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A New Company with a Rich Heritage.

 

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time1.jpg (12504 bytes) line.gif (1025 bytes) 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".

  1941
time2.jpg (10384 bytes) Pennsylvania Transformer moves to new headquarters on Ridge Ave, in Pittsburgh's North Side.
  1946
time3.jpg (9188 bytes) Pennsylvania Transformer moved headquarters and production facilities to an old Alcoa manufacturing site in Canonsburg Pa. with  500 employees
  1952
  Pennsylvania Transformer becomes a division of McGraw Electric Company
time4.jpg (17134 bytes) 1957
McGraw Electric Company merges with Thomas A. Edison Company, including the prestigious Thomas A. Edison Research Laboratory that provided R&D guidance
 
  1967
aerial.jpg (17684 bytes) After major expansion, McGraw Edison's Canonsburg plant occupies 1,200,000 sq. ft. and employs up to 2500 workers
1985
  McGraw Edison purchased by Cooper Power Systems, A Division of Cooper Industries
  1988
  Fayetteville Transformer Co. was started after acquiring the assets of a transformer repair shop.
time6.jpg (17623 bytes) 1990
Largest coreform transformer ever produced at Canonsburg plant (400 mVA 230 kv phase shifter)
  1992
  Fayetteville Transformer Co. moved to present location after constructing a 43,000 sq. ft. facility
ptlogo.jpg (32661 bytes) 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.