About Cole Instrument
Vision
To become the incomparable supplier for quality and innovation in rotary switches and optical encoder design and manufacturing
Mission
The success of Cole Instrument is built on the extensive talents of dedicated employees and the trust and support of its broad list of customers.
Our Industries
When your application must meet extreme requirements and provide exacting results, let Cole assume the challenge and prove it is the Innovative Switch Company.
Military Applications
Aerospace Applications
Commercial Applications
Research & Development
- Principles
- Partnerships
- Employees
Principles
We eat, breathe and embrace lean principles:
- Our workfoce is small (smaller overhead) but efficient and quicker to respond to emergent requirements.
- Low turn over means decades of experience throughout the workforce.
- We have shorter lead-times than our competitors.
- We invest our profits into R & D.
- We are a second generation, family-owned business.
Partnerships
Cole has been honored to be a supplier for Boeing for over 35 years.
Cole also is in partnerships with Tier 1 Boeing suppliers BAE, Korry, Honeywell and Hexcel.
Employees
The success of Cole Instrument is built on the extensive talents of dedicated employees and the trust and support of its broad customer base.
We offer our deepest appreciateion and heartfelt thanks to them all.
Manufacturing
- Facility
- Technology
State-of-the-Art Manufacturing
Cole Instrument occupies more than 24,000 sq. ft. in its Santa Ana, California plan.
Cutting Edge Technology
Cole Intrument uses the latest, state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing equipment.