CONNECTED magazine n°6
LEMO Marks its 75th Anniversary in 2021
Founded in Switzerland in 1946 in Morges along the Geneva lake shore, LEMO? took its name from the company's founder, the current CEO’s grandfather, engineer Léon Mouttet. Originally a manufacturer of contacts in noble and rare metals, the company took a major step forward in 1957 with the invention of the Push-Pull self-latching connector.
LEMO Benelux's unstoppable growth
To support it's unprecendented growth of it's Benelux, LEMO has invested in a new, purpose-built, hi-tech an eco-friendly facility near Amsterdam.
2014: When LEMO connected to NORTHWIRE
It’s been just over 5 years since LEMO acquired US cable manufacturer NORTHWIRE. It was an important step “beyond connectors” for the Group and a new dimension for NORTHWIRE. It was also a natural marriage between two perfectly complementary family-owned companies.
EPFLOOP - 3rd place at the Hyperloop competition
Nothing was certain for the EPFLOOP team from Switzerland when they completed the “intent to compete form” in September 2017 and decided to participate in the competition for the first time. The EPFLOOP team made their way through all the qualification steps and was one of the 3 teams allowed to launch their pod in the 1.6km vacuum tube at Hyperloop test track adjacent to SpaceX’s Hawthorne CA hea