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68 Hartford Business Journal • November 26, 2012 www.HartfordBusiness.com 46 Nooks Hill Road, Cromwell, CT 06416 | 860.635.2200 | www.capewellcorp.com " For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost..." – Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanac 1758 C apewell Components Company LLC, originally founded as The Capewell Horse Nail Company, by George J. Capewell, has been a part of the Connecti- cut manufacturing businesses since 1881, and has been credited with the early invention of the automatic cold swaging process machine used to manufacture and shape nails. A working model of the cold swag process machine is on display at the Smithsonian! For more than 130 years Capewell Components Company, LLC continued success is attributed to its aspiration to provide new and innovative products to a global market in an effort to sustain an energy efficient and safe society. During the past 20 years, as each decade provides advanced products, technol- ogy and innovative ways to meet global market solutions, Capewell Components has challenged each of its divisions to embrace change to be adaptable and innovative, thus sustaining. During the last few years, products and technology have surpassed everything that occurred in the last decade. Companies, small and large are continuously looking to improve their products and immediately inform the global marketplace. Capewell Components has also realized the standards for doing business has changed from individual to social and from print to electronic or virtual. This elec- tronic and social era is just the beginning of how global markets will emerge and grow in our future and our children's future. Capewell Components is looking at a bright and exciting future in the global marketplace with emerging new products from each of our divisions. The Capewell division, by legacy, located in South Windsor, CT is a world leader in the design and manufacturer of Life Support and Aerial Delivery Systems, and continues to pro- vide innovative key products for Aerospace, Military and Humanitarian relief efforts. The Capewell descent device used on NASA's Mars Lander second journey in 2004 is currently used in cargo aircraft for pilot safe egress. The Capewell helicopter sling is presently being used to support resupply to U.S. troops around the globe. The MH Rhodes division acquired in 2000, and Cramer division, acquired in 2005, were merged to become a leader in MarkTime® brand timers and switches along with Cramer motorized cycle timers, fractional power motors, and hour meter product solutions recognized in Aerospace, Energy Management, Food Service, HVAC, Medical and Warewasher industries. Today, MH Rhodes Cramer continues to grow our product offerings with new and innovative time switches for residential, industrial, and commercial applications. The Ripley division, acquired in 1991, headquartered in Cromwell, CT is a recognized leader in design and manu- facture of ergonomic specialized wire and cable prepara- tion tools worldwide. During the past 20 years, professional linemen, technicians, and installers around the globe depend upon quality tools for productivity, performance, and safety with Ripley's trusted name brands; Miller, Cablematic and Utility Tool. Ripley continues to grow worldwide and has established offices around the globe; South America, during 1998; Russia during 2008; and a China Wholly Foreign Owned Entity during 2012. Today, with more than 150 dedicated employees, Capewell Components Co., LLC continues to grow our Connecticut based business and serve the Commercial, Indus- trial, and Military market place in the US and Worldwide by these three divisions. The company's president, Richard Wheeler stated; "Capewell Components LLC is devoted to our Hartford heritage and our Connecticut employees. We believe in the quality that our workers manufacture every day, as we embrace new technologies, new markets, and a global economy." MarkTime® Astronomic timer for residential lighting control. Capewell Components Company LLC Because of a nail... R e t R o s p e C t i v e Special advertiSing Section 20th Anniversary Issue Capewell 25k Sling with resupply to US troops by Chinook helicopter.