 | Rich Heritage Maxima’s brands have a long history, dating to the original Hamilton Watch Company and Stewart Warner Instrument Corporation. |
GENESIS OF MAXIMA Maxima was formed as the combination of three well-regarded companies that possessed a rich heritage dating to 1892. The subsequent integration of the best practices from all 3 companies, coupled with Maxima’s rapid evolution as an innovative electronics company, has contributed to the unique ability to provide our customers with the “Best-of-Maxima” in all aspects of our business, whether related to products or services. ORIGINS OF THE BRANDS  DATCON: An acronym for “Dimensional And Time CONtrol”, Datcon was formed in 1970 when Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, PA spun off a business unit that was producing automotive clocks and hourmeters. Datcon was later acquired by a holding company and merged with Industrias Jorda, S.L., the predecessor company that owned our AST brand, and Stewart Warner, whom we acquired in 1998, to become part of Maxima. STEWART WARNER: Started in 1905 with the formation of Stewart & Clark Manufacturing Company, producers of the original Stewart brand speedometer for the Model T in 1908, Stewart Warner is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. In 1998, Stewart Warner was folded into Maxima as part of the consolidation of a fragmented industry, in order to provide OEM customers and distributors with two complementary brands (Datcon and Stewart Warner). AST: Originated from Industrias Jorda, S.L., a company formed in the 1950s to serve the European tractor market. AST is the abbreviation of the founder’s wife’s name, Astrid. In 1994, Jorda was acquired by Datcon in order to add high-quality clusters and controls to our potfolio. MILESTONES
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