HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Intermatic Incorporated is an American manufacturer of
time switch A time switch (also called a timer switch, or simply timer) is a timer that operates an electric switch controlled by the timing mechanism. Intermatic introduced its first time switch in 1945, which was used for "electric signs, store window lig ...
es headquartered in Spring Grove, Illinois. Intermatic was founded in 1891 in
Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
as the ''International Register Company'' to produce fare registers. The company's founder was A.H. Woodward who held several patents on fare registers (mechanical devices for recording passenger ticket and ridership). The company introduced its first lighting timer in 1945, and today makes timing and control systems for line and low voltage systems used in residential, commercial, government, and industrial systems. The company sells the ''Time-All'' line of timers for consumer applications.


References

Electronics companies established in 1891 1891 establishments in Illinois Companies based in McHenry County, Illinois Manufacturing companies based in Illinois {{Illinois-stub