
Specialty Pneumatics for Legacy Military Aircraft
TAVCO, founded in Southern California in 1950, has served the aerospace industry since its inception delivering the highest quality products. Services include manufacture, test, overhaul and repair of products for manual or automatic control of fluids or gases with a focus on high pressure pneumatics. TAVCO’s wide range of capabilities has content on military and commercial platforms including but not limited to F-15, UH-60, E-3, F-16, CH-53, P-3, T-50, KC-10, DC-10, MD-11, S-61 S-76, Cessna 500 series, and Beechjet 400 series. TAVCO has in-house capability for manufacturing both valves and pressure vessels and is a Certified FAA Repair Station – providing complete service to customers.




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TAVCO is located in Chatsworth, California. We manufacture military and commercial pressure vessels and valves for the US Government, the international free world government, commercial business jet and helicopter customers and prime contractors. TAVCO is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on hundreds of airframe part numbers, utilizing our TAVCO engineer’s expertise to manufacture, design and test all products.
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Product Lines
TAVCO manufactures a wide variety of bottles and valves used on various military and commercial applications. In addition to manufacturing, TAVCO has robust in-house capabilities such as machining, welding and coating. Common systems these products are on include: emergency door opening systems, blow-down bottles, emergency brake systems, emergency oxygen, and waveguide pressurization systems.
Pressure Vessels
TAVCO manufactures pressure vessels in a variety of shapes and sizes, including toroidal, spherical, and cylindrical shapes that range in size from a few inches to several feet long (about 6 – 1350 cubic inches in volume). Bottles are made of a variety of materials including 4130 steel and Inconel.
Valves
TAVCO manufactures a variety of valve types including, but not limited to charge valves, safety relief valves, shut-off valves, solenoid valves and regulating valves.
Systems
TAVCO manufactures complete systems including pressure vessels, valves and the accompanying hardware, manifolds and bracketry.
CONTACT TAVCO Inc
20500 Prairie St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Tel: +1.818.882.5411
Fax: +1.818.998.8391
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