Largo, Florida – June 12, 2012 – Beckwith Electric, a leading power and automation technology company, joins its customers, partners, and employees in celebrating 45 years in business this month. As the company reflects on its past, Beckwith’s ongoing commitment to quality and innovation inspires its focus today and for the future
Formed in 1967 by the late Robert Beckwith in the garage of his Chicago home, the first product produced was a lightning protector for power station batteries. From the beginning, recognition of the cautious approach that utilities must take to new products and techniques has been a major factor for Beckwith Electric’s heavy emphasis on product development and field trials of new solutions. As its reputation for its commitment to quality and manufacturing grew, the company expanded and moved to its current location in Largo, Florida in 1974. Beckwith Electric innovations continued with the introduction of the first solid-state tapchanger control in 1968, and the first microprocessor protective relay in 1981.
Today, Beckwith Electric has thousands of protection and control units in service worldwide, with a reputation for cutting-edge technology, defined by its customers and refined by Beckwith. This success starts with Beckwith Electric Employees and their commitment to quality in the products, all 100% designed and manufactured in Largo, Florida, U.S.A.
Beckwith Electric is honoring 45 years in business with a celebration Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort.
About Beckwith Electric
Founded in 1967, Beckwith Electric introduced the first solid state tapchanger control in 1968, and was the first to develop the microprocessor protective relay in 1981. Today, Beckwith Electric has thousands of protection and control units in service worldwide, with a reputation for cutting-edge technology, defined by its customers and refined by Beckwith. This success starts with Beckwith Electric Employees and their commitment to quality in the products, all 100% designed and manufactured in Largo, Florida, U.S.A.
Beckwith’s field-proven smart distribution automation controls for transformers, regulators and capacitor banks incorporate unique control strategies, advanced microprocessor architecture and cyber security compliant communications. Power systems protection solutions include generator, transformer, feeder, recloser and distributed generation applications. Specialized synchronizing and motor bus transfer systems are also offered.
Beckwith Electric’s customers include power utilities, heavy industrial and large institutional markets, and their consultants.
Visit Beckwith Electric online at www.beckwithelectric.com, follow on Twitter at Twitter.com/beckwithcompany or connect on Facebook at Facebook.com/BeckwithElectric.