Universal Electric Corporation
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics ManufacturingPennsylvania, United States201-500 Employees
Universal Electric Corporation (UEC) is a Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer in the appliances, electrical, and electronics sector with 201–500 employees and a website at uecorp.com. The company traces its origins to 1924 when Donald Ross worked as an electrician in Western Pennsylvania, contributing to electrification in the region. In the 1960s, UEC developed the U-S Safety Trolley Span Guard System to improve safety in manufacturing environments involving overhead cranes and related equipment. In the 1970s, the firm introduced Tri-bar and Four-Bar systems to power cranes and related equipment safely while enabling lower amperages and joint-free curved conductor runs. In 1988 Track Busway was introduced, and in 1996 the company renamed itself Universal Electric Corporation and created two divisions: U-S Safety Trolley and Starline Track Busway. In 2019, Legrand Group acquired Universal Electric Corporation, and the two divisions continue to offer products under the Starline Track Busway and U-S Safety Trolley brands, with Starline providing busway ranges from 40 to 400 amps for various applications.