Exciting things are happening at Illinois Capacitor! 

It was announced today that Illinois Capacitor Inc., and its affiliates have been acquired by Cornell Dubilier Marketing, Inc. This acquisition brings together two of the leading manufacturers of capacitors for the electronics marketplace. For the foreseeable future, Illinois Capacitor will operate as a separate subsidiary of Cornell Dubilier, and will continue to be headquartered in suburban Chicago. Its Asian headquarters will remain in Hong Kong. 

The two companies have mostly complementary product lines, with some areas of overlap. Illinois Capacitor and its customers will benefit by an expansion of product sales and distribution resources, as well as enhanced engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Cornell Dubilier will gain product breadth with Illinois Capacitor’s extensive board-level product lines, which include aluminum electrolytic, polymer, film; and EDLC (super) capacitors and modules.

Illinois Capacitor President Basil Jacobson said, “We are thrilled to be joining the Cornell Dubilier team. Both companies will be exceptionally well positioned to expand sales through broadening product offerings and sales outlets. At this time, Cornell Dubilier has very strong product distribution in the US, with IC having extensive capabilities in Asia.” Jacobson continued, “In addition, the product line expansion will create opportunities for both brands.”

Both companies are privately held and both have grown up with the electronics industry. Illinois Capacitor traces its history back over 80 years, with Cornell Dubilier’s roots extending over 105 years! There are also many shared values among the two organizations, with very high emphasis on product quality, customer service and delivery. 

As many of you are aware, in April of 2014 Cornell Dubilier (CDE) issued a discontinuance notice for a number of their axial leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitor lines. The notice included last buys until August 31, 2014. Barker Microfarads (BMI) is also a manufacturer of aluminum electrolytic capacitors and can offer equivalent axial leaded products that would replace many of these discontinued CDE parts.

The CDE product lines we are able to provide equivalents for are:

• CDE Series 057 → BMI Series 601D
• CDE Series 066 → BMI Series 53D
• CDE Series 066X → BMI Series 53D
• CDE Series 066R → BMI Series 601D
• CDE Series 556 → BMI Series 30D
• CDE Series TC → BMI Series 53D
• CDE Series TCG → BMI Series 53D
• CDE Series TCX → BMI Series 601D
• CDE Series M39018/03 → BMI Series M39018/03

Raw materials are in place to quote and supply these parts at current lead times and we urge you to forward these type inquires to us accompanied by any relevant drawings or part specifications.