PSA: “Orange Drop” brand changes hands

In October 2012 SBE (Sprague Barre Electronics) sold the Orange Drop capacitor line to Cornell Dubilier.
http://www.sbelectronics.com/2012/10…-dubilier-cde/
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9965785.htm
For the time being production stays at the SBE plant but in time will move to “other CDE manufacturing locations.”

Brief SBE history
“SB Electronics is a former Sprague Electric manufacturing plant. In 1986 SBE purchased the equipment and process specifications from Sprague to continue the manufacturing of high quality film capacitors. We remain located in the same building where we manufacture the Orange Drop®.
SB Electronics manufactures product for sale to the OEM market, these units are marked with our logo, SBE. We also continue to manufacture the Orange Drop® for Sprague marked with their trademark symbol.”

The announcement for the sale makes no mention of whether CDE will continue to manufacture Orange Drops for Vishay Sprague or if all future Orange Drop caps will be CDE branded. I assume the former.

EDIT>>I was wrong – CDE no longer makes Orange Drop capacitors for third parties.

I wonder if manufacturing will remain in the US in the long term.

EDIT>>no – manufacture has been moved abroad for all Orange Drop lines.