Leviton
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electrical |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Headquarters | Little Neck, NY , USA |
Key people | Harold Leviton, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Electrical devices |
| Website | www.Leviton.com |
Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc., or more commonly, simply Leviton, mass produces electrical products: light sockets, receptacles(switches&[[Domestic AC power plugs and sockets|outlets], dimmers and other lighting control systems, wire, power cables, power cords, wall plates, datacom, and thousands of other electrical products. Leviton is know as the standard to electricians in most electrical devices, and 90% of all the homes in America have electrical wiring devices from Leviton. Leviton introduced the first GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter), and the first touch dimmer. Leviton also introduced the Decora® designer-style devices (rectangular shaped wall plates, receptacles and switches (see timline))which is the most common receptacle in households today. Leviton has lighting management system solutions for commercial, theatrical and architectural lighting applications as well. They include relays designed to meet specific lighting control applications in commercial buildings, and a variety of wall and ceiling occupancy sensors that are either Passive Infrared (PIR), ultrasonic, or multi-technology (PIR and Ultrasonic).
History
The Leviton Manufacturing Company was founded in New York by Isidor Leviton, at the dawn of the electrical era in 1906. Originally engaged in the fabrication of mantle tips for gas lighting, the Company soon afterwards, in 1910, converted to production of a single electrical product -- a pull-chain lampholder (designed for Edison's new light bulbs).
1922: Leviton relocated to Greenpoint, Brooklyn after acquiring the TECCO plant, and now offered 568 products.
1929: Acquires Meteor Electric Company, a leading manufacturer of wiring devices.
1932: Leviton devices are used in the Empire State Building.
1937: Acquires American Insulated Wire and becomes the industry leader in wire, cable and cord products.
1939: Leviton devices featured at World's Fair.
1950: Purchases the Deal Electric Company.
1953: Acquires Hale Brothers Companies, now known as Leviton Canada.
1960: Leviton is among the first manufactures to institute an employee pension plan.
1961: Leviton devices are installed in the White House.
1965: Harold Leviton becomes President and CEO.
1972: Introduces the first GFCI, the first touch dimmer, and a selection of home automation powerline carrier components.
1973: Introduces Decora® designer-style devices. File:Lev 5601-2gy-t.jpgDecora® rocker switchFile:861574-1.jpgDecora® GFCI
1975: Moves corporate headquarters to current location in Little Neck, NY.
1979: Leviton wiring devices are used in the refurbishing of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
1985: Leviton patents a thermal protector that helps prevent fires caused by recessed lighting fixtures.
1986: Forms the Telcom division (now Voice & Data).
1987: Leviton's Immersion Detector Curcuit Interrupter receives National Safety Council recognition for its contribution to consumer safety.
1993: Opens a manufacturing/ distribution center in El Paso, TX.
1997: Acquires Macro Lighting Controls, a leading manufacturer of architectural lighting control systems.
1999: Acquires NSI/Colortran, industry leader in theatrical and commercial lighting control systems.
2000: Forms Leviton Integrated Networks and opens a semi-automated distribution facility in Spanish Springs, NV.
2001: Opens first sales office and facility in China.
2003: Opens a large manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China.
2005: Donald Hendler becomes third Leviton president. And the Acenti® line is introducted.
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Acenti® dimmer and triplex receptacle
Present
Today, Leviton is the largest manufacturer of wiring devices in North America. Leviton's product offering comprises more than 25,000 distinct catalog numbers, and the Company stands as a leader in the electrical industry, serving the industrial, commercial, OEM and residential markets.
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In 2005 Leviton introduced the Acenti® line of products. Leviton’s Acenti® Collection (see timeline above) has many unique features. In the dimmers, for example, there is one-touch DIM/BRIGHT bar that enables users to set the precise lighting levels they desire, the Acenti® Dimmer remembers the setting, returning to the same light level when turned back on. The Acenti® line includes the industry’s first triplex outlet, the first screwless metal wallplate, the first alignment plate mounting system, and the first blue LED Locator Light. The Acenti® Dimmer and Switch also features one position for off and on.
Leviton has recently joined forces with software giant Microsoft Corporation to offer homeowners a way to remotely control lighting and other Z-Wave® enabled home automation schemes using any number of popular consumer electronic products, like a cellphone.
Home Entertainment
Just as Leviton did in 1910, when they switched production from gas mantle tips to a pull-chain lampholder, Leviton has started to work on modern home entertainment products. Leviton's entertainment products include: Indoor and outdoor speakers, on-wall home theater systems, A/V entertainment center products, controls and distribution components. Leviton and JBL have partnered together to create the Leviton Architectural Edition™ (seen below) powered by JBL program, which consists of a line of installed multi-room music, outdoor and home theater entertainment system.
The Leviton Entertainment & Applications Platform (LE&AP or LEAP(seen below)) is an all-digital media storage and retrieval system that’s part of the home’s structured cabling network. With the Leviton Entertainment & Applications Platform, all of someones digital media (songs, videos, pictures) is accessible throughout the home—on any networked TV or entertainment system. The Leviton Entertainment & Applications Platform’s Media Center (the device that goes inside the Structured Media Center) is also an internet gateway that serves as a protective firewall while also letting the owner network his/her computers and share his/her internet broadband connection.
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Leviton has a large collection of commercial entertainment as well, with modern digital dimming, control and lighting.
Divisons
Core Wiring Division
The staple of Leviton's business, Leviton’s Wiring Device Division designs, develops, markets and sells the broadest range of wiring device products in the industry. Products offered through this division range from basic switches and receptacles, to GFCIs to designer-style Decora® and Acenti® products.
