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Over 40 years, Cartridge Actuated Devices Inc. has been specializing in the field of custom pyrotechnic development. The company designs and manufactures CAD/PAD devices, including explosive squibs, pressure cartridges, valves, cable cutters, actuators, pin pullers, thrusters, explosive bolts, puncture devices and pneumatic actuation systems, among others. It caters customized state-of-the-art total pyrotechnic solutions for the worldwide markets, such as defense, military, fire suppression and oil field sectors. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100-B, as well as serves the facility of 18,000-square feet building located in Fairfield, N.J.

Cartridge Actuated Devices, founded in 1963, is a privately held business, manufacturing custom pyrotechnic devices. The company designs and manufactures explosive squibs, valves, cutters, pulling and thrusting devices, explosive bolts, puncturing devices, pneumatic actuation systems, and underwater devices. It offers thrusters and actuators in a wide range of output and stroke combinations. The firm also manufactures nonmetallic bolts that are ideal for use when the high-strength of a steel bolt is not required. The company s products are employed in a wide variety of military, industrial and scientific applications worldwide. The company s quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards, and complies with the Federal Aviation Administration s parts manufacturing approval. It also has an on-site government quality assurance representation. Cartridge Actuated Devices is headquartered in Fairfield, N.J.