Switlik Survival Products

Switlik Survival Products Switlik designs and creates inflatable safety and survival products for the aviation, marine, and mi ESTABLISHED IN 1920, Switlik Parachute Co.

has been owned and operated by the Switlik family for four generations and is known worldwide as a manufacturer of the highest quality sewn and heat sealed inflatable safety and survival products for the aviation, marine, and military/government markets. OUR CAPABILITIES include a wide variety of anti-exposure and anti-g suits, inflatable life rafts, inflatable life vests, inflation systems and ot

her specialty textile-based military equipment all manufactured at our 85,000 sq. ft facility located in Trenton, NJ USA.

We were happy to join Secumar lifejackets in Germany to celebrate their centennial and witness firsthand the legacy the ...
09/10/2026

We were happy to join Secumar lifejackets in Germany to celebrate their centennial and witness firsthand the legacy the Bernhardt family has built over the last century.

As a fellow multi-generation manufacturer of survival equipment, we understand the dedication required to uphold that responsibility year after year.

Congratulations on this milestone!🎉 We look forward to seeing what the next hundred years bring.

We're at MSPO. If you're attending, stop by and see the latest survival solutions from Switlik and Parasnake.📍 Hall 2, B...
09/08/2026

We're at MSPO. If you're attending, stop by and see the latest survival solutions from Switlik and Parasnake.

📍 Hall 2, Booth 2C05
📍Outdoor Booth 6Z03

09/07/2026

Our SAR-6 Life Raft assisting the Australian Maritime Safety Authority - AMSA in this rescue. 🙌🏼

Proud to see our equipment supporting real-world operations and helping keep people safe🚨🌊

Today, we recognize the dedication, skill, and hard work of the people who keep industries moving, communities supported...
09/07/2026

Today, we recognize the dedication, skill, and hard work of the people who keep industries moving, communities supported, and missions possible.

Thank you to everyone whose efforts make a difference every day.🇺🇸

09/04/2026

Before we design a product, we learn what our customers face, down to the smallest detail. The environments they work in. The challenges they encounter.

That understanding drives every decision we make, from the smallest component to the final product.

Your safety is always at the center of every decision we make.

Is your raft due for service?🤔It's easy to overlook your life raft until the moment you actually need it.Every unit that...
09/02/2026

Is your raft due for service?🤔

It's easy to overlook your life raft until the moment you actually need it.

Every unit that comes through our shop gets the same standard: hands-on inspection, professional repack, and a check that it's ready to perform. This is what being prepared actually looks like.

Thank you to everyone who entered our Limited Edition Giveaway! We're excited to announce our winner: , who completed ev...
08/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who entered our Limited Edition Giveaway!

We're excited to announce our winner: , who completed every step of entry. Congratulations, your Switlik patch is on the way.

Thanks to everyone who participated. More giveaways coming soon! Stay tuned👀

Behind every Switlik product, there is someone who sewed it by hand, checked it, and stood behind it. On National Women'...
08/26/2026

Behind every Switlik product, there is someone who sewed it by hand, checked it, and stood behind it. On National Women's Equality Day, we're recognizing the women on our Trenton production floor who've kept that standard for over 100 years, because the people who build safety equipment are just as much a part of the story as the equipment itself.

What does a watch have to do with aviation? More than you'd think. ✈️⌚Alberto Santos-Dumont was flying airships over Par...
08/24/2026

What does a watch have to do with aviation? More than you'd think. ✈️⌚

Alberto Santos-Dumont was flying airships over Paris at the turn of the century. Louis Cartier was a jeweler and a friend. In 1904, Santos-Dumont ran into a problem: timing a flight meant taking a hand off the controls to dig a pocket watch out of his jacket.

He mentioned it to Cartier. Cartier came back with something nobody was making yet: a flat, square-cased watch strapped to the wrist, readable at a glance, with both hands still on the machine.

Cartier put it into production in 1911 as the Santos. The wristwatch had stopped being jewelry and become flight equipment: the first piece of gear built around what a pilot actually needs in the air.

That's still the whole idea. Equipment designed by the people who understand the problem, for the people who have to solve it at altitude.

Did you know this fun fact? 👀

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1325 East State St
Trenton, NJ
08609

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm

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