The Founding of WAGO
1970-1979
Spring Pressure Connection Technology Conquers the Markets
A decade of innovations: WAGO’s developments changed the markets in the 1970s. In 1974, the new junction box connectors revolutionized electrical wiring with PUSH WIRE® connection technology for solid conductors. Three years later in 1977, CAGE CLAMP® revolutionized connection technology for all conductor types. WAGO presented the first line of rail-mount terminal blocks with CAGE CLAMP® connection technology and sold the first 30,000 terminal blocks before the actual product launch. Shortly after, CAGE CLAMP® underwent further refinement, spawning the addition of front-entry wiring for versatility in the tightest spaces.
Product Developments and Events from the 1970s
- 1971: WAGO France established
- 1972: WAGO’s first field-wiring terminal block
- 1974: WAGO PUSH WIRE® Connector for Junction Boxes
- 1977: WAGO’s rail-mount terminal block with CAGE CLAMP® spring pressure connection technology
- 1977: WAGO Switzerland established
- 1979: Compact terminal block with CAGE-CLAMP® connection (cage clamp spring)
- 1979: WAGO Austria and WAGO USA established
