April 1, 1963 PWI, Inc., formerly known as Precision Winding, Inc., was founded in 1963 by Miklos (Miki) Lorik. Miki was a Hungarian immigrant who fled Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 along with his wife-then girlfriend-and her family to build a better life. Miki modified his wife’s sewing machine to begin his coil winding business,…
August 5, 1972 PWI began to expand into the electronic manufacturing business and, in 1972, PWI pioneered Complete Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lighting Systems for aircraft. The custom-made lamps were manufactured in-house to meet the customers’ exact needs. While still maintaining the lamp manufacturing and coil winding business, PWI purchased the complete Tape Wound Bobbin Core product…
March 8, 2000 In 2000, PWI changed its name from Precision Winding, Inc. to PWI, Inc. in an endeavor to better represent the company. Though it had started as a winding house, PWI had grown into numerous and diverse markets-such as agricultural, aircraft, automotive, medical, military, motorcycle, just to name a few. PWI…
June 25, 2008 In 2008, PWI added aviation LED Lighting Systems to its product line and PWI strives to maintain state-of-the-art technology on this ever-evolving product line. PWI has even developed its own in-house Color Rendering Lab in order to achieve the truest color temperature for various settings. We continue to maintain the…
September 11, 2016 In 2016, AS9100 commitment to top quality manufacturing.
May 1, 2019 Robi Lorik was announced as the CEO for PWI on February 18, 2019. As a new year started, a new vision for the company started as well. Under new direction, PWI looks forward to further growth and product development. PWI will continue to push forward to certify new aviation lighting…
Founded in 1963
1972 – PWI Pioneered Complete Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lighting Systems for Aircraft
2000 – Precision Winding, Inc. to PWI
2008 – PWI Added Aviation LED Lighting Systems to our Product Line
2016 – PWI Earns AS9100 Certification
2019 – Robi Becomes PWI CEO
