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			1930 • First high-temperature thermostat metals introduced 1933 • First room thermostat introduced 1938 • First one-inch motor protector introduced 1939 • Three-quarter-inch motor protector introduced Back to top
			1940 • Motor protection devices under the KLIXON® trademark added 1941 • Production of circuit breakers for military vehicles and aircraft begins 1945 • Receives Army-Navy “E” award for contributions to war effort 1949 • 4370 appliance thermostat debuts; first major product for commercial use Back to top
			1950 • Manufacturing begins in Mexico • First hermetically sealed thermostat introduced 1952 • S&C becomes the world’s major source of aircraft circuit breakers 1953 • Ships first fuel elements for Sea Wolf Nuclear Submarine 1954 • First hermetic motor protector introduced • Sine switch launched, entry to precision position switches for military • First patents issued for pressure temperature bonding process 1955 • Motor protector assembly begins at plant in Holland 1956 • 3 Phase bimetal breaker introduced • Receives license to fabricate reactor core modules • Removable fry pan probe introduced 1959 • Merger with Texas Instruments Incorporated Back to top
			1960 • Tubular Protector for fluorescent light ballasts developed 1962 • Hermetically sealed tubular protectors introduced 1963 • First pressure switch using a snap-action sensor disc introduced • Copper-clad aluminum wire bonding process developed 1964 • Electronic clothes dryer control introduced • High-volume contract awarded to supply connectors to IBM 1965 • First miniature aircraft breakers introduced • Contracted to create switches for the Apollo Command Module, Lunar Rover • Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) technology introduced • $30 million contract awarded by U.S. Mint for clad coinage 1966 • First electronic connector business secured • First PTC heaters introduced 1969 • Stainless clad aluminum disclosure filed Back to top
			1970 • Stainless-steel aluminum shipped for first volume automotive application 1971 • Calculator keyboard using discs introduced 1972 • Military connector product line launched • First PTC electric choke introduced 1974 • 5TI programmable controller introduced • Manufacturing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, commences 1975 • 8AM PTC Motor-starting device introduced • Crimp-sealed appliance protector introduced 1976 • Electronic controls for microwave oven introduced 1979 • PTC early evaporation device for 1980 Chevette produced Back to top
			1980 • S&C’s Appliance Electronics unit ships first electronic wall thermostat 1981 • First free-disc pressure switch introduced • Work begins on Statue of Liberty restoration project 1983 • First 8EA PTC starter produced • Aguascalientes, Mexico, selected as site for expansion 1985 • 4TM motor protector introduced 1988 • Automotive Pressure Transducer (APT) production launches for GM • Automotive Pressure Transducer produced for Nissan air conditioners • TI-RFID introduced for Automatic Rapid Frequency Identification 1989 • Implantable TIRIS™ transporter introduced Back to top
			1990 • First battery protector introduced • First family of SP Combination Start and Protect Devices introduced 1992 • Low-g accelerometer introduced • TIRIS read/write transponder debuts 1994 • Transmission Range Sensor production launches for Ford • TI-RFID vehicle immobilizer developed 1995 • Development of DuraFoil™ material 1996 • Plant opens in Baoying, China • Construction begins on new facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico 1997 • Mobil Oil selects TIRIS for use in Speed Pass pay-at-pump transactions • Industry's first c24x low-cost motor controller introduced • Land Grid Array (LGA) burn-in sockets selected by Intel for Pentium II • High-Volume Manufacturing of 0.5mm pitch Chip Scale Package (CSP) begins 1998 • Wholly-owned China manufacturing operation opens in Baoying • TIRIS announces Tag-It™ SMART label technology 1999 • Production of DuraFoil™ material begins • Subcontracting agreement signed with Videoton in Hungary • Tag-It™ SMART label low-cost RFID Transponder introduced • Micro-Silicon Strain Gauge sensor introduced Back to top
			2003 • Automotive passive entry system using an RFID-enabled key created 2004 • ARC Shield™ introduced (fault circuit Interrupter) • Second plant in China opens in Changzhou Province after acquisition of the motor protector business of Chengheng Company. Back to top

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