Aries Electronics - Your Best Source for Interconnection and Packaging Solutions

Corporate History

 Aries Electronics Headquarters in Bristol, PennsylvaniaAries Electronics, incorporated in 1972, began when the founders purchased the back panel line from Thomas & Betts Corporation. This line included IC sockets, headers, and printed circuit cards. Under Aries, the line has expanded to encompass a wide variety of packaging products, including sockets, headers and covers, programmable devices and a variety of jumper and cable assemblies.

Aries has become established in the industry as a major source for unique connector products that solve a wide variety of packaging problems.

Aries is the recognized industry leader in ZIF (Zero-Insertion-Force) Test Sockets for DIP, PGA, PLCC, and SOIC devices, and continues to be a significant source for a wide variety of specialty electronic connectors.

In recent years, the company has made major inroads in the market for high-temperature sockets and flexible cable products. The addition of the Correct-A-Chip™ product line established the company as a major source for “intelligent connectors” (incorporating other components, both passive and active), adapters (connectors that allow the use of one termination style on a board designed for a different termination style).

Most recently, the company has developed and patented several concepts for BGA (ball grid array) and LGA (land grid array) sockets, and has acquired a high-frequency test and burn-in socket line, furthering growth in the test socket market.

Aries success results from mastering several manufacturing processes...

  • Installing Pins in Plastic
  • Molding Engineered Plastics to Tight Tolerances
  • Crimping Connectors on Flat Cable
  • Flat Cable Wire Stripping and Separation
  • Custom High-frequency Socket Design (-1dB bandwidth at 10GHz)
  • Surface-mounting of Electronic Components
  • Bending Pins (Vertisocket™ line)
  • Patented Limited-depth Pin Assembly
  • Solder Ball Assembly on Ceramic PC Boards and Connectors

Our corporate objective of continued growth within the electronic packaging area, further establishes our position as a major international connector manufacturer. Our target growth markets are additional ZIF Test Socket applications and further expansion of our Correct-A-Chip™ capabilities, with particular emphasis in the area of pick-and-place.

Our marketing has been through manufacturers’ representatives and distributors throughout the United States and Canada; through European distributors reporting to our sales office in Holland, and through our authorized agents in the rest of the world.

Corporate Facts

Company
 Aries Electronics, Inc.
Ownership
 Privately Held
Location
 Bristol, PA, USA and Lancaster, UK
Overview
 Aries Electronics, Inc. was started when the founders purchased the back panel line (including IC sockets, headers and printed circuit cards) from Thomas & Betts Corporation. As the company expanded its product line with industry-standard and proprietary product development, it became recognized throughout the industry as a major source for unique connector products that solve a wide variety of interconnection and packaging problems.
Key Officer
 William Sinclair, President and CEO
Sales Manager
 Frank Folmsbee Telephone (215) 781-9956 Fax (215) 781-9845 Email frankf@arieselec.com
Founded
 1972
Industry
 Electronics, SIC 334515 (2002 NAICS)
OEM Products
 A wide variety of interconnection products for electronics, including several patented concepts for BGA (ball grid array) and LGA (land grid array) sockets; Correct-A-Chip™ product line of “intelligent connectors” (incorporating other components, both passive and active), adapters (connectors that allow the use of one termination style on a board designed for a different termination style), and multi-chip modules (MCMs), including wire bonding capabilities; high-frequency test and burn-in sockets; ZIF (Zero-Insertion-Force) test sockets for DIP, PGA, PLCC and SOIC devices; DIP, SIP and special purpose sockets, headers and covers; programmable devices; jumper and cable assemblies; flexible cable products; square pin connectors; and specialty electronic connectors.
Website
 www.arieselec.com
U.S. Address
 2609 Bartram Road Bristol, PA 19007-6810 USA
U.S. Telephone
 (215) 781-9956
U.S. Fax
 (215) 781-9845
Email
 info@arieselec.com
Additional Contact Info
 Beth A. Smith, Public Relations, The Simon Group • 1506 Old Bethlehem Pike • Sellersville, PA 18960 • Telephone (215) 453-8700 x115 • Cell (215) 669-3205 • Home Office (215) 956-9630