Fabricast, Inc.
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Summary

Fabricast, Inc. is a precision slip ring manufacturer headquartered in South El Monte, California, in continuous operation since 1960 and now a subsidiary of United Equipment Accessories (UEA). The company specializes in compact, high-speed rotary slip rings for defense, surveillance, and aerospace applications — including EO/IR gimbals, UAV sensor payloads, radar and rotating antenna components, and gyroscopic assemblies — alongside medical device and laboratory automation applications.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1960, in South El Monte, California
  • Type: Component/subsystem supplier — precision slip ring manufacturer
  • Status: Active, privately held; subsidiary of United Equipment Accessories, Inc. (UEA), which also owns the American Reels® cable/hose reel brand
  • Key metric(s): Manufactures in the USA; product line covers high-RPM, compact/lightweight, and mixed signal-and-power slip ring configurations for gimbal, UAV, and radar applications
  • Value chain position: Component/subsystem supplier (slip rings for gimbal, radar, UAV, and defense-system OEMs and integrators — not a platform vendor)

What It Is / How It Works

Fabricast’s slip rings for EO/IR gimbals and targeting systems are designed to maintain stable, uninterrupted signal transmission (video, sensor feedback, control signals) through continuous mechanical rotation, in compact envelopes and multi-channel configurations suited to stabilized gimbal assemblies used for targeting, reconnaissance, and perimeter-monitoring systems. For UAV and aerospace payloads specifically, the company markets slip rings for sensor payloads, aerial surveillance systems, gyroscopic assemblies, and rotating antenna/radar components, emphasizing reliability and repeatability across extended duty cycles under strict size and weight constraints — the same size/weight discipline seen throughout the drone component subsystems covered elsewhere in this research area.

Beyond catalog products, Fabricast offers custom slip ring engineering for OEMs, integrators, and defense contractors, covering high-RPM capability, compact/lightweight designs, mixed signal-and-power configurations, and shielding for sensitive signal transmission — positioning the company as a design partner for defense programs rather than a pure commodity-parts vendor. The company frames its US manufacturing base and defense/aerospace engineering experience as a differentiator for programs “where failure is not an option.”

Notable Developments

  • Ongoing: Fabricast operates as a subsidiary of United Equipment Accessories (UEA), which the company describes as expanding its design capabilities, development cycle speed, and custom slip ring portfolio.

Key People / Key Organizations

Fabricast’s corporate materials reviewed for this entry do not name individual executive leadership. LinkedIn: not found.

People — Last Reviewed: 2026-07-15

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