Amphenol Sine Systems Corp, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, was founded in 1967 and is a leader in industrial interconnect products. The company designs, manufactures and supplies high-performance interconnect systems for a variety of industrial applications, including advanced technology solutions for factory automation, motion control, heavy equipment, alternative energy, rail transportation and hybrid electric vehicles. Amphenol Sine Systems' main products include terminal cables, circular connectors, industrial connectors, cable assemblies, heavy-duty connectors, modular connection systems, power connectors, plugs, sockets, connectors, etc. As one of the world's largest connector manufacturers, Amphenol Sine Systems provides customers with the most cost-effective and reliable interconnect systems by combining localized project management and engineering capabilities with cost advantages gained from low-cost production bases in North America and Asia. Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Connecticut, USA, Amphenol Corporation is one of the leading companies in the world in implementing a localization strategy. The company has established more than 90 factories and more than 100 sales offices around the world, with a total of 30,000 employees worldwide, directly providing products and implementing localized services to customers on all continents. It entered China in 1984, was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1991, ranked 54th in the US "Business Week" top 100 IT companies in 2008, and topped the US Standard & Poor's 500 list. In 2012, the group's sales reached US$4 billion.