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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives would like to recognize Basler Electric on the
4occasion of its 75th anniversary; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Carl Basler started Basler Electric in 1942 in
6Highland after working in his father's garage from a young age;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, In the 1950s, Basler Electric began manufacturing
9power supplies and rectifiers and introduced its first solid
10state voltage regulator; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Basler Electric developed its first
12static excitation system to control large utility-scale
13electrical power generation; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In the 1990s, Basler Electric received a patent
15for the first microprocessor-based voltage regulator and later
16on introduced the first of a family of digital excitation
17control systems or DCES; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Basler Electric has expanded from Highland to
19Taylor, Texas; Piedras Negras, Mexico; San Marcos, Texas;
20Suzhou, China; and Singapore; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The core values of integrity, reliability,
2conduct, and sustainability that Carl Basler instilled in his
3company 75 years ago still exist in the company today;
4therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
6HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7recognize Basler Electric on its 75 years of serving Highland;
8and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That we wish Basler Electric many years of
10continued success in the future; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Basler Electric as a symbol of our respect and
13esteem.