Beginning in the early 1960's, Jaquith has become the recognized leader in airport lighting hardware—producing dependable, standard or customized lighting airport equipment. Frangible masts for airport approach and clear zone applications were introduced in the early 1970's with the aluminum FAM frangible masts and in the 1980's with the introduction of the fiberglass LIR frangible masts.
Jaquith's Vega Airport Lighting Hardware is built to withstand adverse environmental, thermal or sonic conditions. No matter if the lighting is subjected to frost, jet blast, or vibrations from widebodies and military transports, the lighting and hardware endures. Dependability is an important consideration when millions of airport travelers rely on safe flying conditions.
Vega in-pavement (load bearing) and edge lighting (non-load bearing) light bases, mounting stakes, adapters, spacer & flange rings and covers are designed and manufactured to meet the tolerances and quality specifications in accordance with strict FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. Jaquith also provides installation of the airport lighting hardware along with on-site expertise for any hardware installation.
For years, Jaquith has worked closely with the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the US Military, IEC, domestic and international Airport authorities and General Aviation groups to improve airport lighting hardware—from inpavement lighting such as centerline and touchdown zone, taxiway, approach or threshold to all types of elevated lighting support hardware.. Currently, Jaquith is actively involved in developing state-of-the-art frangible hardware systems for clear zone applications which will dramatically enhance air travel safety such as Runway Visual Range (RVR), Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) and area flood lighting. New security systems are being deployed around airfields and Jaquith has been actively adapting these systems to mount on frangible masts where necessary.
When airports need to upgrade lighting, extend or rebuild a runway, construct reliever facilities, design engineers and our customers depend on Jaquith to help specify, fabricate and deliver a complete line of airport lighting hardware and/or frangible masts that meet their needs.