Pourquoi nous existons
Dans les affaires modernes, et dans la vie quotidienne, tant de choses dépendent du flux d’informations. Au fur et à mesure que ce flux gagne en vitesse et en sophistication, de nouveaux défis apparaissent. Des signaux perdus et des failles de sécurité aux réseaux disparates et aux données dispersées.
Au-delà de ces connexions manquées se trouvent des opportunités inexploitées. Et Belden est le pont entre eux. Nous connectons les gens, les informations et les idées pour apporter de la clarté au chaos et débloquer des possibilités indicibles.
120
Years of innovation
8
Employees globally
18
Great Place to Work Certified countries
Our family of brands
Belden has a comprehensive portfolio of products and technologies, serving a variety of industries across the world.
Our Partners
Belden has cultivated an extended network of talent, tools and resources—relationships that grant you access to a deeper portfolio of solutions to maximize your objectives.
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Our History
For more than a century, Belden has been making connections. From the wire that set the standard for the first industrial revolution, to advanced network and data solutions enabling the breakthroughs of tomorrow, our work is the bridge between what is and what could be.BIRTH: 1900-1950
GROWTH: 1950-2000
TRANSFORMATION: 2000-PRESENT
The origin
In 1902 Belden Manufacturing Company was incorporated, with Joe Belden as president and Albert Beutler as plant superintendent.
Une lettre d'Edison
En 1920, Joseph Belden reçut une lettre de son héros, Thomas Edison, lui demandant du fil émaillé et promettant : « Je n'oublierai pas cette faveur. »
The radio revolution
The growth of the radio industry was aided greatly by Belden products like the innovative Beldentenna.
Des connexions pour la cause
Le fil Belden a joué un rôle déterminant pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour transmettre l'énergie électrique aux équipements et assurer le fonctionnement sûr des avions.
Belden goes public
In January 1939, Belden became publicly traded for the first time when listed on the Midwest Stock Exchange.
Big on the small screen
The 1950s brought a boom in home TVs. By mid-decade, almost half of American homes had a TV outfitted with Belden cable.
Out of this world
Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” might not have been possible without Belden wire, which was used aboard Apollo 11.
Unequal in cable
In 1980, Belden joined Cooper Industries and became one of the leaders in wire cable with the slogan “Belden Quality: There is no equal”
A leader in ethernet
In the early 1980s, Belden became the first in the industry to market Ethernet and fiber optic cables for industrial use.
Belden in broadcast
Belden established long-term partnerships with NBC and CBS and supplied cable for the Olympics for over 20 years.
Transformation through acquisition
The 21st century brought a series of acquisitions that expanded Belden’s capabilities, including PPC, Hirschmann, and ProSoft Technology.
Infrastructure gets smart
Belden’s Smart Buildings placed their products center stage in cutting-edge entertainment arenas, universities, hospitals, and more.
Life at the speed of streaming
Belden and PPC made broadband-delivered streaming media feasible with 5G cellular and broadband networks across much of the world.
Industry becomes automated
A series of acquisitions and a growing need for network solutions placed Belden at the center of the Industry 4.0 revolution.
Complete connection solutions
Today, Belden has evolved its expansive capabilities into a unified approach—bringing integrated solutions to customer challenges.
Honoring innovation
Joseph C. Belden was an innovator. His patents and the company he founded in 1902 played a transformative role in the burgeoning telecommunications industry.
That innovative spirit still drives us today. We honor those who are writing the next chapter in that incredible legacy with the Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award.
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