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Fischer Connectors’s main production site in Saint-Prex, Switzerland (2013) Fischer Connectors is a Swiss multinational company that designs, manufactures and distributes electrical connectors and optical fiber connectors, cable assemblies and electronic and connectivity systems.
The company was founded in 1920 as a manufacturer of parking meters, trading as Fisher Limited.The name was subsequently changed to Fisher Karpark Industries ('FKI'). In 1987 it merged with Babcock International to form FKI Babcock [1] but then demerged the heavy engineering parts of Babcock again in 1989. [2]
[1] In February 1969, Emerson Electric announced plans to purchase Fisher Radio. [2] [3] To purchase Fisher, Emerson initially agreed to exchange 736,000 shares in a transaction worth approximately $75 million. [4] Emerson later agreed to pay approximately $37 million in stock to acquire Fisher. [5] The purchase was completed later that year. [6]
A distribution board (also known as panelboard, circuit breaker panel, breaker panel, electric panel, fuse box or DB box) is a component of an electricity supply system that divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit in a common enclosure.
In 1925, the company purchased Montreal-based Scientific Supplies, Ltd. [3] The same year, the company was renamed Fisher Scientific. In 1940, Fisher Scientific acquired the New York supply company Eimer & Amend, which was founded in 1851 by Bernard G. Amend. [2] Aiken Fisher, Chester's oldest son, became president of the company in 1949.
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited (/ ˈ p aɪ k əl /) is a major appliance manufacturer founded in 1934. [3] It is a subsidiary of Chinese multinational home appliances company Haier [3] and is based in East Tāmaki, New Zealand.
A power box (USA) or feeder pillar (UK) is a cabinet for electrical equipment, mounted in the street and controlling the electrical supply to a number of houses in a neighborhood. A power box is simply a layman's term for a transformer , cutout enclosure, or other enclosure used in conjunction with underground electrical distribution.
To prevent electric power distribution network damage, each station along the network is protected with circuit breakers or fuse cutouts which turn off power in the event of a short circuit. These protection solutions present a major problem when restoring power immediately following transient events, because repair crews need to manually reset ...