Wieland Electric Inc.

Acquisition of the Schleicher company expands Wieland's product range. Especially in the area of fieldbus, Ethernet, PC-based control and relay technology, the company benefits from the takeover. At that same time, Wieland launched a new product for outdoor areas. The RST® CLASSIC is a round connector for use in difficult environmental conditions. Since that time, the round plug is used for wiring outside lighting, construction site containers or solar systems. Thus, plug connectors systems from Wieland are also used in these areas.A company is only as good as its employees. Whereas Wieland began production with 10 workers, by 1973 the company already employed 1000 people. The company continued to hire not only employees in administration but above all factory workers. At that time, production was focused on the first standardized connector for heating systems. As a result, the first pre-assembled electrical components for heating equipment appeared on the market under the name of ...