Aerospace and Defense

Solutions for Complex Systems

Parker Composite Sealing Systems Division (CSS) has been providing solutions designed to make today's complex systems safer, comfortable, and more efficient while lowering the overall costs of the life cycle for decades

Custom Engineered Products and System Solutions

We work with customers to engineer sealing solutions that meet the reliability, safety, and supply chain challenges facing aerospace and military suppliers. Our platform expertise includes: commercial aircraft, spacecraft, and manned and unmanned military aircraft, rocket, missile and weapons.

For more than 60 years, Parker has been providing technical innovation to solving complex challenges facing commercial aerospace customers.

Our engineered static sealing solutions include standard as well as highly customized resilient metal seals, composite retained elastomeric seals, fabric-reinforced bellows, connectors, and aerodynamic airframe seals, door and hatch seals along with a wide range of customized valve, hatch, door and window seals.

Utilizing proven Parker elastomer compounds qualified to aerospace and Mil standards, we provide real-world solutions for the aerospace industry’s toughest problems.

Military, tactical and combat aircraft and vehicles are being used in more demanding conditions than ever before. And traditional static sealing methods are struggling to keep up with changing requirements.

Utilizing proven high performance materials that deliver reliable sealing we are engineering reliable solutions to challenging thermal, pressure, vibration and atmospheric conditions.

Mercury (1958-1963). Apollo (1961-75).
Gemini (1962-66). Space Shuttle (1972-2011).
Skylab (1973-1979). SpaceLab (1974-2000).
Viking Lander System (1976-1980).
International Space Station (1994 - Present).

Parker CSS products have been supporting NASA and its commercial partners who continue to make historic breakthroughs in space. And we'll continue to make history with them and commercial ventures that are revolutionizing space technology. It's exciting to be part of these past, present and future journeys!