The Founding of WAGO
2000-2009
Exciting Times
Fifty years of WAGO – exciting times for WAGO and the economy! In 2001, WAGO celebrated its 50th anniversary in grand style with more than 2000 employees and guests. Another reason to celebrate arrived in March 2003: the successful buyback from Spirent PLC. WAGO was once again a 100% family-owned business – a proud moment. The second revolution in spring pressure connection technology finally followed with the development of new rail-mount terminal blocks with Push-in CAGE CLAMP®. With the TOPJOB® S Rail-Mount Terminal Blocks using Push-in CAGE CLAMP®, WAGO improved its existing spring pressure connection technology – particularly its actuation. The upgrade launched yet another technology that would quickly become the market standard. The accreditation of WAGO’s in-house testing lab validated its comprehensive testing capabilities.
Product Developments and Events from the 2000s
- 2001: WAGO Denmark established
- 2001: WAGO WINSTA® Pluggable Connection System
- 2003: WAGO Rail-Mount Terminal Blocks TOPJOB® S
- 2004: WAGO Finland and WAGO Mexico established
- 2004: WAGO 222 Series – a splicing connector for all conductor types
- 2005: WAGO Brazil, WAGO Norway and WAGO Sweden established
- 2005: WAGO SPEEDWAY I/O System (for IP67 applications)
- 2006: WAGO Hungary established
- 2006: WAGO Signal Conditioners and Pluggable Relay Modules
- 2007: WAGO Russia and WAGO Turkey established
- 2009: WAGO Taiwan and WAGO UAE established
2000'li Yıllardaki Dönüm Noktaları
2003
Şirket Hisselerinin Geri Alınması – WAGO Yeniden Aile Şirketi
Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd. (daha sonraki adıyla Spirent PLC) ile 39 yıllık karşılıklı fayda sağlayan ortaklığın ardından, 2002 yılı sonunda Spirent'in WAGO'daki tüm hisselerini geri alma fırsatı doğdu. Genel müdürler Wolfgang ve Sven Hohorst, bu fırsatı değerlendirmeleri gerektiğinden emindi. Ve böylece WAGO, Mart 2003'te yeniden %100 bir aile şirketi oldu. Çalışanların tepkisi: Ezici ve dokunaklı bir alkış. Gelecek için bir takdir anı ve önemli bir destek.
2003
Bağımsızlığa Doğru Adım
WAGO yeniden %100 bir aile şirketiydi; bağımsız ve esnekti. Birliktelik duygusunun yanı sıra, hisselerin geri alınması şirketi iç değerleri savunma ve kurum içi fikirleri tam anlamıyla uygulama konusunda özgür kıldı. Daha önce gerçekleştirilemeyen yatırımlar yapıldı, uluslararasılaşma sürdürüldü ve üretim lokasyonlarının seçimi iç vizyonları takip etti. Meksika, Norveç ve İsveç'te yeni iştirakler kuruldu ve kısa süre sonra diğer WAGO şubeleri bunları izledi. Aile şirketine dönüş başarılı oldu.
2003
TOPJOB® S Rail-Mount Terminal Blocks with the New Push-in CAGE CLAMP®
After the 1977 CAGE CLAMP® technology, the second revolution in spring pressure connection technology followed in 2003: the Push-in CAGE CLAMP®. With Push-in CAGE CLAMP®, WAGO improved the existing spring pressure connection technology by focusing on actuation. Like CAGE CLAMP®, it is a universal connection for all conductor types, but with a large added value for the user: Solid conductors and fine-stranded conductors with ferrules can be terminated by simply pushing them in – no tools needed. This technology will eventually become a model for WAGO’s industry.
2009
Accreditation of the Test Lab
As the inventor of spring pressure connection technology, WAGO incorporated its own experiences into the national and, beginning in 1962, international test specifications. WAGO’s extensive collaboration with DIN, VDE and IEC commissions has led to the worldwide approval of products with spring pressure connections. In 2009, the German Association for Accreditation (DAkkS) granted accreditation according to ISO IEC EN 17025 for the company's own test lab. A special recognition for WAGO’s quality requirements. And the advantage is obvious: recognized laboratory results make it faster, test processes become more transparent and simpler through harmonization, and flexible responses to changes in the process become possible – a considerable time savings.
2009
WAGO Ensures Quality for Practice
Based on experience with spring pressure connection technology gained since 1951, WAGO developed its own test standard that far exceeded the prescribed measured values. WAGO products were only released for sale when they satisfied the company’s requirements. Today, more than 50 employees in the lab actively collaborate with the developers until all demands on a product have been satisfied. WAGO’s laboratory manager also represents many IEC commissions (in number to come) and actively participates in the development of international testing requirements. This is how WAGO has guaranteed the maximum quality of its own products and the development of the sector for many years.
From Then to Now
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