{"id":725,"date":"2013-01-07T17:42:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=725"},"modified":"2017-06-01T19:51:39","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T18:51:39","slug":"psa-orange-drop-brand-changes-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/psa-orange-drop-brand-changes-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: &#8220;Orange Drop&#8221; brand changes hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/logo_sbe_4.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-726\" title=\"SBE logo\" src=\"https:\/\/axecaster.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/logo_sbe_4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>In October 2012 SBE (Sprague Barre Electronics) sold the Orange Drop capacitor line to Cornell Dubilier.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbelectronics.com\/2012\/10\/sbe-announces-the-sale-of-the-orange-drop-product-line-to-cornell-dubilier-cde\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sbelectronics.com\/2012\/10&#8230;-dubilier-cde\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2012\/10\/prweb9965785.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2012\/10\/prweb9965785.htm<\/a><br \/>\nFor the time being production stays at the SBE plant but in time will move to  &#8220;other CDE manufacturing locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brief SBE history<br \/>\n&#8220;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\u00ae.<br \/>\nSB 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\u00ae for Sprague marked with their trademark symbol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT&gt;&gt;I was wrong &#8211; CDE no longer makes Orange Drop capacitors for third parties.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if manufacturing will remain in the US in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT&gt;&gt;no &#8211; manufacture has been moved abroad for all Orange Drop lines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2012 SBE (Sprague Barre Electronics) sold the Orange Drop capacitor line to Cornell Dubilier. http:\/\/www.sbelectronics.com\/2012\/10&#8230;-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 &#8220;other CDE manufacturing locations.\u201d Brief SBE history &#8220;SB Electronics is a former Sprague Electric manufacturing plant. 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