For Immediate Release – November 26, 2008
Belden (NYSE: BDC), a world leader in the development of signal transmission products for the industrial, enterprise, broadcast, and consumer electronics industries, has announced a new integrated cable, active component and connectivity marketing initiative for the most demanding and mission-critical industrial manufacturing environments.
With the addition of the Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation brands to the Belden industrial products portfolio, Belden is now the leading provider of communications networking solutions for discrete, process and infrastructure applications at the systems and components level.
According to Steve Biegacki, Belden’s Global VP of Sales and Marketing, “Belden has integrated the Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation brands under the Belden umbrella, bringing fully integrated solutions to the industrial marketplace. Hirschmann industrial switches and networking devices are known to perform well in extreme conditions including high temperature environments and where MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) is crucial.
Lumberg Automation represents one of the top brands in industrial automation and connectivity, and Belden is the long-standing, global leader in industrial, networking and building management cabling technology. Together, this new family of Belden brands can provide industrial end-users and OEMs with complete, end-to-end solutions for Industrial Ethernet, supporting leading protocols like EtherNet/IP, and other automation applications that are critical to their operations.”
Belden Complete Industrial Solutions Serve a Host of Applications
Belden Complete Industrial Solutions encompass products that are designed and manufactured by Belden. Industrial Ethernet systems built using exclusively Belden, Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation products will benefit from the Belden extended product warranty.
BELDEN OFFERS COMPLETE INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
Key product lines include managed and unmanaged switches, networking connectivity components, copper and fiber optic cables, wireless LAN systems, and industrial network management software.
Key applications for Belden Complete Industrial Solutions include:
Processing Industries – Chemical, Food & Beverage, Mining, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Pulp & Paper, etc.
Discrete Manufacturing – Automotive, Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Machine Tools, Packaging, etc.
Industrial Infrastructures – Airports, Bridges, Power Generation Plants, Shipyards, Tunnels, Utilities, Water Treatment Plants, etc.
Key service and support areas for Belden Complete Industrial Solutions include:
Network Design Consultation and Verification
Training
Technical Support
Extended Product Warranties
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this release other than historical facts are “forward looking statements” made in reliance upon the safe harbor of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements are based on forecasts and projections about the industries served by the Company and about general economic conditions. They reflect management’s beliefs and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance and they involve risk and uncertainty. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from these expectations.
Some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s expectations include demand for the Company’s products; the cost and availability of materials including copper, plastic compounds derived from fossil fuels, and other materials; energy costs; the Company’s ability to integrate successfully the acquired businesses; and other factors. For a more complete discussion of risk factors, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008. Belden disclaims any duty to update any forward looking statements as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
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About Belden
Belden is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of signal transmission products for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, security and aerospace applications. Belden has manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe as well as distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia and the Netherlands. A majority of Belden’s manufacturing, engineering and support functions are registered to the International Organization for Standardization.
