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Power supplies were only the beginning: how Delta Electronics turned efficiency into a global business

September 18, 2026 Benjamin

Bruce Cheng founded Delta Electronics in Taiwan in 1971. Switching power supplies built the early business before the company expanded into thermal management, automation, EV charging, data centres and energy infrastructure.

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From steam hammers and steelworks to smart grids: Schneider Electric’s 190-year reinvention

September 18, 2026 Benjamin

Schneider Electric traces its roots to the Schneider brothers’ 1836 takeover of the Le Creusot foundry. The business moved from steel and heavy industry into electricity, automation, energy management and industrial software.