Jump to content

Voit: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Musicom67 (talk | contribs)
111 edits
m added I Love Lucy episode appearance of Voit products.
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(19 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{distinguish|Voith}}
{{distinguish|Voith}}
{{for|the surname|Voit (surname)}}
{{for|the surname|Voit (surname)}}
{{short description|Sporting goods company}}
{{Short description|Sporting goods manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Voit (Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.)
| name = Voit (Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.)
Line 21: Line 21:
| subsid =
| subsid =
| parent =
| parent =
| homepage = {{url|https://voit.com.mx/|voit.com.mx}}
| homepage = {{url|https://voit.com|voit.com}}
}}
}}
'''Voit''' (official name: "Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.") is a [[sports equipment]] [[manufacturing company]] based in Mexico. The company was founded by [[German American]] entrepreneur William J. Voit (1880–1946) of [[Worthington, Indiana]]. Current range of products by Voit includes mainly balls (for [[ball (association football)|association]] and [[ball (gridiron football)|American]] football, [[basketball (ball)|basketball]] and volleyball), and also [[goalkeeper glove]]s, [[racket (sports equipment)|tennis rackets]], [[Kit (association football)|football uniforms]], [[shin guard]]s, and [[swimming]] equipment ([[swimsuit|suits]], [[goggles]], [[swim cap|caps]], and [[swimfin|fins]]) and accessories ([[backpack]]s, [[bag]]s).
'''Voit''' (official name: "Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.") is a [[sports equipment]] [[manufacturing company]] based in Mexico. The company was founded by [[German Americans|German American]] entrepreneur William J. Voit (1880–1946) of [[Worthington, Indiana]]. The current range of products by Voit includes balls (for [[ball (association football)|association]] and [[ball (gridiron football)|American]] football, [[basketball (ball)|basketball]] and volleyball), and also [[goalkeeper glove]]s, [[racket (sports equipment)|tennis rackets]], [[Kit (association football)|football uniforms]], [[shin guard]]s, and [[swimming]] equipment ([[swimsuit|suits]], [[goggles]], [[swim cap|caps]], and [[swimfin|fins]]) and accessories ([[backpack]]s, bags).


==History==
==History==
Line 35: Line 35:
Those Voit patents and products made possible greatly increased athletic and recreation activity in the school systems, and led to universal use of a new type of product that now dominates sales in its field.
Those Voit patents and products made possible greatly increased athletic and recreation activity in the school systems, and led to universal use of a new type of product that now dominates sales in its field.


In 1957, the company was purchased by [[American Machinery and Foundry|AMF]].<ref name="bygone">{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-29/business/fi-11006_1_voit-rubber |title=Voit Workers Recall a Bygone Industry |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=LaGanga |first=Maria L. |date=September 29, 1987 |access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref>
In 1957, the company was purchased by [[American Machinery and Foundry|AMF]].<ref name="bygone">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-29-fi-11006-story.html |title=Voit Workers Recall a Bygone Industry |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=LaGanga |first=Maria L. |date=September 29, 1987 |access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref>


Other developments and patents later in the 1950s and 1960s included:
Other developments and patents later in the 1950s and 1960s included:


* The [[Swimaster]] line of professional dive equipment. Voit was one of the five original USA diving gear makers: [[US Divers]], [[Healthways (scuba gear company)|Healthways]], "Voit", [[Dacor (scuba diving)|Dacor]], [[Swimaster]].
* The [[Swimaster]] line of professional dive equipment. Voit was one of the five original American diving gear makers: [[US Divers|U.S. Divers]], [[Healthways (scuba gear company)|Healthways]], "Voit", [[Dacor (scuba diving)|Dacor]], [[Swimaster]].


Voit scuba gear had been featured in television, such as in an ''[[I Love Lucy]]" episode, "[[Lucy Meets Orson Welles]]", where Voit basketballs and sports equipment are displayed prominently in a department store scene where Lucy appears in Voit scuba gear (obviously an early 'placement ad') when she meets [[Orson Welles]]- - and in the movies ''[[Underwater!]]''(1955); the TV series ''[[Sea Hunt]]''(1958–61);and movie and TV series versions of ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (novel)|Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea]]'' (1961; and 1964-68 respectively)where it was included in the series' closing credits; and both got a [[tie-in]] in the [[James Bond]] movie ''[[Thunderball (film)]]''<ref>despite no mention in,the credits.[http://www.jamesbondtoys.co.uk/collection/Voit/voit.htm Voit Scuba Gear<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* The Equi Staff line of professional [[golf]] equipment (which included the innovation of the "Power Plugs" or screws to adjust the balance of [[golf club (equipment)|golf club]]s).
* The Equi Staff line of professional [[golf]] equipment (which included the innovation of the "Power Plugs" or screws to adjust the balance of [[golf club (equipment)|golf club]]s).

