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Know More About Ohmite: Ohmite Manufacturing Company was founded in 1925 by David Siegel with the purpose of manufacturing caron and wire wound lug resistors for Chicago’s radio manufacturing industry. As the electronics industry grew, the company adapted and began servicing the changing design requirements. It soon becomes one of the leaders in providing resistive products for high current, high voltage, and high energy applications for 8 decades. In 1953, the company moved from Chicago to Illinois. In 1996, Ohmite acquired Memcor-Truohm and in 1999, it acquired Ward Leonard Resistors.

Why Not Going with Big Brand Like Samtec:  Samtec is a global electronics interconnect manufacturer with annual revenue of $500 million. Their products include high speed, micro pitch, flexible board stacking systems, cable assemblies, RF components and cables. In recent news, Samtec has announced an agreement with Hirose Electric USA to license their IT3 / IT5 high speed elevated mezzanine connector systems, one of their better known products. Samtec Connectors will now be marketing the mezzanine systems and it will be a large addition to their product line. It can be used in applications where stack heights must be high and signals must be tightly controlled, while providing two reputable companies that can provide these products.

Why Deutsch Group is Famous for Optical Connector: The Deutsch Group, a manufacturer of electrical and fiber optic connectors, specializes in products that perform in extreme environments with high temperature, pressure, and vibration. Their products are used in such applications as space, defense, civil and military aerospace, Formula 1 cars, as well as various other applications.

Know More About Panduit: Panduit, headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois, is currently a worldwide manufacturer of physical infrastructure solutions for power, communications, computing, control, and security systems. The company was founded in 1955 by Jack E Caveney and has grown significantly since then. Today, the privately held company boasts annual revenue of over $1 billion, with over 5,000 employees in more than 120 countries. It owns 11 ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 certified manufacturing facilities, seven of which are located in the United States, as well as 12 global warehouses. The physical infrastructure solutions that Panduit makes focuses in certain key areas: data center, enterprise networks, connected buildings, industrial automation, and OEM/MRO.

How AVX Corporation Developed as Best Electronic Components Manufacturer: AVX Corporation, a 71% owned subsidiary of Kyocera Electronics Corporation, is an electronic components manufacturer located in Greenville, South Carolina. AVX has 9,900 employees and conducts business in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with 2012 sales at $1.55 billion. Asia accounts for 45% of AVX sales, with its major customers being Motorola, Nokia, and Robert Bosch GmbH. The company has three business units: passive components, KED Resale, and Connectors. Passive Components includes electrical components for automotive braking, cell phones, copiers, hearing aids, and locomotives. KED Resale sells Kyocera products including ceramic and tantalum capacitors. Connectors have applications in the automotive and medical industries.

Brief History About Glenair: Glenair, Inc., a privately-held ISO 9001 company, began operations in 1956 as a company that specifically produces electrical connector accessories.  They currently offer over a dozen full-spectrum product lines that meet most interconnect requirements, including military qualified and commercial connectors. This company strives to keep its production in quality controlled plants here in the USA, as well as Western Europe for selected connector products. All connectors, backshells, and interconnect cable assemblies are made in either America, England, or Italy.