Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation ( NYSE: APH ) is a producer of plug connectors for optical fibers and electrical cables and wiring harnesses. Amphenol is a contraction of the original name American Phenolic Corp..

Amphenol was founded in 1932 by the Chicago entrepreneur Arthur Schmitt, its first products were versions for radio tubes. Amphenol has substantially increased through defense contracts during the Second World War, its business scope and became the dominant manufacturer of cable connections in the military field.

The company supplies various areas of the electronics market including military aerospace, industrial, automotive, information technology, mobile phones, wireless infrastructure, broadband connections. There are branches worldwide at more than 60 locations. The company is among the S & P Midcap 400 stock market index. The managing director is Martin H. Loeffler.

The registered office is in Wallingford, Connecticut. The sales richest branch of the Amphenol Aerospace (formerly Bendix Corporation) in Sidney, New York. There is the origin of the cylindrical D38999 connector. Engineers by Amphenol developed the widespread Bayonet Neill - Concelman BNC connector. In France Amphenol has taken over the manufacturing companies in the same market segment Socapex.

36 -pin micro -ribbon connector. Micro -Ribbon connectors were invented by Amphenol.