A Florida-based manufacturer of thermocouple, resistance, and custom wire recently acquired a portion of the insulated thermocouple manufacturing business from a technology and manufacturing company that provides thermal products and systems to heat treating operations within the automotive, aerospace, defense, and medical industries worldwide.
Pelican Wire has completed the purchase of a portion of the SERV-RITE business from Watlow Electric, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The agreement includes equipment, design and manufacturing process information and customer account data.
“I’m excited to work with our long-time partner, Watlow Electric, to provide their customers continued superior service for these high-temperature thermocouple products,” said Ted Bill, president, Pelican Wire. “This is a great example of Pelican Wire’s ongoing commitment to the thermocouple wire industry.”
“This is a very natural transition for both companies. Watlow and Pelican Wire have a long history of cooperation to ensure customers can leverage the core capabilities of both to get the best solution,” said Randy Brown, Chief System Designer, Watlow.
As quoted from the August 31, 2018 “End of Life” (EOL) statement, “Watlow has already begun transferring both design and manufacturing knowledge of the product line to Pelican Wire. Pelican Wire already manufactures these constructions, so the transition is expected to be seamless.”
Pelican Wire will begin quoting and accepting orders on new and existing wire designs on September 17, 2018, and will begin manufacturing operations on or before October 15, 2018.
