Switchcraft

About Us

Company History

Switchcraft, Inc. was established in 1946 to manufacture jacks, plugs, and switches. The original plant was located on West Diversey Street in Chicago. The company moved to a larger facility at 1328 North Halsted Street in 1948 and in 1958, the operation moved to 5555 North Elston Avenue, which is still the headquarters of the corporation.

Switchcraft is a leading supplier of a broad line of components for the audio, video, telecommunication, computer, medical, military, appliance, transportation and instrumentation industries.

In the 185,000 square foot Chicago facility, Switchcraft manufactures electronic and electromechanical components including:

Jacks
Connectors
Jack Panels
Power Cords
Switches
Plugs
Jackfields
Patch Cords
EAC Power Receptacles
Molded Cable Assemblies

With a basic line of over 5,000 standard products and thousands of variations, Switchcraft is proud to offer a limited warranty on all products.

Switchcraft markets products both domestically and internationally through a network of manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors.

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Switchcraft warrants all of its products to be of sound design, good materials and workmanship at the time of manufacture.

Switchcraft will repair or replace at its discretion any product proven to be defective under normal use.

Switchcraft's liability under terms of this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of defective products which have not been damaged through accident, abuse, misuse or unauthorized repair. Switchcraft shall in no case be liable for special or consequential damages of any nature.