CTS Company

CTS Company is a US-based firm that designs and produce all the electronic mechanism and sensors, all the products it offers have the capability to Sense, Connect and Move as well. The firm provides devices such as sensors, actuators, and distinct electronic devices in three huge regions of the world, i.e., North America, Europe, and Asia. CTS is working to supply solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers who are working in top fields such as the aerospace, infrastructure, security, manufacturing, information technology, medical, and transport markets. CTS offers the best superior technology, and it also promises great client service and good quality products to its consumers.

A Quick View of the Firm

• Founded by J. and George A. Briggs with the help of S.A. Buffington
• Year of foundation- 1896 in Chicago, United States.
• First name- Chicago Telephone Supply Corporation
• Number of employees- 3820 professionals (approx)
• Headquarters- West Beardsley Avenue Elkhart, United States
• Providing services- Technology Hardware & Semiconductors (Technical division)

History of the Firm

The firm was established by the cooperation of a father and son, Mr. A.J. and George A. Briggs, in the year 1896; they both made the team with S.A. Buffington, who was at that time working as a lawyer in the Chicago and started a firm name as Chicago Telephone Supply corporation which was renamed as CTS after some years.& In the beginning, the firm was selling telephones with the help of local suppliers and mail in a small building close to the city center of Chicago. Still, just in the small-time period of 5-6 years, their business started doing well and turned into a small organization with a staff of 250 people.

The firm took another turn in the year 1902 when they felt a need for vast production space but wasn't big enough to afford a very expensive workspace, and they switched their workspace to a new place which was in Elkhart Indiana. The new place was almost 100 miles away from the city of Chicago. Due to huge demand and adequate growth of the telephone business, the firm decided to do more than just what other sellers were doing by starting a new but really necessary production which was rural telephone deliveries, as most of the telephone manufacturers were only focusing on selling into big cities this was a great idea.

With this change, the firm was now producing a huge range of products related to telephone and their additional components; they also started producing the telephone switchboards as well and kept growing. In the forthcoming 8 years, the firm started selling almost 20 different kinds of switchboards and a wide range of telephone models, even depending on the structure and the size of the buildings and apartments. The way the firm was designing its telephone and switchboard was so budget-friendly, and that was a huge reason why the designs were so much in demand. Within a very less time, the firm was one of the most popular firms to produce telephones and systems in both rural and city areas.

The company started selling its products with its trademark, which was Chicago Telephone satisfy and was at that time known for its quality and trust. Still, in 1920, the world of telephones faced a hardship when the radio broadcast entered the world, and people started using radio receivers in the place of telephones. The firm immediately made a move by recreating most of the telephone products with the help of these radio components and started creating products like jacks, plugs, and even headphones which was enough to make their presence in the radio market. Within 2 years, the company started earning almost 50% of its revenue with these products, and when the war hit, these products were the best way to overcome the depression.

Another most important reason for the growth of the demand for these products was because of being very cost-effective and less harmful (due to being a carbon composition). Till now, the firm was completely aware that the era of their first product (Telephones and Switchboard) were no longer in demand, and this is why the firm created its last telephone in 1940 and was now ready for a new identity.

When the world war again entered the scene in the year 1942, it was the time when the United States Army was in need of a link that could connect the forefront troops; at this moment, the Chicago Telephone Supply Corporation offered help by integrating the telephone and radio module technologies to build up the RM-29 which was a remote telephone ground set. After this amazing initiative, the firm was honored with the Army / Navy manufacturing Award for superiority; at that time, The Chicago Telephone Supply Company provided a massive amount of 300,000 RM-29 field telephones for the situation of war. This contribution provided the firm with an amazing chance to work for the government. Very soon, the company got a request from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Radiation Laboratory, where the engineers had to develop the RLB, which is an accuracy potentiometer for radar entities. The RLB was an amazing device that provided the associates the power to carry out night airstrike operations, which was important for the reduction of the war period. For some years, the firm also provided the RLB's peacetime uses to the defense forces that also helped in security grounds such as air traffic security, improved weather forecasting, and medical analysis.

Later at the start of the 1950s, another amazing electronic device entered the market with a very grand entry it was "Television". Due to being an amazing source of entertainment and information, no doubt television has become the favorite appliance of customers. At that time, the CTS or Chicago Telephone Supply Company was creating the radio components and was well known as well; in no time, they accepted this latest technology and launched resistors and switches for these televisions. And as the use of switches and resistors for television was far more than the radio receiver, the demand for these devices went to peak within years. The company also increased the number of production of these devices, whereas it kept creating radio devices.

