Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. - LOX to OBOGS Retrofit Contract

Since pilots have had the need to breathe at high altitudes, Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. has been there for them, providing oxygen enriched air and committing to the safety of their mission.
Carleton Life Support Systems is a world leader in the application of air separation technology for aviation applications and in the design and manufacture of miniature sterling cycle cryogenic coolers. Bendix Aviation founded the company in 1951 and the sold the facility to Litton Industries in 1982. Northrop Grumman Corporation acquired Litton Industries in 2001 and then in August 2003, divested the Life Support division, based in Davenport, IA, to Cobham plc, Dorsett, United Kingdom. Carleton Life Support is now part of the Carleton Technologies family of companies owned by Cobham.
Since its inception, Carleton Life Support has continually challenged its employees by encouraging forward thinking and maintaining its leadership role in advanced technology for military and commercial products. Life Support has developed an attention for details and prides itself on its rich history and reputation for excellence. Today, that persistence and innovation has transformed Carleton Life Support into a world-class operation that is on the forefront of superior new technology and continued market leadership.

Carleton Life Support Systems Receives Teamwork Award from Boeing

April 12, 2005

DAVENPORT, IA – Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc. (CLSS) received an outstanding teamwork award from Boeing, Long Beach, CA on Tuesday, April 5 at the Davenport facility.

Boeing honored CLSS and its partner Air Products PRISM Membranes (APPM), St. Louis, with the award for the successful completion of the C-17 OBIGGS II development program. CLSS and APPM provided Boeing with the development of an Air Separation Module (ASM) for their C-17 aircraft On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS).

This ASM utilizes hollow-fiber membrane technology to concentrate nitrogen, which is then released into an aircraft’s fuel tank, displacing the explosive air/fuel mixture inside the tank. This eliminates the opportunity for an explosion resultant from enemy ground fire, static discharge or other ignition sources.

Jack Little, Boeing Program Manager for the OBIGGS upgrade program applauded the team for their contributions that enabled the program to be on schedule and on budget.

Carleton Life Support Systems Inc., part of the Cobham plc Aerospace Systems Group and headquartered in Davenport, IA, is a world leader in the application of air separation technology for aviation applications and in the design and manufacture of miniature sterling cycle cryogenic coolers. Among our many products are On-Board Oxygen Generating Systems (OBOGS), Breathing Regulators and Oxygen Concentrators, which reduce the logistical burden of supplying liquid oxygen (LOX) on an aircraft; On-Board Inert Gas Generating Systems (OBIGGS), which increases the survivability of a low flying aircraft and Cryogenic Coolers for use in infrared night vision equipment.