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Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc., is the largest privately held manufacturer of electrical wiring equipment in North America.〔Anonymous. Energy & Power Management. Troy: Jun 2005.Vol.30, Iss. 6; pg. 29, 7 pgs.Source type: Periodical ISSN: 15565467 ProQuest document ID: 855628221 Text Word Count 2946 Document URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=855628221&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=76566&RQT=309&VName=PQD(subscription) Retrieved April 9, 2007)〕 It produces electrical products: light sockets, receptacles (switches & outlets), dimmers and other lighting control systems, wire, power cables, power cords, wall and ceiling occupancy sensors, wall plates, datacom, and other electrical products. Leviton is most famous for the Decora wall switch, the flat low profile form factor which replaced the standard toggle switch in many homes and office.〔(Decora > Leviton Web Site )〕 ==History== Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a manufacturer of electrical wiring devices, data center connectivity apparatus and lighting energy management systems. The company was founded in 1906 by Isidor Leviton.〔(Leviton History > Leviton Web Site ). Retrieved February 25, 2010〕 He began by manufacturing brass mantle tips for the natural gas lighting infrastructure in Manhattan. They sold their mantle tips on a pushcart on the Bowery on the Lower East side of Manhattan. Isidor Leviton designed a screw in lampholder for Thomas Edison's Electric Lamp in 1910 and within ten years the lampholders were being used in every apartment in New York. In 1936 Leviton built a two square block 4 story factory and warehouse in Greenpoint, Brooklyn which still stands today. In 1965, Harold Leviton was named President and CEO. In September, 1999, Leviton acquired stage lighting controller manufacturer NSI Corp. as part of their Lighting Control Division.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://livedesignonline.com/mag/leviton-acquires-nsi-corp )〕 Leviton moved its corporate headquarters to Little Neck, NY, in 1975. Leviton then moved its corporate headquarters from Little Neck to Melville, New York, in June 2009. Donald Hendler and Stephen Sokolow were named CEO and chairman of the board respectively in December 2007, following the passing of Harold Leviton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/print/volume-15/issue-12/industry-spotlight/leviton-reorganizes-after-passing-of-ceo.html )〕 In 2011 Leviton partnered with Ford Motors to produce their evr-green Electric Vehicle Chargers for Ford Electric Cars.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leviton-and-ford-receive-ul-certification-for-focus-electric-home-charging-station-131449878.html )〕 Leviton has also partnered with Toyota to manufacture chargers for the Toyota plug-in Electric Vehicles〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://green.autoblog.com/2011/08/11/toyota-selects-leviton-to-charge-up-prius-plug-in-rav4-ev/ )〕 In 2012 Leviton launched its Universal Dimming device line which dims any dimmable LED, CFL, or incandescent bulb.〔(Universal Dimmers > Leviton Web Site )〕 This will result in dramatic energy savings. In addition, the company has released its Zipline Fluorescent Energy Retrofit Module which eliminates retrofit wiring of ballasts completely.〔(Zipline Lighting Retrofit > Leviton Web Site )〕 Leviton acquired Home Automation Inc (HAI) in August 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cepro.com/article/leviton_acquires_home_automation_inc/ )〕 which is now known as Leviton Security & Automation. In October 2013, Leviton acquired UK-based JCC Advanced Lighting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cepro.com/article/leviton_acquires_uk_based_jcc_advanced_lighting/ )〕 Today, Leviton has operations in over 85 countries, across 6 continents, and employs approximately 6,500 people globally. Leviton products include over 25,000 devices and systems, used in homes and businesses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leviton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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