Mueller Electric has acquired Elcor Inc., to be incorporated as the Elcor division of Mueller Electric, which will allow Mueller Electric to expand quality electric and electronic component offerings to new and current customers in the U.S. and overseas. This new alliance will result in even better capabilities, line offerings and more production, while strengthening quality, service and value for clients of both companies.
Mueller Electric, long-time manufacturer of quality electric and electronic components since 1908, is known as the inventor of the alligator clip. With headquarters based in Akron, Ohio, and global locations in England and China, Mueller Electric has come a long way since its beginning and is now a major player in the electronics industry with 2,500 high-quality parts and numerous product lines. Mueller Electric sells 
Eddie Williams, general manager from Elcor (left) and Cliff Prosek, president of Mueller Electric, discuss details of the company merger. Source: Mueller Electricparts to consumers and more than 50 electronic distributors including Digi-Key, Allied, Mouser, RS Components, Farnell and Arrow Electronics.
Elcor Inc., an Elyria-based electronics company in business for more than 50 years, creates and manufactures custom injection-molded parts, cable assemblies, power cords, cord sets, wiring harnesses and sub-assemblies. Elcor is known for their slogan, “making the quality connection with Elcor,” and for “delivering more value in the service and reliability given to businesses.” The company owns a large base of tooling and supplies for cost-efficient production. One of Elcor’s major strengths include their level of involvement with injection-over molded parts, specifically by minimizing cost, constructing molds, selecting materials and assuring quality.
The union of these two companies promises endless benefits for potential and opportunity. Elcor and Mueller Electric share common values that will strengthen and accelerate the partnership and will quickly pair Elcor’s diverse tooling and skills in creating molds with solutions for Mueller Electric’s distributors that have a demand for molding and over molding capabilities.
Mueller Electric is presently involved in expanding a line of instrumentation cables for new and existing clients, specifically factory automation cables, as part of a multi-million-dollar demand for plants and factories to update production equipment. Mueller and Elcor can now work together on devising molds for custom parts for large existing clients. Elcor can consult with Mueller Electric on selecting the best substrates to use for over molded parts according to specific use and increase product capabilities and lines offered for existing and new clients. The companies can also collaborate to increase production of over molds that are used in various products to maximize output of parts for distribution.
Mueller Electric will inherit two major clients through the ownership transfer of Elcor: Invacare and Nordson. Invacare manufactures home and long-term medical equipment such as wheelchairs, disability scooters and bariatric equipment. Elcor currently produces many of the electronic components and cables needed for the motors used in these types of equipment. By aligning with Elcor, Mueller Electric will now be able to pursue many new avenues of opportunity in healthcare markets.
Nordson Corporation is a multi-national corporation that designs and manufactures dispensing equipment for industrial adhesives, sealants and coatings, such as that used for assembly in the automotive and medical industries. Already well known in some of these markets, Mueller is now able to expand offerings for limitless potential.
As part of the new introductory process for this unification, some of Mueller Electric’s staff will be transplanted with Elcor’s in Elyria and vice versa to cross train and learn about the other company’s engineering and production methods over the course of the next several months.
