Research Assemblies

Custom Engineered Cables Assemblies

Producing Over 50,000 Assemblies Every Year in USA

Miltary Applications

Custom Engineered Cables Assemblies

Producing Over 50,000 Assemblies Every Year in USA

Medical Assemblies

Custom Engineered Cables Assemblies

Producing Over 50,000 Assemblies Every Year in USA

Fiber Optic Assemblies

Research, Medical, Space, Defense and Industrial Applications

Producing Over 50,000 Assemblies Every Year in USA

SETTING THE STANDARD IN THE INNOVATION OF FIBER OPTICS

Since its founding in 2002, Coastal Connections has become one of the leading providers of engineered fiber optic cables and terminations in the world. We serve the medical, space, defense, and industrial markets.

Our medical cables are sold around the world for laser surgery and medical diagnosis. Coastal Connections’ space cables are used for laser communication and in laboratory experiments, while the defense cables are used on land and in aircraft for communications and sensing.

Located in Ventura, California, Coastal Connections manufactures industrial cables for strain, pressure, and positional sensing. We serve all of these markets by having great people and stocking hundreds of specialty fibers, connectors, and cables.

UNIQUE PRODUCTS

  • Qualified FC Connector for Space and Mobile Applications
  • Single-Mode Connectors for 2,000 Watt Pulses
  • End-Capped Cables for ≤405nm and HP Lasers
  • High Power Cables for Laser Communications
  • 250um OD End-Caps on 125um OD Fibers
  • Multiple PM Fibers Aligned in a Capillary
  • Pull fibers though 100 meters of tubing
  • 0 to 45° Polishes on Fibers and Ferrules
  • Qualified FC Connector for Space and Mobile Applications
  • Single-Mode Connectors for 2,000 Watt Pulses
  • End-Capped Cables for ≤405nm and HP Lasers
  • High Power Cables for Laser Communications
  • 250um OD End-Caps on 125um OD Fibers
  • Multiple PM Fibers Aligned in a Capillary
  • Pull fibers though 100 meters of tubing
  • 0 to 45° Polishes on Fibers and Ferrules

ANDY DEVINE,

PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

Prior to founding Coastal Connections, Andy Devine was a Program Manager, Business Unit Leader, and Director of Operations at RIFOCS, a fiber optic company.

As a program manager, he performed the initial qualification of the AVIM connector for thermal cycling in space. As a business unit leader, he grew the cable assembly business from $7 million to $12 million in sales in 18 months. Prior to RIFOCS, he developed tools to install small optical cables and arrays in the ocean and was an inspector for subsea cable installation in Malaysia.

Andy holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, California and an MBA from Pepperdine, Malibu, CA.

JOHN LU, APPLICATIONS, SALES ENGINEER
John joined Coastal Connections in 2018. Before joining Coastal Connections, he was a project/product manager who specialized in designing and manufacturing corrosion-resistant capital equipment to ASME standards for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries.

John holds a BS Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

RICH DAHLBERG, QUALITY/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Rich joined Coastal Connections in 2019, bringing nearly a decade of hands-on Quality and Manufacturing experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and aerospace industries. He specializes in data-driven process improvement and the use of quality systems and tools to deliver a world-class customer experience. Rich is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt and earned his MBA from Franciscan University.

QUALITY POLICY

Quality First. Coastal Connections strives to exceed our customer’s expectations, while maintaining our industry leadership, through continuous improvement of our products and quality system.

MISSION

Maintain a workplace which encourages teamwork, growth, and profitability by providing quality, timely, and innovative, fiber optic assemblies. Positively impact employees and society by staying ethical and open, while balancing the needs of employees and customers.

CERTIFICATIONS

• ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System
• ITAR Registered
• NASA 8739.5 Certified Operators