Florham Park, NJ-- Olflex® Wire & Cable of Fairfield, NJ. and Contact® Electronics of West Caldwell, NJ, both Lapp Group companies, announce the formation of Lapp USA.

By providing both Olflex Cable’s and Contact Electronics’ product lines Lapp USA becomes the leading supplier/manufacturer for cable, connectors, and accessories, including the value-added services of custom cable, harnesses and track assemblies with Lapp Systems USA.

“With such an extensive line of products offered, this is a unique opportunity which will allow Lapp USA to be the single source for electrical connections within the industrial marketplace. In addition, it gives our channel partners the advantage of offering a complete system for interconnections”, said John Ciccone, President of Lapp USA and Executive VP of Finance and Administration for Lapp Holding North America.

Lapp USA relocated to new U.S. headquarters in Florham Park, NJ in April 2002. This completely renovated, 130,000 square foot facility will also house a state of the art cable manufacturing plant, Lapp Cable Works. In addition to the manufacturing site, the Florham Park location will also be the new home of Lapp Systems USA, another Lapp Group company, which provides custom engineered system solutions.

The Lapp Group, based in Stuttgart, Germany, was founded by Oskar Lapp, who, in 1959 produced the first multi-conductor flexible control cable. Today the Lapp Group, with more than 45 companies, is one of the leading suppliers worldwide for wire and cable, cable accessories, industrial connectors and communication technology.

Founded in 1976, Olflex Wire and Cable is one of the leading suppliers of wire and cable products for the automation markets in North America. Its diverse product line of flexible, oil-resistant and continuous-flex cables, connectors and accessories is used by a variety of companies serving the automotive, machine tool, semiconductor, electronic assembly, pharmaceutical, robotics and automation industries.

Contact Electronics offers a broad range of products, which include: Multi-pin connectors, strain-relief, circular connectors, remote access ports and solenoid valve connectors. With more than thirty years experience, Contact Connectors are recognized for their reliability and durability for use in many industrial applications.

For more detailed information on the products and services offered, contact Lapp USA by calling 1-888-456-3539, or visit: www.lappusa.com