

Wind River

Astronics Ballard Technology is a Silver Level Hardware Partner with Wind River and supports VxWorks.

LynuxWorks

Astronics Ballard Technology is a LynuxWorks Partner.

PC/104 Consortium

Astronics Ballard Technology is a member of the PC/104 Consortium, a Consortium of members worldwide who have joined together to establish and maintain standards and disseminate information about PC/104 and other small form factors to manufacturers and users.

PCI Special Interest Group

Astronics Ballard Technology is a member of the PCI Special Interest Group. The Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) is committed to the development and enhancement of the PCI standard.

Astronics Ballard Technology began supplying avionics databus interfaces to the aerospace industry in 1986 as Ballard Technology, and was one of the first to realize the potential in using standard computers as the host for specialized test equipment.

That spirit of innovation is clearly visible today in Astronics Ballard Technology's advanced board, box, and software solutions for embedded, test, and simulation applications. By producing quality, easy-to-use products, delivering standard products from stock, and providing free, world-class customer support, Astronics Ballard Technology has won the loyalty of industry, military, and government users worldwide.

Astronics Corporation acquired Ballard Technology, Inc. in December 2011.