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November, 2007: Cleveland, OH COTSWORKS joins the Ohio Aerospace Institute Small Business Network. As a growing aerospace company located in a state that focuses on aviation manufacturing, COTSWORKS is excited to be a part of the research and networking expertise that OAI has to offer. “With Industry sponsors such as GE Aviation and Boeing, we are excited to be a part of first class team of our customers and the industry experts at OAI” said COTSWORKS Director Ken Applebaum. Mike Heil, President and CEO of OAI added “we are pleased to add COTSWORKS to our growing industry network showing that Ohio is a center of innovation for aerospace work.” More information about OAI can be found online at http://www.oai.org/working/members/index.html.
 
May 2007: As of May 16th, 2007, COTSWORKS is now represented in Europe by Laser 2000.

November 2006: Cleveland, OH - COTSWORKS extends its Filament Product line of Bi-Directional SFF transceivers to support 1000 Base speeds. Filament products are -40 to 85C operating temperature, MIL 883 rated, and come with full case composition and testing analysis. COTSWORKS offers parts in LC and SC connector options or pigtailed with many types of fiber and connectors. COTSWORKS ruggedizes Filament with various types of conformal coating including Parylene.

June 2006: Cleveland, OH - COTSWORKS now offers ruggedized 1000, 2.5, and 4 G duplex SFF transceivers for rugged environments. Utilizing the highest quality VCSEL optics, the SFF line of transceivers offer -40 to 85 C operating temperature, MIL 883 rating, and come with case composition and testing analysis. COTSWORKS ruggedizes Filament with various types of conformal coating including Parylene.

January, 2006 Cleveland, OH - Champion Optical Technology Services announced the release of Linkbright optical fiber. Linkbright can be ordered in any color even with process or spot color matching specifications. Linkbright has an extremely high bend radius and operating temperature but is more cost effective than most aerospace grade fiber optic cables.

January, 2006 Cleveland, OH - Champion Optical Technology Services announced the industry's first aerospace ready single fiber transceiver in the MSA 2x5 industry standard form factor (SFF). Named Filament, the product family includes 100BaseX modules that meet or exceed MIL-STD 883 requirements for temperature, moisture resistance, tri-axis vibration, and physical shock. COTSWORKS ruggedizes Filament with various types of conformal coating including Parylene.