C&D Technologies Inc.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1906 | C&D Technologies Inc. was founded by Frank Carlile and Leon Doughty, two seniors at Philadelphia's Central Manual Training School. |
| 1970 | C&D Technologies collaborated with Bell Labs to develop lead-calcium battery technology, introducing a new, more efficient energy source. This partnership resulted in a battery design with advantages over previous models, quickly becoming the industry standard and a preferred technology for many C&D customers. |
| 1999 | The company acquires a 67%-owned joint venture interest in a battery business from Johnson Controls Inc., based in Shanghai, China, and includes its manufacturing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| 2000 | C&D purchased Panasonic's manufacturing plant in Reynosa, Mexico, to bring MSE technology, a premier pure-lead technology. |
| 2017 | KPS Capital Partners acquired C&D Technologies, leveraging C&D's expertise in industrial power storage to expand into the global energy solutions and services market. |
| 2018 | C&D acquires Trojan Battery Company, a leading manufacturer of deep cycle batteries for motive and stationary applications. |
| 2024 | C&D Technologies, a market leader in energy storage, expanded its portfolio by introducing highly engineered, factory-assembled battery cabinets. These cabinets allow C&D to offer integrated battery and cabinet solutions for data center uninterruptible power supply (UPS) backup systems. |
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