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Phoenix Contact is a worldwide producer headquartered in Blomberg, Germany. Established in 1923 in Essen, Germany, Phoenix Contact started off as a commercial agency selling contact wire terminals for electric trams. In 1928 the company worked with Rhine-Westphalia Electricity Works to develop the world’s first modular terminal block. Since then, the company’s influence has gone global, manufacturing industrial automation, interconnection, and interface solutions. Phoenix Contact also developed their INTERBUS fieldbus system which has revolutionized cross-system openness from the sensor to the control.

The company’s history of innovation runs still deeper. In 1911, Kettering invented the first viable electric starter, derived from a cash register motor, which were used by Cadillac in 1912. In 1915, he invented the Delco-Light, a portable internal combustion power and light generator intended for those without access to the electrical grid system. In 1918, General Motors acquired United Motors Company which contained Delco, among other manufacturers. In 1985, GM merged Delco Electronics with Hughes Aircraft to form Hughes Electronics Corporation as an independent subsidiary. In 1930, Delco developed the Cold Carburetion System, an auto carburetion system functioning as both a standard carburetor and a fuel injection system. In 1956, the company invented a transistorized hybrid signal-seeking car radio using both vacuum tubes and transistors in its circuitry.

Backplane or backplane system is a group of electrical connectors in parallel with each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors forming a computer bus. It is used as a backbone to connect several printed circuit boards together to make up a complete computer system. Backplane commonly use a printed circuit board but wire wrapped backplanes have also been used in minicomputers and high reliability applications. A backplane is generally differentiated from a motherboard by the lack of on-board processing and storage elements. A backplane uses plug-in cards for storage and processing. Backplanes are normally used in preference to cables because of their greater reliability. In a cabled system, the cables need to be flexed every time that a card is added or removed from the system; this flexing eventually causes mechanical failures.

Different Types of Relay Sockets for a Wide Variety of Applications:There are different types of relay sockets such as board mount, extended height, low profile, micro-miniature, mounting track, and quick mount sockets. Each relay adheres to certain voltage capacities. Relay sockets are used in a variety of applications such as:

• Lighting
• Avionic Control
• Instrumentation
• Aircraft Power Distribution
• Sealed Interface for Electromechanical Relays
• Military Vehicles
• Aircraft
• Avionic Systems

History of Merging and Acquisitions: Bendix Corporation was first founded in 1927 by Vincent Bendix.  They merged with Westinghouse Air Brake Company in Wilmerding, Pa. which was a manufacturer for air brakes founded by George Westinghouse. Then they established the name Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company. This company went worldwide by completing licensing agreements with Westinghouse companies in France, Germany, Italy and England. During World War II, air braking becomes a standard for all heavy trucks, tractor-trailers, buses, fire trucks and off-highway vehicles.

Benefits of Circular Connectors:Circular connectors are used in many different industries, including aerospace, aviation, industrial, and military projects. A circular connector is an electrical connector that is designed to have multiple interconnects with cylinder-shaped contact housings. The materials that are housed in connectors include plastic, metal, and aluminum alloy. Circular connectors are designed to conveniently store different types of contacts due to its wide range design of contact voltages and currents. There are many manufacturers that produce circular connectors, spanning several different industries.

Among the best and leading: Aero-Electric Connector has been in business since 1983. The company specializes in the manufacturing of connectors and copper & fiber interconnect systems to the following markets: military/aerospace, commercial aviation, business aviation, aircraft engines, marine applications, heavy equipment, rail mass transit, geophysical, machine automation/motion control, medical equipment, general industries and telecommunications. The manufacturing process is vertically integrated and is ISO 9001: 2008 and AS9100, Rev. B certified. Aero-Electric Connector has manufacturing and assembly facilities in Torrance and Santa Ana, California, Mount Clemens, Michigan and serves the needs of customers throughout the Americas and Asia.

Growing at an impressive speed: Abracon was established on August 5^th, 1992 and vision them as being top tier global manufacturer. They obtained an ISO9001-2008 certification that gave them access to invest in both North American & off-shore manufacture facilities and technology partners, established channel partnerships with up-coming technology companies. The company has certified with design and application engineering resources in California & Illinois; and sales offices in Texas, California, Taiwan, Singapore, and Germany.

How Assmann Comes Into Worldwide Manufacturer: Assmann WSW components are a worldwide manufacturer of connectors, heat sinks, cable applications, and various components. The company was founded in 1969 by the Dieter Assmann in Germany. The Assmann family already owned another company called Assmann & Sohne which was a manufacturer of metal buttons for the clothing industry as well as medals for the military. The company that Dieter Assmann started focused on the development and production of IC sockets and IDC connectors for various flat cable applications. It wasn't until later in the 80’s, that Dieter Assmann combined the two companies.

History About Hirose Electric Group: Hirose Electric Group, a Japanese company founded in 1937, specializes in the manufacturing of connectors. They became an international company in 1968 and have annual revenue of $900 million, with a gross profit of $300 million. As of 2006, they have 3,975 employees. Hirose manufactures a large array of specialty connectors: circular, rectangular, coaxial, modular, board-to-board, board-to-wire, FPC/FFC, card edge, optical connectors and devices, microwave components, and memory cards and IC sockets. Their interconnects have board-to-wire, board-to-board, flexible circuits, and medical electronics applications.