Siemon History

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

1906

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Siemon enters the telecommunications industry with their 3-pole connecting 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

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1923

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

1926

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

1940

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

1951

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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

1962

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

1966

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

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1979

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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

1991

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Siemon opens its first international office in Woking, England

1993

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

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1994

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

1995

Siemon China is established in Beijing

1997

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

1998

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

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1999

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

2002

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

2003

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

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

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

Brno, Czech Republic International mfg/logistics location opened

2008

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Siemon Interconnect Solutions is created to provide customized innovations to the OEM market

Sao Paulo, Brazil International mfg/logistics location opened

2009

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Siemon launches
Z-MAX® Cat 6A cabling system

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2010

Siemon announces new ConvergeIT™ Cabling Solutions for Intelligent Buildings

2012

Hyderabad/Chennai, India International mfg/logistics location opened

Siemon announces they offset their total global carbon emissions by 179%

2013

2013-lc-bladepatch

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

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2014

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Siemon is named one of the most promising Cisco Solution Providers

2016

Fiber ducting acquisition

2017

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

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2018

2018-z-plug

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

2020 

Release of the Siemon Product eCatalog.

Siemon recognized as HBJ Family Business Award Winners

2021 

2021-henry

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

LightWays™ Fiber Routing System released

2022 

2022-lightverse

Siemon launches LightVerse® High Density Fiber Optic Cabling System.

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2023 

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Siemon launches UltraMAX™ Advanced Copper Cabling Solutions.

 

 

Siemon Innovation in R&D

With over 400 patents specific to structured cabling and ISO 9001 world class manufacturing, Siemon invests heavily in
research and development, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.

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