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Company - Strategic Alliances
What We Do
Active in design, development, and manufacturing of softgood products. These technically advanced fabrics, films, laminates or composites are developed by ILC for specific customer applications. Softgoods are flexible by design, resulting in innovative, user-friendly products for our customers' most challenging situations. Listed below are examples of strategic alliances that have resulted in significant market advantages for both ILC and our alliance partners.
Development Partner Examples
  • American Blimp Corporation
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • International Development Partner
  • AstraZeneca
  • Boeing
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • Department of Defense
  • Hamilton Sundstrand
  • NASA
  • Novartis
  • TCOM
  • Zeppelin
  • 3M
Core Competencies
Design Capabilities
  • CAD
  • Stereolithography
  • Prototype Development Lab
  • Materials Development Lab
  • Process Development Lab
  • Multi-faceted Test Lab
  • World Class Softgoods Product Designers
  • Integrated Product Teams

Materials Development

  • Coating
  • Laminating
  • Milling
  • Mixing
  • Polymer Synthesis
  • Analytical & Wet Chemistry



Computer Aided Manufacturing

  • CNC Milling
  • Laser Precision Materials Cutting
Manufacturing Fabrication Processes Fabric Softgoods

  • RF Sealing
  • Thermal Sealing
  • Ultrasonic Sealing
  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Sewing
  • Taping


  • Composites

  • Compression Molding
  • Filament Winding
  • Resin Transfer Molding
  • Rigidization
  • Vacuum Bag Molding
  • Wet Lay-up


  • Molding

  • Injection
  • Spin Cast
  • Thermal Forming
  • Quality
    The product quality culture at ILC stems from the company's long involvement with NASA in the design, development, and manufactureof life critical space suits to the highest quality standards. To assure these products are designed and manufactured to the highest quality and reliability standards, ILC has implemented and has trained personnel in NHB-5300.4(1D-2), MIL-Q-9858A, and MIL-I-45208A quality and inspection systems. The company is ISO 9001 certified.
    Supplier Relationships

    ILC Dover is committed to having a world class purchasing system that promotes inclusion of small, small disadvantaged, woman, HUBZone, and veteran-owned businesses; as well as historically black and tribal colleges, universities, and minority institutions in business opportunities.


    American Blimp Corporation
    American Blimp Corporation

    Eli Lilly & Company
    Eli Lilly & Company

    International Development Partner
    International Development Partner



    To discuss how we may provide solutions to your most critical needs, please contact:

    Steve Lloyd