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a) history

  • The Group SOURIAU is internationally recognized in the field of the systems of interconnection in severe environment. We find the signature " SOURIAU " in the main world aeronautical and military programs, but the group also occupies a strong position in the industrial domain on railroad, geophysics, robotics markets and as well as the instrumentation.

  • 1917 : A small firm is created by M Souriau, it has 20 employees

    1924 : Burndy (American company specializing in connectors) revolutionized the market for power distribution with T connector

    1935 : Initial development and lines production of electrical connectors

    1978 : Burndy opens the site of York (PA), which produces the TRIM TRIO connectors

    1984 : Burndy creates the site of Santiago in the Dominican Republic

    1989 : The French group Framatome acquires Souriau, Jupiter and Burndy corp.

    1998 : Creation of the division of May connectors

    2003 : Acquisition of the Areva/framatome Mai division by (…) ; opening of Souriau India and Souriau Morocco in Tanger

    2006 : Sagard acquired the majority of SOURIAU Sarthe

    2007 : Acquisition of Pacific Aerospace & Electronics (PA&E)

    2009 : Opening of a new factory in India

    2011 : Esterline bought the Souriau Group

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  • b) Various information :

  • Souriau has a current turnover of 203 million euros in Champagné in 2012.

    The Souriau group employs 1,930 employees worldwide and 709 of them are located on the sites of Champagné and La ferté Bernard.
    Souriau delivers 50,000 products per day and has 80,000 references.

    Souriau compagny



    Souriau is a French industrial group, created in 1917, specialized in the conception, the manufacturing and the marketin of connecting solutions for severe or extreme environments.

    Rain, mud, salt water, salt spray

    Fuels, oils, etc.

    Low and / or high pressures

    Strong vibrations, shocks

    Low and / or high temperatures

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  • c) Activities :

  • Souriau stands as a world leader in three key markets: aerospace, military and industry. This global reach is due to the establishment of the group on four continents: Asia, the United States, Europe and Africa. It may be production sites as in Tangier (Morocco) or Coimbatore (India) and sales offices as Wenatchee (USA) or Wuppertal (Germany).

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    d) Customers Souriau

    Souriau has many customers around the world :

  • e) Certifications

    The different sites of Souriau meet various certifications :

    -   ISO 9001 : Champagné, La Ferté Bernard, Tanger (Maroc), Marolles-en-Brie

    -   EN 9100 : Champagné, La Ferté Bernard, Tanger (Maroc), Marolles-en-Brie

    -   ISO 14001 : Champagné, La Ferté Bernard

    -   AQAP 2100 : Champagné, La Ferté Bernard, Tanger (Maroc)

    -   ESA 3401 : Marolles-en-Brie

    On 1 July 2006, the European RoHS Directive (Restricition of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment) came into force. It aims to limit the use of six hazardous substances:

    -  Lead

    -  Cadmium

    -  Mercury

    -  Hexavalent chromium

    -  The polybromobiphenyl (PBB)

    -  Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)

    Souriau then takes action to comply with the RoHS Directive at the earliest.

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