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A History of Innovation

Since 1903, Siemon has been dedicated to providing the best possible service to their customers. From supplying AT&T in the newly established telecommunications market in the early 1900s, to being one of the worlds largest end-to-end network solution manufacturers, Siemon has never lost its home-grown values and dedication to customer service.

1903

Carl Siemon establishes The Siemon Hard Rubber Company in Bridgeport, CT

Carl F Siemon
1906

Siemon enters the telecommunications industry with their 3-pole connecting block

3 Pole Block
1907

Siemon starts to manufacture plastic parts for Magneto-Style telephones

1922

The Siemon Hard Rubber Company officially changes its name to The Siemon Company

1923

Siemon acquires Bell Records Corporation and starts making high quality phonograph records

1926

Siemon introduces its 30A connecting block to its line of products

31A connecting block
1940

Siemon manufactures stackable and unbreakable dinnerware for the U.S. Navy

1951

Siemon creates the Lifetime Dinnerware brand and starts marketing to consumers

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1954

Carl M. Siemon sells the Bridgeport plant and moves headquarters to Watertown, CT

1957

Carl ‘Big Carl’ Siemon takes over as the company’s 3rd generation president

Carl Siemon 1957
1962

Carl Siemon purchases initial acreage that would later become a 3k acre farm

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1966

Siemon introduces its own brand of the ever-popular S66 connecting block

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1979

Siemon Electronics is founded on the success of its patented connecting block technology

1982

Carl N. Siemon takes over as the company’s 4th generation president

Carl Siemon
1991

Siemon opens its first international office in Woking, England

1993

Siemon releases an angled CT Coupler, one of the industry’s first Cat 5 products

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1994

Siemon rolls out the Certified Installer Program and opens its first AP office in Sydney, Australia

1995

Siemon China is established in Beijing

1997

Siemon is awarded the cabling contract for the world’s tallest building at the time—The Petronas Towers

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1998

Siemon is first to market with a Category 6 compliant connectivity system

category 6 modules
1999

The Global Project Services division of Siemon is launched to provide global cabling services

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2002

Siemon expands its global footprint by opening offices in Mexico, France, Germany and Italy

2003

Siemon celebrates its 100th anniversary and introduces the 10G ip™ system for Data Centers. Tijuana International mfg/logistics location opened.

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2004

Siemon launches the BladePatch® RJ45 patch cord with patented push-pull technology

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2005

Pudong, China International mfg/logistics location opened

2006

Siemon debuts their TERA® IEC Category 7A/Class FAstandard line of cables

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2008

Siemon OEM Technologies is created to provide customized innovations to the OEM market.

2009

Siemon launches Z-MAX® Cat 6A cabling system

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2010

Siemon announces new ConvergeIT™ Cabling Solutions for Smart Buildings

2011

Siemon High Speed Cable Assemblies Launch

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2012

Hyderabad/Chennai, India International mfg/logistics location opened Siemon announces they offset their total global carbon emissions by 179%

2013

Siemon’s LC BladePatch®  revolutionizes high-density fiber patching

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2014

Siemon is named one of the most promising Cisco Solution Providers

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2015

Siemon launches Advanced Data Center and Advanced Fiber solutions.

2016

Fiber ducting acquisition (LightWays).

2017

Siemon awarded U.S. patent for LC BladePatch: Push-pull patch cord with polarity reversal.

2018

Z-PLUG™ Field Terminated Plug released offering quick, reliable high-performance plug terminations in the field

z-plug
2020

Release of the Siemon Product eCatalog.

Siemon recognized as HBJ Family Business Award Winners

2021

Henry Siemon takes over as the company’s 5th generation President. Henry awarded HBJ’s 40 Under Forty.

LightWays™ Fiber Routing System released

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2022

Siemon launches LightVerse® High Density Fiber Optic Cabling System.

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2023

Siemon launches UltraMAX™ Advanced Copper Cabling Solutions.

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