1916 - We got our start when businessman Rathbun Willard founded the General Plate Company in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA, to provide gold plate to the jewelry industry.
1931 - General Plate merged with the Spencer Thermostat Company to create the Metals and Controls Corp.
1937 - Patented our first motor protector
1941 - Designed and built first circuit breakers for military aircraft and vehicles
1950 - Expanded into Mexico
1955 - We expanded into Europe, by way of the Netherlands
1959 - We merged with Texas Instruments (TI) and became a new TI division
1960 - Developed first protector for fluorescent-light ballasts
1963 - Expanded into Brazil
1965 - Work began on designing and building all panel-control switches for the Apollo 11 moon mission
1969 - Expanded into Japan
1972 - Introduced first positive thermal coefficient (PTC) electric choke for cars
1974 - Expanded into Malaysia
1985 - Determined how to save the corroded Statue of Liberty
1988 - Launched automotive pressure sensor that replaced pressure switches in cars
in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA, to provide gold plate to the jewelry industry.