Mitchell Electronics Corporation

Employee Size

2-10

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Athens, OH

Founded

1979

Since George Horwitz founded it in 1956, Mitchell Electronics Corporation has remained a family-owned, family-operated manufacturer of custom transformers, building prototypes and production runs to customer specifications. Now in its third generation, the Mount Vernon company works with a 35-person design and production staff and makes its products in the USA. Mitchell has held ISO 9001:2015 certification since 1998 and is known for handling both one-off designs and large-volume orders without minimum quantities.

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