The Hall Company has been providing world class human machine interface solutions to customers globally since 1961. William D. Hall Sr., who was an aeronautical engineer by trade, founded The Hall Company in his basement in Urbana, Ohio initially to serve the aerospace industry. The company’s initial product offerings included metal nameplates, foil labels, printed lenses, and metal control panels. The Hall Company supported the budding space program by providing printed lenses and nameplates to the Gemini and Apollo space missions. As the company grew its engineering and production capabilities it started producing graphical overlays and printed circuit boards, and was one of the first companies bring membrane switches to the market in the late 1970’s. The Hall Company became a pioneer in the collision sensor industry producing large sensors for wide variety of medical devices, industrial equipment, and automobile using their Big Switchtm product. Today, The Hall Company designs and produces Collision Sensors, membrane switches, capacitive switches, sensors, graphical overlays, nameplates, labels, and other identification products for a variety of customers and industries globally. Some of the world’s most trusted brands rely on The Hall Company’s products every day in countless countries.
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Time Line
1961 – William D. Hall Sr. Founds The Hall company In his Basement
1963 – The Hall Company moves to its current location in Urbana, Ohio 1964 – The Hall Company begins working with NASA on parts for the Gemini Missions 1966 – The Hall Company completes its first factory expansion 1967 – The Hal Company begins working on the Apollo Space Missions 1969 – A Hall Company Part on The Lunar Rover Reaches the Moon Early 1970’s – The Hall Company starts producing printed circuit boards Mid 1970’s – The Hall Company works with GM on circuit boards for intermittent windshield wipers 1978 – The Hall Company completes its second factory expansion 1978 – The Hall Company starts working on its first membrane switch offering 1978 – James A. Hall takes over as President of The Hall Company 1981 – The Hall Company brings its first Big Switch product to market 1983 – The Hall Company Is Granted It’s First Patent On A Membrane Switch Assembly Early 1980’s – The Hall Company works with Walt Disney World On controls for their monorails Mid 1980’s – The Hall Company works on an application for Penske Racing 1990’s – Mitsubishi goes into production on the 3000GT Spyder using The Hall Company’s Big Switch Product To protect items in the trunk 2008 – Kyle J. Hall takes over as the third president of The Hall Company Late 2000’s – The Hall Company starts working on capacitive technologies |