Superior Essex is the parent brand of Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire, Superior Essex Communications, and Essex Brownell. It has over 3,000 employees in 11 countries. Essex is among the leading
global manufacturers of
magnet wire. It is active in the electrification of the automotive, energy, and industrial sectors.
Brands
Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire
Founded in 1930, is a global provider
of magnet wire, used by original equipment manufacturers (
OEM
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...
s) as well as manufacturers in the
automotive,
energy
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, and
industrial sectors. In 2020, a global joint venture between Essex Magnet Wire and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. was formed and operates under Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire.
Superior Essex Communications
Founded in 1998, is a manufacturer and supplier of
communications cable in North America. It is active in the development of
power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet, or PoE, describes any of several Technical standard, standards or ad hoc systems that pass electric power along with data on Ethernet over twisted pair, twisted-pair Ethernet cabling. This allows a single cable to provide ...
applications,
intelligent building
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s and
smart cities
A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in retur ...
, and
5G Fiber infrastructure as part of the
Cisco
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Digital Ceiling ecosystem. In 2021, Superior Essex Communications announced its appointment as a corporate board member of the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA).
Essex Brownell
Is a distributor of lead wire,
motors
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power g ...
, drives, electrical and electronic insulation, tapes, repair parts, and shop and test equipment. Essex Brownell operates 16 facilities in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
History
Essex Wire Corporation was founded in 1930
and was an original equipment manufacturer. It operated 44 plants
in North America by 1965
and had sales of $355 million.
Superior Cable came into existence in 1954
and had sales passing $500 million
in 1997.
In April 1999, Superior Essex was formed by a merger of Essex Wire Corporation and Superior Cable.
In 2008, the Korean
LS Group
LS Group is a South Korean ''chaebol'' (conglomerate) mostly in electrics, electricity, materials and energy sectors. It is composed of LS Corp. (''see below''), E1 (LPG), and YESCO (LNG). "LS Corp." is a holding company, which comprises LS Ca ...
acquired Superior Essex for roughly $900 million
to extend its reach into the North American and European market.
Superior Essex's PowerWise cable won a 2018 Top Product of the Year Award for its 4PPoE innovation, and it was also the first cable manufacturer to ever be awarded the International Living Future Institute's Living Product Challenge certification for its
Category 6+ low smoke,
halogen free (LSHF) cable.
Locations
Americas
* United States
* Canada
* Mexico
Europe
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Serbia
* United Kingdom
Asia
* China
* Malaysia
* Japan
References
[{{cite web, url=http://www.theallianceonline.com/news-releases/superior-essex-to-expand-manufacturing-operations , accessdate=August 31, 2012 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702231502/http://www.theallianceonline.com/news-releases/superior-essex-to-expand-manufacturing-operations , archivedate=July 2, 2011 , title=Superior Essex to Expand Manufacturing Operations ]
External links
Superior Essex homepage
Wire and cable manufacturers
American companies established in 1999
Manufacturing companies of the United States