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select a segment    -- Industrial Electrical Energy Engineered Solutions   select a business    -- Acme Electric Actown Amveco Ancor BEP Marine Biach Industries BW Elliott Cortland Companies Del City DL Ricci Dresco Enerpac Gardner Bender Gits Manufacturing Hydratight Injectaseal Kopp Kwikee Marinco Maxima Milwaukee Cylinder Nielsen Hardware Power Gear Power-Packer Precision Sure-Lock Sanlo Simplex Sperry Instruments T.T. Fijnmechanica Turner Electric Veha Yvel   NYSE: ATU $21.41 HISTORY Actuant Corporation is a relatively new name for an old company. Actuant's predecessor, Applied Power, was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1910. Prior to July, 2000, the company consisted of two segments, Electronics and Industrial. The Applied Power board of directors voted to distribute its Electronics Business to its shareholders in the form of a special dividend (the spin-off), which took place on July 31, 2000. The remaining industrial business was renamed Actuant.   Actuant History (fiscal years) 2010 Actuant celebrates its centennial. 2009 Actuant acquires Cortland adding a new platform (electro mechanical cables & umbilicals and engineered synthetic rope) to the portfolio. 2008 Actuant acquires TK Simplex and Superior Plant Services, both tuck-ins to the Industrial Segment. Reaches $1.7B in total revenues. 2007 Actuant reaches $1.5 billion in revenues and deploys $163 million of capital on five tuck-in acquisitions including Veha, Injectaseal, Maxima, TTF and BH Electronics. 2006 Actuant Acquires D.L. Ricci, Precision Sure-Lock, Actown and BEP Marine. 2005 Actuant acquires Hedley Purvis and Hydratight Sweeney - initiating the Joint Integrity platform. Also completes its largest acquisition to date - Key Components, Inc - which included Gits, Marinco, Acme and Elliott. 2004 Actuant acquires Kwikee Products (RV), and Dresco B.V. (European Electrical), and successfully completes $125,000 convertible bond offering. 2003 Actuant acquires Heinrich Kopp A.G (European Electrical) 2002 Actuant successfully completes $105 million follow-on equity offering, using proceeds to retire 35% of 13% Senior Subordinated Notes 2001 Actuant divests its Mox-Med and Quick Mold Change (QMC) businesses. 2001 Actuant acquires Dewald Manufacturing Inc. 2001 Applied Power changes name to Actuant 2000 Applied Power spins off its Electronics business segment into a separate public company called APW Ltd. The remainder of Applied Power, consisting of its former Industrial segment begins doing business as Actuant Corporation and trading on the NYSE as ATU. 1998 Applied Power reorganizes into two business groups: Industrial and Electronics to reflect the growth of the electronic contract manufacturing business 1997 Applied Power acquires Versa Technologies, including Power Gear and Milwaukee Cylinder 1996 Applied Power starts a roll-up of electronic contract manufacturers with the acquisition of Everest 1992 Applied Power common stock trading moves to the NYSE 1989 Applied Power acquires Barry Wright Corporation 1988 Applied Power acquires Gardner Bender from Gardner family 1987 Applied Power initial public offering, trades on NASDAQ 1970 Power-Packer founded 1959 Gardner Bender founded by Jim Gardner 1958 Enerpac founded 1927 Applied Power enters hydraulic business with Blackhawk 1910 Founded as American Grinder and Manufacturing