Even after 8 years of entering the television market, the firm was getting success and growth from these devices, but the firm was now looking for something much vast and big to bring into the market. After a little digging in, the firm launched devices for data processing and computer devices. The first and unique device of the firm was "Cermets," which was a different type of stable resistance device; these cermets were so stable that their demand was at the peak among all the computer users and also by the industries which were working for the militaries. This was a long game for the CTS in the electronic segment of the market area and provided it with a no replacing place as well.

In 1960, the Chicago Telephone Supply Company was established as a successful electronic component manufacturing firm with a huge variety of various switches, resistors, and many further electronic devices. But now, with no doubt, the name of the firm "Chicago Telephone Supply Company" had no meaning because the firm wasn't in the telephone market for a very long time, and the company needed another name that should be a good fit for the market. So the management and administration of the firm made a decision to change the name of the firm from the Chicago Telephone Supply Company to the CTS Corporation.

Two years later, On the 4th of June 1962, the firm, for the first time, listed its stock on the Big Board in the New York Stock Exchange, and this step was a welcome for the firm in the worldwide business as this opened a door for the firm to the international market with the huge amount of visibility among everyone. But also, at the same time, the firm created a huge place in the market by creating more inner growth and also by attaining more. Till now, the portfolio of the firm contained a huge range of products containing the devices like crystal filters, quartz oscillators, selector switches, and also started the loudspeakers. On the other hand, they kept increasing their resistor business for the electric market and made no rush in understanding the customer demand.

With the time as the world was changing its preferences and customers were preferring the new small components, CTS also changed its way and started manufacturing much smaller products like the hybrid microcircuits and more small packages with huge uses for the support of the United States military and the missile guidance systems. At that time, not only in the United States but also in other places like Asia was obtaining these products from the United States. In 1968, CTS also started functioning in Taiwan so that they could grow more business in the North American area and provide budget-friendly products in the different parts of Asia. The way the firm was growing all around the world helped the CTS to be more successful and sell new products within the market, like a new and more popular electronic device was in rising, colored televisions.

CTS used its superiority and less expensive CTS quartz crystals for the design of these new devices and created new appliances. When the company entered in 1970, the United States government was now concerned with the pollution and safety of the planet, and this is why they were more focusing on the devices which were environment friendly as well as they were following the control requirement. CTS understood the demand of the market and found a new opportunity for them to grow in the market because it was dealing with the strangle position sensing and weakened gas recirculation controls, and this gave CTS a way to enter the traditional market under-the-hood and framework position sensor industry. At this certain point, the firm reached amazing growth with the help of equipment for the commercial vehicle.

It created and launched a strong, stylish actuator that was mainly designed for the appliances which can be used for the fuel delivery management and can also help in the control of changeable vane turbochargers. These appliances are also appropriate for multiple other huge diesel engine administration functions.

Even in contemporary times, these devices are working well. Also, these Automotive Products can be used as the position sensors for all the mini engine markets for the vehicles like motorcycles, ATVs, outboard engines, etc. CTS was also providing the ground-breaking solutions with the help of their cermet technology which was being prepared to help the household and automotive manufacturers get a consistent under-the-hood location sensor.

Till 1980, the firm has successfully attained a place in the North American and Scottish markets as the connector and backplane producer, and this was the moment when the Scottish market gave an opportunity for the firm's sensor products to grow and expand in the Europe Market as well. Within no time, the firm also increased its global presence in the other international markets like the United States, Mexico, Singapore, Scotland, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Also, this gave them an amazing global demand and increased the profit in favor of the firm. In 1996, the firm entered its 100^th year and celebrated its 100th Anniversary. They also pledged to create and grow the latest part of technologies; they also started working harder to gather customer conditions and go for more customer opportunities.

During 1999, CTS hit a new opportunity when it obtained Motorola's Component Products Division (CPD) and renamed it CTS Wireless Components. This attainment placed CTS as one of the leading firms to provide the rising cell phone receivers, earplugs, and also foundation of the station market with the help of creating the ceramic filters, duplexers, and furthermore telecommunication mechanisms. Later during the ending of this time era, the union with Dynamics Corporation of America (DCA) also gave a raise to the CTS' position, which was already one of the main manufacturers of this electronic mechanism. When in the late 2000s, CTS made a decision to the series of attainment of these key markets, it gave the firm growth and also the enlargement in the markets.

In the year 2007, the firm also overtook the management of Alpha Ceramics, which is the popular supplier of piezoceramic resources for sensors and transducers, mainly created to support the military and aerospace markets. As a consequence, CTS improved its leading international situation in piezoceramics with an exclusive variety of abilities.

Within some time, during 2008, the attainment of Tusonix, Inc. with industrialized operations in Nogales, Mexico, gave an additional electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) riddle mechanism to the CTS creation family.

