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Founded in 1966 by Maurice 'Mo' Orlando, Ortronics originally entered the market as a manufacturer of reed relay coils. Today, Ortronics offers a range of connectivity products including patch panels, patch cords, workstation outlets, cable management systems and 110 cross-connect systems. The company also provides engineering and technical support, systems planning, training programs and a 25-year extended products warranty and applications assurance warranty program. Its parent company Legrand, headquartered in France, provides residential housing and commercial building products and systems for electrical installations and information networks. The Legrand group has operations in more than 55 locations worldwide and sells in more than 160 countries. Ortronics is headquartered in New London, Conn.

With more than a century of experience, Electric Boat Corporation provides design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy. The company s engineering capabilities include nuclear marine propulsion, hydrodynamics, acoustics and shock and structure. Specialized facilities and equipment consist of machine; pipe; electrical, electronic and heating ventilation and air conditioning shops; heavy-lift cranes and transports; and three graving docks. Primary operations are the shipyard in Groton, Conn., and the automated hull-fabrication and outfitting facility in Quonset Point, R.I., with a workforce of nearly 11,300 employees.