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CENTURY OF LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION
1901 - Founded by William D.
Grote.
1922
- Introduction of the First Plastic Injection molding Machine inventing optical
reflectors.
1933 - Built first hydraulic
molding press - Sold four to Dupont®, starting them in plastics.
1972 - Plastics History USA
and the Smithsonian Institute officially accredit Grote as the nation’s
pioneer plastics injection molder.
1983 - Introduction of the
Ultra-Blue-Seal®, the Industries First Modular Wiring System.
1989 - Introduction of the
First LED Marker Light.
1994 - Introduction of the First
Integrated Circuit-No wire lamp. Introduction of the First Shock
Absorbing Bulb Cradle - Torsion Mount® II.
1998 - Introduction of the
First Gel-Mount Bulb suspension system.
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 » Started Operations in
México in 1989, in Acuña, Cohahuila.
» Move Operations to Apodaca, N.L. in 1993.
° Started operations with 11 employees.
° 3 Product Families.
» Expand Operations and move to the Actual Facility in March
of ´99.
° State of the Art Facility - 85,000 ft2.
° 28 Product Families.
° 39 Salary and 150 Hourly Employees.
» Achieve ISO9002 and QS9000 Certifications in September of
2000.
» Started National Distribution and Customer Service in
México in February of 2001.
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Actual Facility - Apodaca, N.L. |
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