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History&sp;of&sp;Innovation&sp;&&sp;Commitment&sp;to&sp;the&sp;Electrical&sp;Industry

Established&sp;in&sp;1924,&sp;BURNDY&sp;is&sp;the&sp;leading&sp;manufacturer&sp;of&sp;electrical&sp;connectors,&sp;application&sp;tools,&sp;and&sp;accessories&sp;for&sp;the&sp;Tranission&sp;and&sp;Distribution&sp;markets&sp;of&sp;the&sp;utility&sp;industry,&sp;as&sp;well&sp;as&sp;CM&R,&sp;industrial,&sp;and&sp;Nuclear&sp;construction&sp;markets.&sp;BURNDY&sp;is&sp;one&sp;of&sp;the&sp;only&sp;manufacturers&sp;offering&sp;grounding&sp;expertise&sp;in&sp;three&sp;different&sp;grounding&sp;methods&sp;mechanical,&sp;compression&sp;and&sp;exothermic.&sp;With&sp;three&sp;production&sp;facilities&sp;in&sp;the&sp;United&sp;States&sp;as&sp;well&sp;as&sp;in&sp;Canada,&sp;Mexico&sp;and&sp;Brazil,&sp;BURNDY&sp;continues&sp;to&sp;supply&sp;the&sp;highest&sp;quality&sp;engineered&sp;connector&sp;solutions&sp;for&sp;Utilities&sp;and&sp;Utility&sp;contractors.

From&sp;the&sp;first&sp;BURNDY&sp;patent&sp;for&sp;an&sp;Electrical&sp;T&sp;Connector&sp;back&sp;in&sp;1927,&sp;BURNDY&sp;electrical&sp;industry&sp;in&sp;innovation,&sp;improvement&sp;and&sp;commitment.

•&sp;First&sp;Split&sp;Bolt&sp;design&sp;in&sp;1932&sp;was&sp;revolutionary&sp;at&sp;the&sp;time&sp;and&sp;is&sp;still&sp;used&sp;today

•&sp;First&sp;compact&sp;completely&sp;portable&sp;hydraulic&sp;installation&sp;tool&sp;for&sp;overhead&sp;lines&sp;(1941)

•&sp;Pre-insulated&sp;Network&sp;Underground&sp;(MOLE™)&sp;introduced&sp;1947

•&sp;Oxide&sp;Inhibitor&sp;compound&sp;for&sp;connections&sp;to&sp;aluminum&sp;conductor&sp;(PENETROX™&sp;A)&sp;introduced&sp;1947

•&sp;First&sp;pre-insulated&sp;service&sp;entrance&sp;splice&sp;(1952)

•&sp;First&sp;“one-hand”&sp;service&sp;entrance&sp;connector&sp;installation&sp;tool&sp;for&sp;one&sp;crimp&sp;per&sp;end&sp;in&sp;1963

•&sp;First&sp;Spacer&sp;Damper&sp;for&sp;bundled&sp;tranission&sp;lines&sp;operating&sp;above&sp;500,000&sp;Volts&sp;(1980s)

•&sp;First&sp;12&sp;ton&sp;battery&sp;actuated&sp;crimping&sp;tool&sp;utilizing&sp;electronic&sp;circuitry&sp;to&sp;verify&sp;crimp&sp;completion&sp;and&sp;battery&sp;charge&sp;indicators&sp;(1990s)

•&sp;First&sp;18V&sp;Ni-MH&sp;battery&sp;crimping&sp;tool&sp;family&sp;utilizing&sp;high&sp;speed&sp;hydraulics&sp;for&sp;industry&sp;&sp;crimp&sp;time&sp;and&sp;crimps&sp;per&sp;charge&sp;(2000s)

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•&sp;Release&sp;of&sp;vibration&sp;control&sp;product&sp;utilizing&sp;wide-range&sp;temperature&sp;polymers&sp;and&sp;ultra&sp;long&sp;fatigue&sp;life&sp;(2010s)

Industry&sp;Commitment&sp;&&sp;Education

BURNDY®&sp;takes&sp;its&sp;commitment&sp;to&sp;the&sp;design&sp;and&sp;manufacture&sp;of&sp;quality&sp;utility&sp;connectors&sp;very&sp;seriously.&sp;Our&sp;engineering&sp;team&sp;has&sp;centuries&sp;of&sp;combined&sp;experience&sp;in&sp;serving&sp;the&sp;electrical&sp;industry.&sp;Another&sp;vital&sp;aspect&sp;to&sp;development&sp;of&sp;connectors&sp;to&sp;take&sp;us&sp;into&sp;the&sp;21st&sp;century&sp;and&sp;beyond&sp;is&sp;our&sp;in-house&sp;engineering&sp;test&sp;laboratory&sp;located&sp;in&sp;the&sp;BURNDY®&sp;Headquarters&sp;building&sp;in&sp;Manchester,&sp;New&sp;Hampshire.&sp;The&sp;test&sp;lab&sp;certifi&sp;es&sp;and&sp;tests&sp;tools&sp;and&sp;connector&sp;products&sp;to&sp;the&sp;following&sp;standards:

•&sp;ANCE&sp;•&sp;ANSI&sp;•&sp;ASTM&sp;•&sp;CSA&sp;•&sp;IEC&sp;•&sp;IEEE&sp;•&sp;Military

•&sp;R9326&sp;•&sp;NEMA&sp;•&sp;NUPIC&sp;•&sp;OSHA&sp;•&sp;SAE&sp;•&sp;UL

With&sp;a&sp;team&sp;of&sp;skilled&sp;technicians&sp;our&sp;test&sp;lab&sp;is&sp;capable&sp;of&sp;performing&sp;many&sp;tes&sp;of&sp;testing&sp;including:

•&sp;Electrical&sp;-&sp;Current&sp;Cycle,&sp;Fault&sp;Current,&sp;EMF,&sp;Corona,&sp;and&sp;more

•&sp;Environmental&sp;-&sp;Freeze&sp;Thaw,&sp;Salt&sp;Spray,&sp;Industrial&sp;Contiminants,&sp;and&sp;more

•&sp;Mechanical&sp;-&sp;Sustained&sp;Load,&sp;Pullout,&sp;Secureness,&sp;Fatigue,&sp;Clamp&sp;Slip

•&sp;Metallurgical&sp;-&sp;Grain&sp;Structure,&sp;Heat&sp;Treatment,&sp;Failure&sp;Analysis

We&sp;also&sp;contract&sp;with&sp;world&sp;reknown&sp;test&sp;laboratories&sp;throughout&sp;the&sp;Americas&sp;to&sp;qualify&sp;new&sp;designs&sp;that&sp;support&sp;new&sp;industry&sp;solutions&sp;and&sp;installation&sp;practices.&sp;We&sp;also&sp;contract&sp;with&sp;world&sp;reknown&sp;test&sp;laboratories&sp;throughout&sp;the&sp;Americas&sp;to&sp;qualify&sp;new&sp;designs&sp;that&sp;support&sp;new&sp;industry&sp;solutions&sp;and&sp;installation&sp;practices.&sp;We&sp;are&sp;active&sp;members&sp;of&sp;many&sp;committees&sp;specific&sp;to&sp;the&sp;utility&sp;industry&sp;including:

•&sp;ANSI&sp;•&sp;CIGRE&sp;•&sp;CSA&sp;•&sp;ECNE&sp;•&sp;IEC&sp;•&sp;IEEE&sp;•&sp;ISEE&sp;•&sp;NAAUD

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