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22 July 2016
Ideal Networks celebrates the 100th birthday of parent
company Ideal Industries Inc, which has been designing
tools and solutions that make a true difference for millions
of professional tradesmen.
100 years ago, founder J Walter Becker launched the Ideal
Commutator Dresser Company from his mother’s kitchen
with the belief that every product should be worth more
than its price. Service, he said, is part of the product.
Since then, Ideal Industries has grown into an authority on
electrical installation and testing. In its 100 years of business
it has acquired several other companies including the LAN
tester division of Acterna (formally Wavetek), and a major
ATM, xDSL, SDH/Sonet, Gigabit Ethernet, and IP handheld
testing equipment provider, Trend Communications.
Ideal Industries has achieved many industry firsts and was
proud to launch the market’s first handheld Cat 5 cable
certifier (LANTech 100) in 1993. Since then it has released
the first tester for Class F/FA, the first dedicated tester for Cat
6A cabling, the first tester to include a tone generator and
colour screen, and the first tester to have an autotest button
on the remote to save time.
Today, it continues to develop the iconic products and
practical technology demanded by critical industries like
data communications, aerospace, electrical, wire processing,
automotive, construction and more.
There are now eight companies in the Ideal group, trading
worldwide across six continents.
Many important sectors have Ideal to thank in part for their
progress. For example, its wire strippers have been used on
many commercial jets flying today; and its products have
even been to the moon as part of the critical equipment on
NASA missions.
In the past 100 years, Ideal has grown to become a major
manufacturer of portable test equipment with true heritage
and expertise in both LAN and WAN installation and
maintenance. Through its Networks brand it now supplies
data cable testers, network testers and telecom/enterprise
testers all over the world.
“Innovation and quality have been central to everything
Ideal Industries has done over the past century. As we
reach this important milestone, Ideal Networks continues
its commitment to offering both a range of unique,
effective products and leading customer service,” said
Tim Widdershoven, global marketing manager for Ideal
Networks.
“As part of the centenary celebrations we will be recognising
the achievements and efforts of the Ideal team. Their work
continues the values on which the company was founded in
1916 and our employees have been central to our success.
We look forward to being part of the next 100 innovative
years of Ideal,” he added.
Ideal Industries – USA
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