FORT WAYNE, IN. (January 29, 2014)—Scott Harrison, President and CEO of Rea Magnet Wire Company, has been elected to the board of directors of Rea, the largest producer of magnet wire in the world with operations in North America and China. Harrison joined Rea in October 2012 as President and CEO. He came to Rea […]
The Copper Club, Inc. to Honor Rea Magnet Wire’s Jim Vann with Prestigous Ankh Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristen Kurtz E: kkurtz@kellencompany.com P: 917.561.2406 THE COPPER CLUB, INC. TO HONOR REA MAGNET WIRE’S JIM VANN WITH PRESTIGOUS ANKH AWARD New York, NY (April 29, 2013) – The Copper Club, Inc. will honor Jim Vann, Chairman, Rea Magnet Wire with the Ankh Award, naming him a “Copper Man of the Year” in […]
Rea Customer Awards
Rea has recently been recognized by two major customers for outstanding performance: Power Partners and GE. Power Partners is a major distribution transformer manufacturer that is supplied copper shaped film from New Haven Avenue, aluminium and round film from Lafayette, and aluminium polymer from Hanover Wire. We were recognized not only for our product quality […]
Power Partners Recognizes Rea as Certified Supplier
Rea Magnet Wire Inc. is pleased to announce the receipt of the prestigious Certified Supplier Award from Power Partners. Power Partners is a leading manufacturer of overhead distribution transformers, serving utility, industrial and commercial customers in North America, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and other markets. As one of only two suppliers receiving the award, […]
Remy Recognizes 2 Rea Plants
Remy, Inc has recognized Rea’s Fort Wayne, Indiana and Monterrey, Mexico plants as top quality suppliers for 2009.
Ken Vandenberghe named Top Safety Professional of the Year – 2009
Congratulations to Ken Vandenberghe, OTR/L, CEES, CIPS, MBA, Corporate Health & Safety Manager for Rea Magnet Wire Company. Ken has been named Safety Professional of the Year for 2009 by J.J. Keller Online*. This is the second year that he has won this award; the first being in 2005. This also makes Ken the first […]
EIS has Recognized Rea for Top Performance
At the 2010 EIS Supplier Fair in Mobile, AL, EIS recognized Rea for contributing to their success. Larry Griffin of EIS, in making the award, noted: “Among those in the forefront is Rea Magnet Wire – EIS’ largest supplier. Rea Magnet Wire, and specifically, Rich Nagel, is recognized for an EIS Outstanding Performance Award. Rich […]
Ergonomic Design – Avoiding Common Mistakes
Ken Vandenberghe, Rea Magnet Wire Company’s manager of Health and Safety has published an article in EHS Today on common mistakes to avoid when addressing ergonomic design and injury reduction. The full article can be found here. In the article, Ken addresses three common mistakes to avoid, that when not addressed will increase manufacturing cost, […]
Achieving interoperability in factory automation
John Haydock, Rea Magnet Wire Company’s manager of control systems engineering discusses Rea’s protocol for factory automation interoperability in a whitepaper published by the International Society for Automation in it’s on-line news letter InTech. The whitepaper can be found here.
Rea Magnet Wire to Sell Selected Assets to Elektrisola, Inc.
FORT WAYNE, Indiana, March 20, 2009 Rea Magnet Wire Company, a privately held corporation and #1 producer of magnet wire products in North America, announced today it has agreed to sell selected assets of its Rea Diversified Products Division (RDP) to Elektrisola, Inc., of Boscawen, New Hampshire. Assets included in the sale were specialty insulated […]