Leviton Integrated Networks and Controls
To fully enable today’s homes and offices with the latest in information, entertainment and control systems, Leviton Integrated Networks and Controls (LINC) offers a technological upgrade path to the future through the industry’s most comprehensive selection of residential structured cabling and home control products.
Lighting Management Systems
Leviton’s Lighting Management System Division develops innovative solutions applied to energy management initiatives for large scale and small scale commercial customers. The Division’s product offering consists of a wide range of occupancy sensors, lighting control relay systems, state-of-the-art intelligent dimming systems and controls and the Centura™ daylight harvesting systems for commercial enterprises.
Commercial Voice & Data Division
At its state-of-the-art manufacturing complex in Bothell, Washington, Leviton’s Voice and Data Division creates the next-generation products and manufacturing technologies that will bring the benefits of high-speed communications connectivity within reach of every potential commercial end-user.
Leviton’s OEM Division
Leviton’s OEM Division offers a comprehensive line of incandescent, HID and fluorescent lampholders; plugs and receptacles; lighting controls and automation products; GFCIs; and surge protective devices to a wide range of manufacturers who are able to cost-effectively integrate these products into their own products.
Leviton Manufacturing of Canada Ltd.
Leviton Manufacturing of Canada Ltd. is the only company in the Canadian marketplace to offer a complete range of products, including switches, receptacles, connectors and lighting controls, as well as transient surge protectors and voice/data communication products.
Leviton China
Leviton’s operations in China and Hong Kong efficiently extend the company’s global reach and add new sources of capacity and manpower to best serve customers around the globe. The company’s overseas operations consist of: Leviton Pacific Rim, Ltd. at Hong Kong, Leviton Dongguan and Leviton Nanjing. Steadily expanding production and sales to meet the needs of the marketplace, Leviton’s overseas operations provide jobs for over 3,000 employees, many residing at the company’s on-site housing quarters.
Leviton (Mexico) S. de R.L. de C.V
Leviton (Mexico) S.de R.L.de C.V is a foreign subsidiary dedicated to serving the needs of the Mexican electrical marketplace. S.de R.L. de C.V offers the highest quality products and services throughout Mexico. The company manufacturers a complete line of residential, commercial, industrial, and Hospital-Grade devices. Established in 1992, the company serves the Mexican ED, retail and OEM markets.
Contact information
Leviton Mfg. Company, Inc.
- 59-25 Little Neck Parkway,
- Little Neck, New York 11362-2591
- Telephone: 718-229-4040
- Fax: 1-800-832-9538
- Technical Support: 1-800-824-3005
Leviton Electronic (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
立維騰電子（東莞）有限公司（Leviton Electronic Dongguan Co.,Ltd.）成立於2000年9月，是由具有百年曆史的‘美國LEVITON公司’在中國成立的第一家獨資企業；公司位於廣東省東莞市橋頭鎮橋新工業園（郵編:523528），交通極為便利，有多路公交車經過，距東莞火車站僅15分鐘車程；公司佔地面積約為4.5萬平方米，建築面積為5.5萬平方米。
公司致力於漏電保護器、調光器、電器開關插座、電器面板、感應器、燈頭、小夜燈、插頭、射燈、電源箱、安裝暗盒、浪涌保護器、斷路器、弱電集成箱、網路線及插頭、光纖線等產品的開發與生產，產品以零售和批售的方式，為工業、商業、民用領域提供服務，公司以安全可靠的電子產品和優質的服務在美國具有廣泛的知名度。
公司實力雄厚，擁有先進的生產及檢測設備，自建現代化的廠房、宿舍、飯堂等工作生活設施，設有圖書室、籃球場、網吧、影吧等娛樂設施，配備有超市等購物設施；管理嚴謹，于2002年09月通過ISO9001：2000品質管理體系認證，並推行6 Sigma的品質目標，所有產品均通過UL認證，部分產品通過了CCC認證；重視人才培養，配備有現代化的培訓設施，建立了完善的培訓體系，保證僱員能得到充分的培訓。
地 址: 香港九龙尖沙咀麽地道77号华懋广场9楼907-908室
电 话: (00852)-27749876
传 真: (00852)-27741741
Leviton Canada
Leviton Mfg. of Canada, Ltd.
- 165 Hymus Blvd.,
- Pointe Claire, Quebec H9R 1E9
- Telephone: 1-800-469-7890
- Telephone: 1-800-563-1853
Leviton Lighting Management Systems & Energy Management
Colortran lighting, NSI controls and dimming, and Macro dimming systems make up what is now known as Leviton Lighting Management Systems or Leviton LMS.
Leviton LMS & Energy Management
- 20497 SW Teton Avenue,
- Tualatin, Oregon 97062
- Telephone: 1-800-736-6682
- Fax: 1-503-404-5594
- Technical Support: 1-800-864-2502
Leviton South America & International Sales
Leviton S. de R.L. de C.V.
- Lago Tana 43
- Mexico DF CP 11290
- Telephone: +52-55-5082-1040
- General Manager and Vice President of International Sales Mr. Bruno Filio
- email bfilio@leviton.com
Voice & Data Division
In 1988 Leviton created its Voice & Data Division to help Leviton compete in the telecommunications and high-speed data technologies fields. The division provides copper and fiber-optic network connectivity solutions for enterprise, data center, service provider and residential applications.[1]
Leviton Voice & Data Division
- 2222 222nd Street SE,
- Bothell, Washington 98021-4416
- Telephone: 1-800-722-2082
- Fax: 425-483-5270
- Technical Support: 1-800-722-2082
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