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跨越三个世纪的蓬勃发展和转型

公司于1899年在美国宾夕法尼亚州成立为一家专业石油管道制造商,在1945年成立Southco, Inc.发展紧固件和门锁业务。在过去60多年索斯科通过自主创新、战略收购以及海外投资成为当今全球领先的工程进入解决方案供应商。

索斯科工程进入解决方案帮助人们实现了日常生活中与各种产品互动的可能。这些解决方案包括门锁、紧固件、电子进入解决方案、铰链/定位控制及各类关键"触点"等的创新产品。

我们产品应用领域极为广泛,覆盖的行业包括船舶、汽车、工程机械/建筑、大篷车、工业机械设备、机柜、暖通空调、医疗器械和网络、电信和计算机等。

一个多世纪以来,索斯科致力于帮助客户解决和克服无数的挑战。今天,我们仍旧延续这份愿景和热忱,专注于帮助客户实现拥有独具特色的工程"触点"的产品,从而改进终端用户的使用体验以及提升客户产品在市场的竞争优势。为了实现这一愿景,我们投放各方面资源以建立一个强大的技术销售和营销团队并同时确保卓越的工程研发和运营能力作为后盾。

作为行业领先企业,索斯科时刻了解行业市场发展趋势,洞察市场动态,把握先机。


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Timeline of Milestones

  • 1899

    South Chester Tube Company Founded

    South Chester Tube Company began as a manufacturer of tubing, pipe and couplings, which were used to extract oil from fields across the United States and transfer it to refineries.

  • 1945

    South Chester Corporation founded as a division of South Chester Tube Company.

    South Chester Corporation began manufacturing specialty fastener devices in Essington, Pennsylvania, USA.The Southco name is registered with the United States patent office in the following year and the products of the South Chester Corporation are marketed under the Southco name.

  • 1950

    Operations of South Chester Corporation moved from Essington, Pennsylvania to Lester, Pennsylvania, USA

    The Lester facility provided additional room for expansion to accommodate the company's rapid growth.

  • 1955

    Acquired Lion Fastener Company, Honeoye Falls, New York, USA Acquired Dodge Steel, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Southco acquired the Lion Fastener Company, a leader in quarter-turn fasteners.Southco acquired Dodge Steel, a steel foundry.These acquisitions greatly expanded Southco's manufacturing capabilities and provided access to new markets.

  • 1965

    Opened Brandywine Manufacturing Facility, Concordville, Pennsylvania, USA Opened Honeoye Falls, New York, USA Manufacturing Facility

    These two new facilities provided added capacity for operations.

  • 1974

    Opened Corporate Office, Concordville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Southco's corporate office was relocated from Lester Pennsylvania to Concordville, Pennsylvania to be co-located with the existing manufacturing facility.

  • 1983

    Established European Operations with acquisitions in Germany and the United Kingdom

    Southco established its European presence with acquisitions in the United Kingdom and Germany.Further acquisitions in Italy, Spain and France in the ensuing years created the framework for Southco's European sales force.

  • 1988

    Acquired Simmons Fastener Company and Thermo Products, Albany, New York, USA

    Southco gained new products as well as access to new markets.

  • 1992

    Opened direct sales and warehousing facility, Melbourne, Australia.Established partnership with NBK to sell Southco products in Japan.

    Southco's Melbourne, Australia facility and partnership with NBK provided its first direct presence in the Asia Pacific region.

  • 1995

    Opened Direct Sales Office, Korea

    Southco continued its global outreach by establishing a direct sales presence in Asia.

  • 2001

    Opened Asia Headquarters, Hong Kong

    By opening a headquarters in Asia, Southco was poised to facilitate growth in the region.

  • 2002

    Opened Distribution and Assembly Facility, Shanghai, China

    The Shanghai distribution and assembly facility was Southco's first facility in mainland China.

  • 2003

    Acquired Mobella, Eskilstuna, Sweden Opened Southco Marine Facility in Melbourne, Florida, USA.

    The Mobella acquisition brought products exclusively designed for the Marine Industry to Southco's product portfolio.

  • 2004

    Opened Fu Yong, China Manufacturing Facility Opened Automotive Engineering Center, Stuttgart, Germany Acquired Dzus and Hartwell-Dzus Companies

    The Fu Yong facility brought manufacturing capabilities closer to customers in south Asia.The Stuttgart engineering facility enabled greater connectivity with automotive customers in Germany.The Dzus acquisition complemented and expanded Southco's product offering.

  • 2005

    Acquired Shi Yan, China Manufacturing Facility Opened Shanghai, China Injection Molding and Assembly Facility Acquired CEMA Technologies, Audubon, PA, USA

    The Shi Yan and Shanghai facilities brought die casting and stamping capabilities (Shi Yan) and injection molding (Shanghai) closer to customers in Asia.The acquisition of CEMA Technologies added positioning technology to Southco's product portfolio.

  • 2008

    Opened Manufacturing, Engineering and Customer Service Center, Pune, India Opened Manufacturing and Assembly Facility, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Southco's Pune facility established local technical, design, assembly and order fulfillment support to the region.Southco's Chihuahua facility expanded the company's North American footprint.

  • 2011

    Opened Expanded Design and Manufacturing Facility, Shenzhen, China

    Southco consolidated its Fu Yong and Shi Yan operations into one larger state-of-the-art factory in Shenzhen, China.

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