Allied Electronics & Automation is a

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based authorized distributor of industrial automation products,

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and electromechanical products. Allied is a subsidiary of

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, and it is an ISO 9001:2008+AS9120A certified company with 46 sales offices serving the

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and Chile.

History

The company was founded in 1928 in Chicago, Illinois by Simon "Sy" WexlerVintage Amplifiers Collectors Magazine: "Knight , Allied Radio Corporation , Chicago Illinois"
retrieved April 25, 2015 as Allied Radio, the radio parts distribution arm of Columbia Radio Corporation (also founded by Wexler in 1921).Radio Museum: "History of the radio manufacturer: Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)"
retrieved April 25, 2015 Allied distributed

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s, tubes, capacitors, amateur radio equipment, citizens band radios, communications equipment, electronic kits and consumer audio systems through retail and mail order. In 1970, the

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, Radio Shack's parent company, purchased Allied Radio, the consumer division, along with Allied Electronics, the industrial division. Over the years, Allied Radio was folded into

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and Allied Electronics focused on distribution of electronic components to electronics engineers. After multiple owners between 1967 and 1993, Allied was purchased by

(formerly Electrocomponents) of London, England in 1999. In 2018, the company changed their name to Allied Electronics & Automation to better reflect their position in the market with customers. Today, Allied serves as the

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distributor for RS Group selling more than 3.5 million parts from over 500 suppliers to

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and purchasers around the world.

Operations

Allied Electronics & Automation is headquartered in

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. It has a 560,000 square foot distribution facility and a 57,000 square foot corporate office. Allied distributes a wide range of product technologies, including

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and Control, Enclosures and

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, Test and Measurement,

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and

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, and Assembly. Customers can access the company products through a variety of channels, including Sales Force and online ordering through their website. Allied services customers from small order hobbyists to large volume manufacturers. The management team of nine Vice Presidents and Chief Officers is led by President Ken Bradley.

Products

Allied Electronics offers security products, industrial automation and control products, power products, sensors, switches and relays, test and measurement products, wires and cables, optoelectronics, motors and thermal management, tools and hardware, batteries, chemicals and adhesives, semiconductors etc.

References

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External list

Allied Electronics home pageElectrocomponents plc HomepageRS Components Homepage, customer facing
Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas Electronics companies of the United States Electronic component distributors 1999 mergers and acquisitions Radio manufacturers