ST. LOUIS -- Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, announces that wholly-owned subsidiary GarrettCom is now a Belden associated product brand. Belden acquired Fremont, California-based GarrettCom,a provider of industrial networking solutions for specialty and stressed applications, in December 2010.
"Making GarrettCom a Belden Brand further strengthens Belden's strategy of providing end-to-end connectivity from the Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) to the IT department," said Gary Wiegmann, president, Industrial Solutions Division, Belden Americas. "With an integrated sales force, both GarrettCom and Belden sales channels will be able to provide broader and more integrated solutions to our customers."
As an associated product brand of Belden, GarrettCom becomes fully integrated into Belden's global organization with access to their industry-leading signal transmission portfolio. Becoming a Belden brand enhances GarrettCom's strong reputation with Belden's international recognition as a provider of premier quality solutions and support. GarrettCom's current and future customers benefit from access to Belden's global customer service and support to meet the growing demand of the competitive industrial networking market.
"As a Belden Brand, we can offer our customers access to the complete range of industrial networking, signal transmission and connectivity solutions Belden provides," said GarrettCom General Manager, Lee House. "With increased integration with Belden, we can also offer our customers even better quality, innovation, service and support."
GarrettCom, Inc., based in Fremont, California, is a leading provider of industrial networking products for specialty and stressed applications with business locations in North America, Europe and
St. Louis-based Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets cable, connectivity, and networking products in markets including industrial automation, enterprise, transportation, infrastructure, and consumer electronics. It has approximately 6,800 employees, and provides value for industrial automation, enterprise, education, healthcare, entertainment and broadcast, sound and security, transportation, infrastructure, consumer electronics and other industries. Belden has manufacturing capabilities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and a market presence in nearly every region of the world. Belden was founded in 1902, and today is a leader with some of the strongest brands in the signal transmission industry.