Harry Henderson Cutler and Edward West Hammer incorporate the Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Co. in 1893, specializing in electric starters, speed regulators and field rheostats.
Developed first automatic motor starter patented by Cutler in 1900, laying the foundation for the modern motor control industry, and in 1901 the company designed the control equipment for the Panama Canal. By the 1930s, engineers at Cutler-Hammer had obtained 28 patents for the use of vacuum tubes to control heavy currents. Cutler-Hammer became part of Eaton in 1978 bringing over $500 million in sales of a complete portfolio of power control and switching devices.
Eaton Cutler-Hammer offers quality power management solutions for professionals in the aerospace, hydraulics, electrical, automotive, filtration and industrial sectors.
Key solutions from Eaton Cutler-Hammer include Industrial Control for NEMA starters and contactors, NEMA pushbutton switches, terminal blocks, relays and circuit breakers. Eaton Cutler-Hammer offers photoelectric and proximity sensors, limit switches, PLCs, HMIs, ethernet connectivity, IEC and NEMA contactors, power supplies, 22mm IEC and 30mm NEMA pushbuttons & tactile switches, toggle switches, thermal magnetic circuit breakers, rocker switches, panel meters, counters, timers and other panel instrumentation.
