Electrical Wholesalers, Inc. distributor of electrical products has some 20 locations throughout Connecticut, carrying ballasts, conduit, lamps and lighting, switches, and voice/data communications equipment. Electrical Wholesalers (EW) was established in 1956 by Hymen and Pearl Namerow. In 2006 the Namerow family sold EW to U.S. Electrical Services, an electrical products wholesaler established by Richard Worthy, the former CEO of Sonepar USA. A year later Consolidated Electrical Distributors acquired U.S. Electrical Services and Electrical Wholesalers.

YEInternational, that's who. The Finnish firm is a leading European importer and wholesaler of electronic components and tools, servicing clients in Finland, Russia, Ukraine, and several Baltic nations. The company sources products ranging from batteries and soldering items to switches, connectors, and semiconductors. YEInternational offers a range of support services as well, including catalogue sales, stocking, and a retail outlet in Espoo (just outside of Helsinki). CEO Jussi Aspiala's family owns about half of the company's shares.

Hunzicker Brothers distributes electrical equipment and supplies to customers from seven locations throughout Oklahoma. It also conducts educational classes in power quality, electric motors, and heat tracing, among others. The Hunzicker Lighting Gallery, complete with showroom, offers professional lighting design services. The Hunzicker family, now in its fourth generation of ownership, holds controlling interest. Hunzicker Sales was founded in 1920 by brothers Walter and Frederick Hunzicker; its name was changed to Hunzicker Brothers four years later. The brothers started the business by buying a rail car full of light bulbs and reselling them. It later expanded into electrical fixtures and related products.

Craig and Derricott is a British Manufacturer of control gear products with a reputation for engineering expertise, customer service and well proven products. In February 2008 the company was acquired by Victory Transformers and Switchgear of India. Victory is a well established family owned company specializing in Power and Distribution Transformers based in Hyderabad with several other factories also in India. Since being acquired Craig and Derricott have engaged in a program of investment and growth with significant recruitment across the business in Engineering, Sales and Manufacturing. New products are being progressively introduced along with other significant product upgrades and enhancements.

DFT Microsystems delivers high throughput, comprehensive test solutions for a broad range of high-speed semiconductor device interfaces. The company’s products dramatically reduce test costs and accelerate time-to-volume by leveraging DFT Microsystems’ revolutionary signal processing algorithms and highly-integrated implementation technology. The company is positioned to become a leading supplier of compact high-speed serial test solutions for customers spanning the microelectronic device, board, and system industries.

Cambridge Mechatronics (formerly 1 Limited) has an unlimited desire to bring its proprietary technology to the eyes and ears of the world. The company develops and licenses its Helimorph piezo ceramic actuator technology to electronics manufacturers, who incorporate the tiny electronic devices into products such as laptops, PDAs, and camera-enabled cell phones. Cambridge Mechatronics touts the Helimorph technology as being compact, lightweight, energy-efficient, and scalable. The company also developed the Digital Sound Projector chipset, which enables surround sound from a single loudspeaker panel. Cambridge Mechatronics' audio partners include Dolby, Pioneer, and Yamaha.

Elliott Electric Supply has become a regional leader in the electrical distribution and industrial automation industry. In June 2008, Elliott Electric Supply was ranked 25th in Electrical Wholesaling magazine's listing of the 200 largest distributors in the United States (based on Sales in 2007). Elliott Electric Supply has been committed to growth by providing the most knowledgeable sales staff in the industry, strategic partnerships with customers and manufacturers, and constant improvement in services and operations.

MTS Systems Corporation supplies testing systems and industrial position sensors in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Test and Sensors. The Test segment provides testing solutions, including hardware, software, and aftermarket support. It offers road and track simulators, tire performance, and transmission test systems for automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorsports vehicles, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, rail, and off-road vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers. This segment also provides systems to test wear and performance of implants, prostheses, and other medical and dental materials and devices for bio-mechanical applications. In addition, it offers products to manufacturers of commercial, military, and private aircraft and their suppliers for testing of aircraft and space vehicles, as well as sub-systems, components, and materials. Further, this segment sells various accessories and spare parts, as well as provides services, including installation, calibration, maintenance, training, and consulting. The Sensors segment manufactures products utilizing magnetostriction technology for manufacturers of plastic injection molding machines, steel mills, fluid power, oil and gas, medical, wood product processing equipment, mobile equipment, and alternative energy. Its products are also used to measure fluid displacement, such as liquid levels for customers in the process industries. MTS Systems sells its products and systems through a direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and independent distributors, as well as through the Internet and catalog. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

CEO and owner William Schnirring's father acquired Springfield Electric Supply Company, Inc. in 1929. Springfield Electric Supply distributes electrical products and supplies, lighting equipment, motor controls, and communications cable and wiring to customers through 11 branch locations in Illinois. Four locations have lighting showrooms. The company carries 250 product lines and stocks 20,000 products. The firm also provides value-added services such as material management, lighting and fuse audits, and inventory management services.

ARISE Technologies wants to wake up mainstream North America to the need for solar energy. ARISE (short for Appropriate, Renewable, Intelligent, Sustainable, Energy) Technologies produces and sells a variety of residential solar energy products. The company operates a network of more than 150 solar energy dealers across Canada. It distributes its products through its Prometheus Energy division. Among the solar energy components that the company is commercializing is a thin-film solar cell technology that it is developing with Komag and the University of Toronto.

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