Solidstate Timeline

A history of Solidstate Controls, Inc.

1962
Stu Jackson and John Holscher found Solidstate Controls, Inc. (SCI) in
Columbus, Ohio and begin manufacturing DC power supplies for the electroplating industry.

1964
Solidstate Controls builds first AC power supply - a 1.5 kVA - employing ferroresonant technology.

1965
Solidstate Controls introduces first ferroresonant Scott-T 3-phase transformer.

1970
Solidstate Controls introduces zero-break static transfer switch, making the first truly Uninterruptible Power Supply.

1970
Solidstate Controls begins providing 1-E qualified ferroresonant inverters to the Nuclear Power Generation Industry.

1975
Solidstate Controls develops industrial grade Battery Chargers for the Power Generation market.

1979
Solidstate Controls is purchased by Trans Union and joins forces with Rochester Instruments.

1979
Due to more growth, Solidstate Controls moves to its present location on Dearborn Drive.

1981
A spin-off company - HDR Power is formed by SCI employees.

1981
SCI introduces the PowerBase 2000 series UPS.

1985
Solidstate Controls develops static switch crest factor circuit.

1986
Solidstate Controls begins to include a manual maintenance switch with its inverters.

1987
Introduces the SE 1-phase UPS product line.

1989
SCI develops UPSCAD® design software, making it possible to create assembly and fabrication drawings and documentation in less than 1/4 the time required by hand.

1992
SCI introduces the first ferroresonant based UPS to utilize a uProcessor for control and monitoring.

1993
SCI introduces WINUPS™ configuration software allowing Users to configure and cost a complete UPS system in minutes.

1993
SCI re-acquires HDR Power Systems.

1994
SCI opens its Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

1997
SCI introduces the 3SE 3-phase UPS product line.

1997
SCI opens office in Beijing, China.

1998
Introduces the SE^PLUS UPS, SS^PLUS inverter, and RCS^PLUS Battery Charger products.

1999
SCI acquires JCB Electronica Industrial in Rosarion, Argentina. This acquisition gives SCI the capability, unmatched in the industry, to provide both ferroresonant and PWM based inverters and UPS systems to the industrial market.

2000
In February, SCI receives ISO 9001 certification for its operations headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

2003
In March, AMETEK acquires Solidstate Controls, Inc.