Pressure Hull Penetrators

Teledyne D.G.O’Brien is one of the world's premiere producers of Pressure Hull Penetrators (PHP, or often referred to as Hull Glands or Hull Fittings) for manned submarines around the world. A PHP is used to bring a circuit (electric or optic) from outside a submarine pressure hull to the inside, while assuring under all operating and failure modes, there is no leak path to the inside of the submarine (fail-safe). Teledyne D.G.O’Brien often incorporates glass-to-metal sealing into the PHP for the maximum protection of the sailors inside. Teledyne D.G.O’Brien has produced thousands of penetrators in a wide variety of configurations; PHPs can have connectors on the outboard side or cables molded directly to the penetrator body. Teledyne D.G.O’Brien has provided PHPs for Navies around the globe: e.g. USA, UK, Australia, France, Israel, Egypt Teledyne D.G.O’Brien has provided PHPs for deep diving scientific submersibles operated in the USA and Japan (up to 6500 meter depth rating) since the 1960s. Teledyne D.G.O’Brien has provided PHPs for three-phase power 1-361 conductors electric and optical systems sonar, communication and towed array systems The applications are endless For maximum product assurance and protection of the submariner, Teledyne D.G.O’Brien maintains strict process control so critical material used in PHPs is fully certified and fully traceable to the original heat number.

Can you adapt an existing product? Talk to a Teledyne D.G.O’Brien customer support representative to determine whether a catalog product may meet your needs. If so, we can fulfill your request quickly. If not, we can adapt an existing product to be perfect for your application. Since 1962, we have developed and built thousands of products - as a result we have many standard products to choose from. We can help you identify which of these products will work best for you. If these standard products do not fit your specifications, we will adapt a previously proven design in order to meet your requirments.

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