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For over 52 years the Maida Development Company has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality components for the electronic industry. Maida currently has three full product lines, consisting of zinc-oxide varistors, ceramic disk capacitors, and PTC and NTC thermistors. From its founding in 1947 by Francis X. Maida, the corporate offices and manufacturing facilities for Maida are located in Hampton, Virginia, where today it encompasses over 100,000 square feet of space.

Maida products are distributed worldwide to OEMs and end-users who require exceptional service and delivery. Distribution is achieved with an international team of trained, experienced sales representatives and distributors strategically located worldwide. Maida products are shipped to customers in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and Asian countries including Korea, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Component products manufactured by Maida cover a wide range of uses and industries. Maida's zinc-oxide varistors are used in many applications that require protection against transients induced by lightning struck power lines. They also provide protection for suppression of transients caused by switching inductive loads from transformers, relays and coils. Common applications include ground fault interrupters, specialty high-voltage power supplies, telecommunication equipment, computer and computer-related products, motor control systems, cable TV systems, and AC smoke detectors, plus many special applications.

The Maida manufactured products include a complete line of radial-leaded ceramic zinc-oxide varistors along with a line of surface mount monoblock and multilayer varistors. Maida also manufactures a complete line of high voltage ceramic disc capacitors, complemented by a full selection of safety capacitors. NTC ceramic thermistors used for in-rush current limiting and temperature sensing applications as well as PTC thermistors for over-current protection are also parts of the product line-up at Maida. Custom design and fabrication of components for specific customer requirements are also available from Maida.

Maida products are component-recognized in the United States as well as internationally by organizations such as UL, CSA, VDE, SEMKO, NEMKO, DEMKO, FIMKO, and SEV.

Maida products have a long heritage of proven high quality performance and reliability. They even worked their way to the moon and back during the Apollo Space Program. The Maida success story in part has resulted from a continuous dynamic program of research and development for improving both products and manufacturing processes to meet customer needs. Dedicated employees, management with a customer service attitude, sound competitive marketing, and state-of-the art products sum up the Maida story.