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Methode's products and services connect, protect and power your communications infrastructure. Whether data center infrastructure design and assembly, high-speed copper or optical components or delivery of an efficient power distribution solution, we offer quick turnaround and value-driven, engineered solutions that meet your needs. Our extensive array of differentiated solutions, backed by front-line experience in the industry, improve uptime and provide customers with greater efficiency and lower overall costs.
Methode is... providing solutions to improve your communications infrastructure.
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Methode manufactures a full range of products that support FTTx services and meet the ever-changing power and interconnectivity requirements of this fast-moving market.
Methode provides connectivity options, including fiber and copper cable assemblies, connectors and hot-swap pluggables to end users, and supports OEMs with our power distribution, cooling and EMI receptacles.
Methode provides high-speed connection bandwidth and cable-management solutions to meet the need for increased network storage capacity. And with the additional need for higher power, our cable, interconnect and PowerRail® systems provide solutions that improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
Methode supplies complete infrastructure design and support together with a wide range of power solutions for the data center. Our comprehensive line of products includes automated management tools, cabling, cable management, high-speed data interconnects, professional services and high-power AC or DC solutions.
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Our custom-engineered PowerRails add flexibility to data centers, allowing customers with the most demanding power-distribution needs to reliably operate. |
The dataMate line of copper-based products provides easy and reliable interconnect capabilities for high performance network communications platforms. |
dataMate offers superior EMI shielding, MSA compliant single- and multi-port cages for SFP, SFP+ and XFP. |
We provide solutions for tracking critical assets, monitoring environmental metrics such as temperature and humidity, and securing data access. |
CTI's experienced global professionals will partner with you in a variety of ways to ensure your data center design and installation efficiently meets your business goals. Learn about our design, installation and maintenance services. |
CTI manufactures quality custom-made fiber and copper cabling, cabinets, panels, racks and wall mounts and superior cable management solutions. |
A leading provider of Bus Bar solutions, Methode delivers products that meet RoHS and REACH standards, as well as UL-certified assemblies. We provide sales, engineering and manufacturing support from our facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Our experienced teams of engineers, supported by our regional design centers, collaborate with our customers to turn their concepts into high-performing, cost-effective solutions. |
A global leader in the design and manufacture of low-voltage drop power cabling systems, Methode offers total manufacturing support. From designing concepts and engineering prototypes through to high-volume production, our extensive line of innovative process allows for easily customized solutions to meet the most challenging power distribution applications. All our products are RoHS and REACH compliant. |
Methode offers three contact technologies for high current power connectors: PowerBud™, WovenBud™ and the RK Series. All of our contact systems offer superior electrical performance, including lower resistance, higher cycle life and lower insertion force, to meet our customers' demanding requirements. |
Our unique, customizable thermal-management solutions are designed to work with high-performance applications, and protect high-power systems. |
Conductive shrink tubing provides EMI/RFI and ESD shielding around joints and seams. |
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Transceivers and Smart DAC technology allow for system expansion without network interruption. |
A specialized reader designed in conjunction with high-frequency RFID tags, this solution provides precise near-field authentication. |
Out-of-the-box functionality utilizing the latest UHF technology allows for the immediate tracking of assets and inventory movement. |
Specially designed fiber-optic connectors allow for easy access and removal by utilizing a patented push-pull slide action. |
Capable of handling distances up to 100 meters, Methode's dataMate™ products have the smallest form factors and data rates of 1.25 and 10 Gbps. |
The DC Series Cabinet features a single, sliding accordion door across the entire distribution frame secured with biometric access control and incorporates innovative wire management features. |
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For companies already heavily invested in copper infrastructure, the high costs of 1-gigabit optical converters created a need for a copper version that could handle short distances. Early copper alternatives were… |
A major co-location data center company experienced multiple outages of their Storage Area Network (SAN), costing the company more than $3 million over a four-month period. The customer's network… |
Manufacturers of patch panels and switch equipment made their products highly dense to increase the number of ports in the smallest possible footprint, creating problems for cable support… |
A major financial services company located in the Dallas area approached CTI with cabling-infrastructure storage problems. The majority of their cabling was stored in an open rack system… |
A team of designers from a major computer company needed to distribute power to numerous points within a large computer system. They desired a cost-effective solution that offered… |
A telecommunications power distribution manufacturer required an improved fuse panel that would increase their system rating from 15A to 20A; giving them a competitive advantage… |
A major telecommunications company approached Methode for design assistance on a new router system. The mechanical layout required an innovative manufacturing method to produce a power… |
Methode was approached by a high-end server customer. The servers process and store data for financial institutions and credit-card companies. Because any server downtime is very costly for this customer, Methode engineers were tasked… |
The customer desired a scalable design that would allow them to plug in modules to increase the capacity of their high-end server. The system operates at a very low DC voltage and thus a bus bar with minimal voltage drop was critical… |
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| MAY 8, 2013 | Chicago, IL – May 8, 2013 - Methode Development Company (MDC), a division of Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions, announced the release of an improved development kit that allows engineers to create functional electrical circuits with a piezo electric printhead inkjet desktop printer, eliminating tooling and reducing development time.
