The CD Snow Hill LLC subsidiary of Cornell Dubilier Electronics Inc. (CDE) has acquired the capacitor producing assets of NWL Inc. Now possessing greater capabilities in custom high-voltage film capacitors for pulsed power and power conversion applications, the company is poised to expand its solutions for industrial, military and medical customers.
“NWL has long been an industry leader in the design and manufacture of high voltage AC and DC film capacitors for applications where we see opportunities for growth,” says Jim Kaplan, CEO of Cornell Dubilier. “This acquisition greatly expands our capabilities in custom capacitors needed for high-power lasers, military 
propulsion systems, inverters and more.”
According to Robert Seitz, President of NWL, the sale of their capacitor operations will allow NWL to focus on its other core business segments: transformers, electrostatic precipitator, and power supplies. Cornell Dubilier plans to assume operations at NWL’s former plant in Snow Hill, North Carolina.
With the addition of custom, high-voltage AC and DC film capacitors, CDE now offers one of the most extensive portfolios of power capacitors available to the global marketplace. The added capabilities complement the company’s core strength in power capacitors across multiple dielectric technologies, including aluminum electrolytic, film, mica and supercapacitors.
