Meeting global demands
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IN 1991, AMP Incorporated celebrated 50 years of service to the ever increasing diverse needs of electrical customers all over the world in a wide range of industries including communications, aerospace and military, consumer goods, transportation, industrial and commercial electronics, com puter and office equipment, and electrical equipment.
AMP boasts more than 100,000 different types and sizes of connections and employs more than 28,200 people in 180 facilities in 36 countries.
It has been more than 30 years since AMP Inc. pioneered Wedge Pressure Technology. Today it is an integral part of almost all of our utility products. Field proven for more than 30 years, AMP Wedge Pressure Technology has resulted in the lowest cost for our customers, and outperforms other connector types. Its development overcame the physical and electrical limitations of traditional compres sions or bolted connectors. AMP’s design addresses four key areas: • Maximising contact between connec
tor and conductor surfaces; • Overcoming the problems associated within the connection for the life of the con nector, while compensating for thermal expansion or “creep”; and • Providing a simple, foolproof method of connector installation.
AMP’s recent acquisition of SIMEL aug ments our product range by the introduc tion of LV ABC connectors and acces sories. The SIMEL range also offers equip ment for HV substation, and medium and LV distribution networks.