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  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/belden.com/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-08-24",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/belden.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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      "regions": [
        "north_america",
        "europe",
        "apac",
        "middle_east_africa"
      ],
      "use_cases": [
        "industrial network infrastructure",
        "plant-floor connectivity and digitization",
        "broadcast and commercial AV signal transmission",
        "campus and data center cabling",
        "enterprise Wi-Fi and switching"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "discrete automation",
        "process automation",
        "energy",
        "mass transit",
        "broadcast and AV",
        "data centers",
        "enterprise networking"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
    "proof": {
      "case_studies": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.belden.com/knowledge-hub/resources/case-studies/2024/09/03/achieving-shop-floor-connectivity-and-visibility-through-digitization",
          "title": "Achieving Shop Floor Connectivity and Visibility Through Digitization",
          "outcome": "Double-digit improvement in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) at a German manufacturing plant following a network digitization project."
        }
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "St. Louis",
        "region": "Missouri",
        "country": "US"
      },
      "url": "https://www.belden.com",
      "name": "Belden Inc.",
      "domain": "belden.com",
      "founded": 1902,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/belden-inc",
        "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q815327"
      ],
      "employees": {
        "max": 8000,
        "min": 8000
      },
      "legal_name": "Belden Inc.",
      "description": "Belden is a data networking infrastructure company that designs, manufactures, and distributes networking, connectivity, cable, and security products for industrial automation, smart infrastructure, and broadcast markets.",
      "identifiers": {
        "lei": "68BKYO1JC791TTJHUE82"
      }
    },
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      {
        "id": "hirschmann",
        "url": "https://www.belden.com/products/industrial-networking-cybersecurity/managed-switches",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Hirschmann Industrial Networking & Cybersecurity",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Managed and unmanaged industrial Ethernet switches, wireless, edge devices, and cybersecurity hardware designed for industrial automation network infrastructure, marketed under the Hirschmann brand.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "lumberg-automation",
        "url": "https://www.belden.com/about/connected-brands/lumberg-automation",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Lumberg Automation Industrial Connectivity",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Sensor/actuator, power, valve, data, and industrial Ethernet connectors for automation, robotics, and machine-tooling applications, marketed under the Lumberg Automation brand.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "prosoft-technology",
        "url": "https://www.belden.com/products/by-brand/prosoft-technology",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "ProSoft Technology Industrial Communication",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Industrial communication gateways that let dissimilar automation control equipment share data and support major industrial protocols, marketed under the ProSoft Technology brand.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "mohawk",
        "url": "https://www.belden.com/products/by-brand/mohawk",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Mohawk Structured Cabling",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Category 6A, fiber optic, and hybrid copper/fiber cabling for campus-wide network system installations and data center applications, marketed under the Mohawk brand.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "gepco",
        "url": "https://www.belden.com/products/gepco",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Gepco Broadcast & AV Cable",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Cable, cable assemblies, broadcast fiber products, and interconnect solutions for broadcast, studio, stage, and commercial AV markets, marketed under the Gepco brand since 1981.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "ruckus-networks",
        "url": "https://www.ruckusnetworks.com",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "RUCKUS Networks",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "pricing": {
          "model": "quote"
        },
        "summary": "Enterprise Wi-Fi, Ethernet switching, and AI-driven network management platforms, acquired by Belden from Vistance Networks on July 1, 2026, marketed under the RUCKUS Networks brand.",
        "channels": [
          "direct",
          "distributors"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://www.belden.com/request-quote",
      "phone": "1-800-BELDEN-1",
      "methods": [
        "quote_request"
      ]
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-08-24"
  }
}