Intermatic
Intermatic Inc. is an American manufacturer of time switches based in Spring Grove, Illinois.
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| Industry | Electrical equipment |
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| Predecessor | International Register Company |
| Founded | 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Founder | Arthur Woodward[1] |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Owner | MPE Partners |
Number of employees | 250 to 1000 (2022) |
| Website | intermatic.com |
Intermatic Inc. is an American manufacturer of time switches based in Spring Grove, Illinois.
History
[edit]Intermatic Incorporated was founded in 1891 in Chicago, Illinois as the International Register Company to produce fare registers.[2] Its founder was A.H. Woodward who held several patents on fare registers (mechanical devices for recording passenger ticket and ridership).[3][4]
It introduced its first lighting timer in 1945, and today makes timing and control systems for line and low voltage systems used in residential, commercial, government, and industrial systems.[5]
The company sells the Time-All line of timers for consumer applications.[6][7]
On April 23, 2025, MPE Partners announced that it had acquired the company.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Intermatic Incorporated". www.idaillinois.org. State of Illinois. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Intermatic Incorporated". www.idaillinois.org. Illinois Digital Archives, State of Illinois. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Woodward, Arthur H. (7 November 1905). "Bell mechanism for registers". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Woodward, Arthur H. (24 April 1906). "Fare-register". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Intermatic Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Word Mark TIME-ALL". tmsearch.uspto.gov. United States Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "New timers with 'smart' electronics". The New York Times. 11 November 1986. p. 68. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
For example, the Time-All Programmer from Intermatic Inc.
- ^ "MPE Partners Completes Acquisition of Intermatic". Intermatic. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
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