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Minnesota Wire & Cable designs and manufactures electrical interconnect solutions with rapid design-to-delivery of custom interconnect solutions. The company maintains a 30,000-square-foot headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., and a 30,000-square-foot production facility in Eau Claire, Wis. Minnesota Wire & Cable has more than 200 employees to provide services, such as in-house design, engineering and test lab services, which include rapid prototyping and complete tooling and extrusion. The company started as Wagner Consultants Corporation (WCC), a manufacturer s representative firm for general electronic components. After wire and cable products were added to its line in the 1970s, WCC was renamed Minnesota Wire & Cable in 1978. The company added molding machines, a tooling department and extrusion lines. Minnesota Wire & Cable has clients in industries, such as medical devices, defense contracting and telecommunications. Minnesota Bramstedt Surgical, a subsidiary of the company, repairs surgical instruments and is a United States distributor.

Lapp Tannehill, a part of LAPP Group, distributes a variety of wire and cable-related products. Founded in 1958, it provides electronic, instrumentation and computer cable products, as well as portable cords, connectors, cord sets, and power and low-voltage systems. The company carries more than 50 brands of wire and cable products. In addition, Lapp Tannehill offers in-house spiral striping, coloring, cable marking, printing and wire twisting services. It serves clients in the aerospace, construction, automation and health care markets. The company provides products from various manufacturers, including Alta Technologies, American Insulated Wire Corporation, Alpha Wire Company and New England Wire Technologies. Lapp Tannehill is staffed with over 40 individuals. It has an ISO certification. Lapp Group provides a range of cable accessories and handling systems and connectors. It has a staff of nearly 2,500 employees in approximately 40 companies worldwide.