Square D/Schneider Electric

Square D Company established this scholarship in 1998. 1902: Founding of Detroit Fuse and Manufacturing which produced fuses in cases and fuse switches in boxes. The reputation of the “D” signing the companyês conduit boxes led it to choose the name Square D. Its fame spread: in the 1940s, Square D counted 10 factories in the United States and a workforce of 7,000, manufacturing half of all the circuit breakers used in aviation. In the 1950s, the company opened its first European subsidiary. Subsidiaries were also opened in Asia and South Africa. The brand launched programmable robots, a new generation of boxes for residential use, a fire detector for protection against current overcharge and the detection/interruption of electric arcsÄ In 1991, Schneider Electric acquired Square D.