In 2012, CTS finished the attainment of the Valpey-Fisher business, ahead in the design and creation of accuracy frequency crystal oscillators. The attainment extended CTS technology and engineering ability. Also, in the same year, CTS attainment of D&R Technology (D&R), which is a confidentially held producer of traditionally-designed sensors, switches, and electromechanical congregations portion of the automotive light-vehicle marketplace. The attainment considerably extended CTS's planned automotive sensor creation platform with new clients and a broader creation portfolio. In January of next year, Kieran O'Sullivan connected CTS as President and lead Executive Officer.

In this same year, CTS also redefined a plan to make simpler the commerce model, attention and force gainful growth resulting in a summary worldwide footprint, enhanced competitive location, and superior productivity. Also, in this approach, CTS decided to sell the EMS business in the market. The deal sharpened the CTS center of attention on its work and sensors business and gave extra capital to get more growth in the core abilities.

After 2 years, in 2016, CTS brought in a transformed idea and brand which can help their customers understand how the firm actually works and who can get benefit from the firm. Until this year, CTS completed its 120 years in the market and also created a rock-hard place in the market which can't be replaced. The firm not only proved itself as one of the most hardworking problem solvers but also as the firm which wasn't going to miss any chance to grow and change with modern developments in society. CTS intends to be at the front position of technology, and this is why they are still delivering pioneering sensing, connectivity, and motion solutions for the establishment and progression of products and services in the whole world.

Last year in 2021, the firm completed its 125^th anniversary, the firm not only took an oath to work much harder, but it also created a complete video on how they kept growing with the time and showed all their achievements. The firm also mentioned in the video how proud they are of their achievements-

"2021 marks CTS Corporation's 125th anniversary. In celebration of this significant milestone, we have developed a video to highlight our innovations and achievements throughout our history. While we are proud of CTS's legacy, we remain dedicated to the main beliefs into the future, which were mainly the approach to Play to Win, receptiveness, effortlessness, and solution learning".

Also, at the end of the video firm aimed to keep growing with the support of its consumers and keep on working successfully as it did for the last 125 years. The firm is providing an amazing range of products as well as growing its customer list and support all over the world; also, the firm is working hard for its employees and providing them with correct growth.

Services Provided by the Firm

The firm provides a huge range of products which are as follows-

Movement Technologies

The products are offering good actuator products which provide you correct movement necessity to work much efficiently and precise execution of the products even no matter what kind of the environment is. CTS business provides such groups of technologies:

• Piezoelectric Move goods - Inkjet Printing, Piezo Actuators, Speakers, Ultrasonic Cleaning, Valves, Multilayer Products, etc.
• Rotary Actuators - Brushed DC Actuator, Brushless DC Actuator
• Thermal goods - Heat sinks, Thermal Interface resources, ZIF PC Board retainer

Management & Connectivity Products

The management and connectivity products by CTC are so amazing and liked by the customers. Their products not just make sure that electronic devices converse with each other within a similar language, but they also offer products that can sync perfectly. Here is the list of the categories of the connectivity products that the firm provides.

• EMI/RFI Filters - Customized Filters Assemblies, Feed-Through Filters, Surface-Mount Filters
• Frequency organizing Devices- Crystals, Clock Oscillators, OCXOs, TCXOs/VCTCXOs, Timing Modules, VCXOs/VCSOs
• RF Filters - Band Pass Filters, Diplexers, Duplexers, Low Pass Filters, RF Delay Filters
• Expertise Capacitors - Ceramic Disc Capacitors, Variable Capacitors, WEECON Capacitors
• Specialty Resistors - Current Sense Resistors, Resistor Networks & RC Terminations, Ultra-High Resistance

Sensing Technologies

Whether you are getting at sensing technologies for one time, to use them multiple times, or even for their entire life span, it is important that the sensing and control over the products should be accurate, especially in electronic devices. To solve these problems, there is a huge range of sensing product categories that the CTS offers.

• Device for Controls- Encoders, Rotary Position Sensors, Side Potentiometers, Mini-Joysticks, Industrial Rotary Potentiometers, Commercial Rotary Potentiometers
• Pedals - Contact, Haptic, Non-Contact
• Piezoelectric Sense devices- Flow Meters, Hydrophones, Non-Destructive Testing, Ultrasonic Image, etc
• Sensors- Chassis Sensors, Clutch, and Brake Sensors, convention Position Sensors, extensive Stroke Sensors, RF Sensors, Seating Sensors, pace Sensors, Throttle location Sensors, broadcast Sensors, etc.
• Switches - DIP Switches, Rotary DIP Switches, Rotary Selector Switches, Tactile Switches
• Transducers

CTS has been working for more than 125 years and is providing quality to their customers; one more important thing to notice about the firm is that it has never been in such big controversies and keeps to stay far away from any issues. The firm also kept changing according to the demand of time and kept growing, which makes it better than many other big Multi-National Companies and shows their huge place in the future as well.