WECO continues to be a leading innovator and custom designer in the connector industry. A patent
for jacket clamps as a joining element for electrical installations was the beginning of success for the
WECO company, founded in Hanau, West Germany in 1921. The progressive expansion of electricity
and related technologies have necessitated improvements and further developments in the area of
electrical and electronic connectors – WECO was the first company to use thermoplastics in
coupling and splicing techniques. Special designs were developed by WECO for use in the
pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries, computer technology, automotive and household
appliance manufacture, high-risk mining and for electrical/ electronic switching and control elements
for power plants.