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Astec

Astec International plc, better known as Astec Power or just Astec, was an international electronics company originally based in Hong Kong that manufactured power supply units and electric power conversion hardware. It was a major vendor of power supply units for computer systems, and for a time it was the largest global manufacturer of power supplies.

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Founded
1971; 55 years ago (1971) in Hong Kong
Founders
Brian Christopher · Neal Stewart
Industry
Electric power conversion
Defunct
2014; 12 years ago (2014)
Fate
Dissolved
Formerly
Astec (BSR) plc (1985–1999)

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Astec

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples36
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Astec

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related to history · 23
Astec → Apple, Apple Computer, Apple II, As, Astec's, Before, Brian Christopher, British Hong Kong, Christopher, DC-to-DC, Helped, Hewlett-Packard, HK, IBM, IBM PC, In, June, Lambda Electronics, Neal Stewart, PSUs
Parent · 3
Astec → Artesyn (2013–2014), Birmingham Sound Reproducers (1980–1999), Emerson Electric (1989–2013)
Founders · 2
Astec → Brian Christopher, Neal Stewart
Defunct · 1
Astec → 2014; 12 years ago (2014)
Fate · 1
Astec → Dissolved
Formerly · 1
Astec → Astec (BSR) plc (1985–1999)
Founded · 1
Astec → 1971; 55 years ago (1971) in Hong Kong
Industry · 1
Astec → Electric power conversion
Number of employees · 1
Astec → 11,000 (2002)
Website · 1
Astec → astec.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-01-02)

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power company bsr supply computer emerson plc manufacturer units hong kong electric conversion artesyn purchased electronics largest ibm founded christopher

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AstecDefunct2014; 12 years ago (2014)1.00infobox
AstecFateDissolved1.00infobox
AstecFormerlyAstec (BSR) plc (1985–1999)1.00infobox
AstecFounded1971; 55 years ago (1971) in Hong Kong1.00infobox
AstecFoundersBrian Christopher1.00infobox
AstecFoundersNeal Stewart1.00infobox
AstecIndustryElectric power conversion1.00infobox
AstecNumber of employees11,000 (2002)1.00infobox
AstecParentBirmingham Sound Reproducers (1980–1999)1.00infobox
AstecParentEmerson Electric (1989–2013)1.00infobox
AstecParentArtesyn (2013–2014)1.00infobox
AstecWebsiteastec.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-01-02)1.00infobox

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