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1929 |
| February 8th,
Pennsylvania Transformer Company founded by W.E.
Kerr & Samuel Horelick on Pittsburgh's North
Side starts with 12 employees, and 7,200 sq. ft. Company Motto - "Build The
Best".
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1941 |
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Pennsylvania
Transformer moves to new headquarters on Ridge
Ave, in Pittsburgh's North Side. |
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1946 |
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Pennsylvania
Transformer moved headquarters and production
facilities to an old Alcoa manufacturing site in
Canonsburg Pa. with 500 employees |
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1952 |
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Pennsylvania
Transformer becomes a division of McGraw Electric
Company |
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1957 |
| McGraw
Electric Company merges with Thomas A. Edison
Company, including the prestigious Thomas A.
Edison Research Laboratory that provided R&D
guidance |
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1967 |
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After major
expansion, McGraw Edison's Canonsburg plant
occupies 1,200,000 sq. ft. and employs up to 2500
workers |
| 1985 |
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McGraw Edison
purchased by Cooper Power Systems, A Division of
Cooper Industries |
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1988 |
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Fayetteville
Transformer Co. was started after acquiring the
assets of a transformer repair shop. |
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1990 |
| Largest
coreform transformer ever produced at Canonsburg
plant (400 mVA 230 kv phase shifter) |
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1992 |
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Fayetteville
Transformer Co. moved to present location after
constructing a 43,000 sq. ft. facility |
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1996 |
| Fayetteville
Transformer Co. purchases the McGraw Edison
Canonsburg plant from Cooper Power Systems.
The company is now collectively known as
Pennsylvania Transformer Technology,
Inc. with the corporate headquarters located
in Canonsburg Pa. |
