Since, 1903 a time when very few homes or businesses even had electricity; with the founding of the Electric Railway Improvement Company (ERICO). The company in 1939 patented its Cadweld exothermically welded connection, an invention that paved the way for rail car companies to make
repairs to rail tracks without large welding equipment. The products ranging from Raychem’s
low-smoke, zero-halogen self-regulating heating cables (setting a new standard in pipe-freeze and fire protection) to Spectracool’s “smart” industrial air conditioners that allow customers to monitor and control their equipment from one remote location.