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| APR 18, 2013 | Chicago, IL – April 18, 2013 - Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions, today announced it has been named one of “America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies” by Forbes for the second year in a row.
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| APR 16, 2013 | Mike Stibgen of Methode’s Power Solutions Group demonstrates the new SmartPower Stack™ at APEC 2013. Check it out here
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| MAR 18, 2013 | The SmartPower Stack™ is a fully integrated, deployment-ready commercial embedded system for high-volume solar, photovoltaic, wind, hybrid electric and electric vehicles, as well as high capacity uninterruptible power supply and efficient motor drive applications.
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| MAR 11, 2013 | Methode’s new SmartPower Stack™ (SPS), a state-of-the-art power inverter/converter is being unveiled at APEC 2013, the premier event in applied power electronics, at the Long Beach Convention March 17 to 21, 2013.
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| DEC 7, 2012 | Methode’s battery and power solutions garnered a lot of interest and excitement at the Battery Show 2012 in Detroit, MI this past November, and we’re proud and honored that Engineering TV stopped by our booth and recorded two interviews with us at the show.
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| NOV 29, 2012 | Chicago, IL - November 29, 2012 - Methode Electronics, Inc. (Methode) (NYSE: MEI), a global designer and manufacturer of electro-mechanical devices and a leader in conductive inks for printed electronics, will exhibit at the ID Tech Printed Electronics USA 2012 tradeshow, Booth # G04, on December 5&6, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif.
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| APR 26, 2012 | dataMate™, a division of Methode Electronics, Inc.’s (NYSE: MEI) Data Solutions Group, announced today the development of a patent pending SFP+ cage system with advanced thermal management features to prevent data error and hardware failure due to excessive heat.
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| APR 6, 2012 | Forbes recently identified what they called, "the most transparent and trustworthy businesses that trade on American exchanges," utilizing quantitative and qualitative analysis to look beyond the raw data on public companies’ income statements and balance sheets to assess the true quality of corporate accounting and management practices.
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| JAN 24, 2012 | Methode Power Solutions Group will have a significant presence at AABC this year, emphasizing its industry leading technologies, products and a global manufacturing footprint.
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| JAN 24, 2012 | Methode Power Solutions Group will have a significant presence at APEC this year with an emphasis on its industry leading power technologies, products and a global manufacturing footprint.
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| JAN 24, 2012 | Methode Electronics Power Solutions Group, a division of Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI), today announced its cable and wire termination technology, known as FusionLug™, is now Underwriter Laboratories (UL) recognized.
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| NOV 14, 2011 | Hetronic passes its ISO 9001; 2008 audit and adds two new partners under the ISO 9001 umbrella, showing a commitment to quality and customer needs.
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| NOV 11, 2011 | New Hetronic RC Receiver - the RX ES CAN-HL translates to any mobile operation such as loader cranes and concrete pumps, but also has other field applications like mining, boat lifts and digger derricks...
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| NOV 11, 2011 | Hetronic's annual Partner's Meeting to be held on April 15th, 2011, in conjunction with participation in INTERMAT 2012.
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| OCT 6, 2010 | Computerworld notes that suppliers and data centers are increasingly promoting the use of RFID tags on IT equipment for asset tracking and management. Methode Data Solutions Group was interviewed by Computerworld and named as a solutions provider. Me
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| MAR 12, 2008 | Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystem devices, recently announced that it has acquired the business assets of Tribotek, Inc.,...
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| JUN 21, 2007 | Methode Development Company, a subsidiary of Methode Electronics, Inc., has developed a lightweight and portable food-warming storage solution that uses Methode’s own carbon-fiber heating technology...
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