* The first rubber-bodied [[water polo]] ball (which was adopted as the official ball of college, international and Olympic competitions).
* The first rubber-bodied [[water polo]] ball (which was adopted as the official ball of college, international and Olympic competitions).


Line 51: Line 51:
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Liga MX]] – official game ball and [[referee (association football)|referee]] kits <ref>{{cite news|title=Liga MX presenta balón para Apertura 2017|url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3336549/liga-mx-presenta-balon-para-apertura-2017|access-date=23 June 2017|work=[[ESPN Deportes]]|date=18 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=El Campeón abre en Guadalupe|url=http://elguardian.cr/deportes/el-campeon-abre-en-guadalupe/|access-date=23 June 2017|work=El Guardián (Costa Rica)|date=20 June 2017|language=es-ES}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Liga MX]] – official game ball and [[referee (association football)|referee]] kits <ref>{{cite news|title=Liga MX presenta balón para Apertura 2017|url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3336549/liga-mx-presenta-balon-para-apertura-2017|access-date=23 June 2017|work=[[ESPN Deportes]]|date=18 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=El Campeón abre en Guadalupe|url=http://elguardian.cr/deportes/el-campeon-abre-en-guadalupe/|access-date=23 June 2017|work=El Guardián (Costa Rica)|date=20 June 2017|language=es-ES}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Liga FPD]] – official game ball
* {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Liga FPD]] – official game ball
* {{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala|Liga Nacional]]
* {{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala|Liga Nacional]] (until 2021)
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Óscar Pérez Rojas]]
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Óscar Pérez Rojas]]


Line 59: Line 59:
==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website}}
* {{official website}}
* [https://voit.com/ Voit USA]


{{Sports equipment brands}}
{{Sports equipment brands}}
Line 67: Line 66:
[[Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Mexico]]
[[Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Mexico]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1922]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1922]]
[[Category:Diving engineering]]
[[Category:Underwater diving engineering]]
[[Category:Greene County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Greene County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Mexico City]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Mexico City]]
[[Category:Mexican brands]]
[[Category:Mexican brands]]
[[Category:1922 establishments in California]]
[[Category:1922 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Underwater diving equipment manufacturers]]

Latest revision as of 21:55, 26 November 2024

Not to be confused with Voith.
For the surname, see Voit (surname).
Voit (Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.)
Voit
Company typeS.A.
IndustryTextile, sports equipment
Founded1922; 103 years ago (1922)
FounderWilliam J. Voit
Headquarters
Mexico City
,
Mexico
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsSports equipment, sportswear
Websitevoit.com

Voit (official name: "Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.") is a sports equipment manufacturing company based in Mexico. The company was founded by German American entrepreneur William J. Voit (1880–1946) of Worthington, Indiana. The current range of products by Voit includes balls (for association and American football, basketball and volleyball), and also goalkeeper gloves, tennis rackets, football uniforms, shin guards, and swimming equipment (suits, goggles, caps, and fins) and accessories (backpacks, bags).

History

[edit]

Voit began in Los Angeles in 1922 as a tire retreading products factory.[1] In the late 1920s Voit developed and patented the first full-molded, all-rubber inflatable ball and the first needle-type air retention valves. They also developed highly accurate pocket and wrist watches during this period.

Voit V-Shock digital watch

In 1931, Voit developed and patented the first all-rubber athletic balls, including the process of vulcanization which allowed a material to be fixed onto a separate rubber bladder. In the same year, it changed names from the W. J. Voit Corporation to Voit Rubber Corporation.[2]

Later in the 1930s, Voit developed the process of icosahedron winding, which allowed balls to be machine wound with nylon threads over the bladder, providing both strength and consistency in shape and permitting mass production by a machine process.

Those Voit patents and products made possible greatly increased athletic and recreation activity in the school systems, and led to universal use of a new type of product that now dominates sales in its field.

In 1957, the company was purchased by AMF.[1]

Other developments and patents later in the 1950s and 1960s included:

  • The Equi Staff line of professional golf equipment (which included the innovation of the "Power Plugs" or screws to adjust the balance of golf clubs).
  • The first rubber-bodied water polo ball (which was adopted as the official ball of college, international and Olympic competitions).

V-Shock, introduced in the late 1990s, was Voit's inexpensive alternative to the Casio G-Shock watches. They have since been discontinued.

Sponsorships

[edit]

Voit has sponsored the following association football events and athletes:

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b LaGanga, Maria L. (September 29, 1987). "Voit Workers Recall a Bygone Industry". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "History". Voit.com. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  3. ^ "Liga MX presenta balón para Apertura 2017". ESPN Deportes. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ Molina, José Pablo (20 June 2017). "El Campeón abre en Guadalupe". El Guardián (Costa Rica) (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Voit&oldid=1259756852"