Design and manufacture of electrical slip ring Assemblies

Defence and turret slip rings

Cobham - Le Plessis-Robinson supplied the turret slip ring for the Leclerc Main Battle Tank (Giat Industries) and the slip ring for the optronic sight.

Turret slip ring of the Leclerc Main Battle Tank. 

Cobham - Le Plessis-Robinson supplied the radar and turret slip rings for Thomson's CROTALE weapon system.

Turret slip ring on board Thomson's CROTALE weapon system.

Aerospace slip rings

Slip ring for strain-gauging on helicopter tail rotor.

Tail rotor slip ring on board of the Westland/Agusta EH 101 helicopter supplied by Air Precision.

Slip ring for strain-gauging on main helicopter rotor.

Space slip rings

Slip ring fitted on a weather satellite.

Industry slip rings

Slip ring used in the manufacture of plastic film.

Slip ring fitted on automatic machine.

Slip ring used in the manufacture of equipment for the car industry.

Naval slip rings

Optronic Fire Control System NAJIR 2000 supplied with Air Precision slip ring.
(Photo : Matra DES).

Slip ring sub-assembly integrated into a naval surveillance radar.

Slip ring designed for a naval missile launcher.

Winch slip ring used in exposed area.

Offshore slip rings

Slip ring supplied by Air Precision for the Laminaria programme.

Slip ring supplied by Air Precision for the FPU project Central North Sea.

Radar slip rings

Rotary Joint RJ 6926/02

7 Channels for ATC system :

1.  2 S-band WG-channels
2.  2 S-band coaxial channel
3.  3 L-band coaxial channels
4.  12 ways slip ring
5.  Dual encoders for azimuth position monitoring

Rotary Joint RJ 6940/01

6 Channels for ATC system :

1.  2 S-band WG-channels
2.  1 S-band coaxial channel
3.  3 L-band coaxial channels
4.  28 ways slip ring
5.  Dual encoders for azimuth position monitoring
6. Overhaul interval 7 years

Slip ring supplied by Air Precision for the FPU project Central North Sea.

Radar slip ring on board a naval weapon system.

Rotary Joint RJ 6936/01

Three Channels Rotary Joint :

1.  One Waveguide X-band channel
2.  Two Coaxial L-band channels
3.  Six ways slip ring package

Standard catalog slip rings

Metal version of a T13 slip ring. (available from stock)

Economical version of a T13 slip ring. (available from stock)

Metal version of a T20 slip ring. (available from stock)