Sandusky Electric is a retail distributor of professional electrical products for contractors and do-it-yourselfers. The company carries an array of products, including panels and distribution centers, meters and instruments, transformers, ballasts, switch and outlet boxes, intercom systems, conduit, fans, wire and cable, lighting, and communication cable and accessories. These products are available from such manufacturers as Leviton, General Electric, Cutler Hammer, Westinghouse, Gates, Eagle, Cerrowire, Hubbell, Bussman and Carlon. Sandusky also carries automation products, such as DeviceNet, which is an open communication network that links intelligent control devices such as limit switches, photoelectric sensors, valve manifolds, motor starters, process sensors, barcode readers, variable frequency drives, panel displays and operator interfaces over a byte-level system. Founded in 1939, Sandusky Electric has locations in Cleveland, Akron, Sandusky and Bowling Green, Ohio.