HITEC Sensors Achieves AS9100D Certification
at ITAR Registered U.S. Manufacturing Facility

Chelmsford, Massachusetts., United States, June 11, 2026 - HITEC Sensor Developments, a U.S. based designer and manufacturer of custom strain gauge force and torque sensors, today announced that its Chelmsford, Massachusetts facility has achieved AS9100D Design and production certification, the internationally recognized quality management standard for aerospace and defense manufacturing. 

The certification expands HITEC's AS9100-certified aerospace manufacturing capability into the United States, complementing the company's established AS9100-certified operations in Sri Lanka, which have supported aerospace programs since 2009. The achievement strengthens HITEC's ability to provide customers with additional supply chain flexibility, domestic manufacturing options, and expanded capacity for aerospace and defense applications.

The certification qualifies HITEC U.S. to supply sensors into aerospace and defense applications, in addition to the company's established role in flight test instrumentation, structural test, and certification testing. Coming at a moment when U.S. aerospace and defense procurement is prioritizing domestic supply, the credential positions HITEC to support next-generation programs including sixth-generation fighter aircraft, autonomous collaborative platforms, future vertical lift, advanced composite commercial airframes, and supersonic flight. 

As an ITAR registered organization, HITEC supports programs requiring compliant handling of export-controlled technical data, secure engineering collaboration, and U.S.-based manufacturing for sensitive aerospace and defense applications.

George Low, General Manager of HITEC Sensors, said: 

“AS9100D design and production certification means HITEC U.S. can now support our aerospace and defense customers across the full program lifecycle — from prototype instrumentation through certification testing through production aircraft delivery. It is a meaningful step change in what we can offer to OEM's and Tier 1 suppliers building America's next generation of aerospace platforms.” 

AS9100D extends ISO 9001 with aerospace-specific requirements covering risk management, configuration control, product traceability to the individual component level, counterfeit parts prevention, and product safety.  

Barnaby Loehnis, President of Humanetics Sensors, added: 

“This certification is an important milestone for HITEC Sensors U.S. and for the wider Humanetics Sensors group. It validates HITEC as a serious U.S.-based partner for the aerospace and defense OEM's leading the modernization of America's air power, and it opens the door to broader collaboration across our group — combining HITEC's custom strain gauge and force sensing expertise with Fibercore's specialized optical fibers which are used in navigational gyroscopes and other sensing applications including structural health monitoring of composite airframes.”