TTI, Inc. is a specialty distributor of electronic components that include, but are not limited to: capacitors, resistors, connectors, switches, relays, circuit protection, electromagnetics, discrete semiconductors, sensors, RF modules, antennas, and more. The company was founded by Paul Andrews in 1971. A former buyer for General Dynamics, the global aerospace and defense company, Andrews developed a specialized approach to electronic component distribution with emphasis on available-to-sell inventory, sophisticated supply chain programs and the industry’s first, formal Total Quality Management program. Originally named Tex-Tronics, Inc., Andrews changed the name to TTI, Inc. in 1973 to avoid a legal dispute involving another company with a similar name. Founded to serve aerospace and defense equipment manufacturers, the company’s customers now include manufacturers in the transportation, industrial, medical, and communications sectors. TTI, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, also known as the TTI Family of Companies, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics and TTI Semiconductor Group employ over 7,000 people at more than 100 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. TTI's global headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and maintains over 2,000,000 square feet of dedicated warehouse space globally, 1.2 million square feet of which is located in the Americas. European headquarters is located near Munich, Germany; nearly 600,000 square feet of distribution capacity is maintained in Europe. Asia headquarters is located in Singapore, with distribution centers in Hong Kong and China, totaling over 270,000 square feet of distribution capacity. TTI has seven proximity warehouses located in Mexico: Tijuana, Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Juarez, Acuna, Reynosa, and Guadalajara, with a combined distribution capacity over 100,000 square feet. TTI is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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TTI, Inc. entered the European market in 1992 with its first office in Munich, Germany. Since that time the company’s European reach has spread to over 40 countries. In 2008, TTI acquired the Mateleco Group, the number one connector distributor in France, becoming the number one distributor in both passives and connectors in France. TTI, Inc. opened its first office in Asia in Singapore in 2000. Reach has since expanded to include three warehouses and 16 offices in 11 countries. In 2000, TTI acquired Mouser Electronics, a broad-line catalog distributor based in Mansfield, Texas. Mouser is now a worldwide, authorized distributor of semiconductors and electronic components for over 700 industry manufacturers. The company specializes in the rapid introduction of new products and technologies for design engineers and buyers. In December 2006, Paul Andrews agreed to sell majority ownership of TTI to Warren Buffett controlled Berkshire Hathaway. The acquisition was completed on March 30, 2007. In 2012, Sager Electronics, a New England-based distributor with roots dating back to the 1800s, joined the TTI and Berkshire Hathaway family. Today Sager specializes in power products and services a North Americancustomer base via headquarters in Middleborough, MA, and a national network of field account representatives and engineers, and a "Power Solutions Center" in Carrollton, TX. TTI Israel was formally established in 2013 through the combined acquisitions of Net-Aye Components and Ray-Q. In 2015, Sager Electronics announced the formation of Sager Power Systems, a focused group within Sager specializing in power products and the design of power supplies. Specialty semiconductor distributor Symmetry Electronics was added to the TTI Family of Companies in 2017. Symmetry is the leading technical distributor of wireless, cellular, Bluetooth, embedded and video semiconductor technology. In 2018, TTI acquired South Korean CHANGNAM, a specialty distributor of semiconductors principally focused on automotive, consumer electronics, industrial and wireless end markets, and RFMW Ltd., a RF and Microwave specialty component distributor headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Subsequently the company announced the formation of the new subsidiary, TTI Semiconductor Group. Also in 2018, the company acquired Compona AG of Switzerland and Compona’s German subsidiary Cosy Electronics GmbH. Both Compona and Cosy are specialty distributors of interconnect products and provide services such as in-house assembly of specific connector ranges and full support on custom cable harnesses. In July 2019, Sager Electronics completed the acquisition of Technical Power Systems, a specialist in the production of custom battery assemblies, headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.
