Panduit is a global manufacturer of physical infrastructure solutions that support power, communications, computing, control, and security systems. The company has a global coverage of more than 4,000 employees with support in over 120 countries. Founded in 1955, Panduit is headquartered in Tinley Park

Tinley Park, Illinois

Tinley Park is a village located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, United States with a small portion in Will County. The population was 48,401 at the 2000 census, and 58,322 in the 2007 census. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago...

, Illinois, USA.

Corporate affairs

Panduit currently operates eleven manufacturing facilities (seven in the U.S., one each in Costa Rica, China, the Netherlands and Singapore), each of which is ISO 9000

ISO 9000

The ISO 9000 family of standards relates to quality management systems and is designed to help organizations ensure they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders . The standards are published by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, and available through National...

 and ISO 14001 certified, and twelve global warehouses.

In June 2008, Panduit broke ground on a new corporate headquarters facility on a 52 acres (210,436.7 m²) site in Tinley Park. The planned development includes an initial 280000 square feet (26,012.9 m²) building and allows for future expansion to accommodate an additional 1,200 staff. Construction was completed in early spring 2010, with occupancy starting in March 2010.

The building is a realization of the UPI approach, and is expected to receive LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council later this year.

Products and services

Panduit delivers physical infrastructure solutions for application throughout several core areas: data center

Data center

A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...

, connected buildings

Building automation

Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. A building automation system is an example of a distributed control system...

, enterprise networks, industrial automation

Automation

Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...

, and OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by a company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name. OEM refers to the company that originally manufactured the product. When referring to automotive parts, OEM designates a...

/MRO

Maintenance, Repair and Operations

Maintenance, repair, and operations or maintenance, repair, and overhaul involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken...

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These solutions leverage strategic partnerships with industry leaders and incorporate innovative products from the following lines:

• Cabinets, racks, and cable management
  Cable management
  Cable management refers to an important step during the installation of building services and the subsequent installation of equipment providing means to tidily secure electrical, data, and other cables...
  
  
• Cable management accessories
• Cable tie
  Cable tie
  A cable tie, also known as a zip tie or tie-wrap , is a type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together and to organize cables and wires.-Design and use:...
  
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• Copper systems
• Fiber optic systems
• Grounding
  Ground (electricity)
  In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, or a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth....
  
   systems
• Heat shrink and abrasion protection
• Identification and labeling
• Installation tools
• Lockout/tagout, safety, and network security systems
• Outlet systems
• Overhead/underfloor cable routing
• Physical infrastructure management
• Power connectors
• Power over Ethernet
  Power over Ethernet
  Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling. The IEEE standard for PoE requires category 5 cable or higher for high power levels, but can operate with category 3 cable for low power levels...
  
   systems
• Stainless steel cable ties and permanent identification
• Surface raceway systems
• Terminals
• Wireless systems
• Wiring duct
• Zone cabling systems

Unified physical infrastructure

The term "unified physical infrastructure" or "UPI" denotes the convergence of physical layer systems (such as power, lighting, data, voice, and security) that today are separately deployed and managed. Panduit solutions use UPI principles to manage the risk and complexity associated with system convergence and integration, while also reducing cost and improving sustainability.

Industry analysts including Gartner

Gartner

Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....

and Frost and Sullivan have validated UPI as a concept that "alters the manner with which customers migrate from silo-based or proprietary architectures to more open, converged systems", and "encourages more frequent interaction between IT and facilities management personnel, so manufacturing uptime and flexibility requirements can be met."