Our History

We look to the future while remembering our past.

The Morey Corporation has a rich history of providing high-quality electronics products to industry leaders. We have successfully reinvented our systems and capabilities to adjust to ever-changing market demands during our history. Our success is founded on a basic philosophy … timely delivery of products that meet customer specifications at competitive cost.

1934

William Morey, company founder, begins manufacturing radio test sets in his basement for Montgomery Ward, an industry-leading catalog retailer.

1940s

The Morey Corporation, spurred by growth, opens its first manufacturing facility in Chicago, IL and joins the war effort, supplying radio test equipment to the U.S. Signal Corps.

1950s

William Morey’s son, Richard Morey, assumes leadership by developing, manufacturing and selling communication-quality retractable cord reels to Western Electric for its secretarial switchboard product line.

1960s

Morey reaches $1M milestone, and striving to expand into new markets at the forefront of the electronics industry, begins manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCB) for Western Electric. In 1967, the company builds and moves into a new facility in Downers Grove, IL.

1970s

Driven by continued growth and new technologies, Morey shifts its core business to the custom manufacture of electronic PCB assemblies for AT&T, Honeywell, IBM and other industry leaders.

1980s

Motivated by new growth opportunities, Morey reinvents the cord reel for the emerging air-borne air-to-ground communication/entertainment industry. Morey also begins manufacturing electronic engine and transmission controls and the first generation of smart displays.

1990s

Morey’s third generation assumes control of day-to-day business operations. In response to changing market demands, Morey expands in-house engineering capabilities, standardizes system documentation and obtains an ISO 9001 certification for our quality system.

2000s

MOREY opens a new 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Woodridge, IL. MOREY continues to invest in people and processes to expand design expertise and product offerings.

Today

MOREY expands the Woodridge facility to 200,000 sq. ft. and opens the 27,000 sq. ft. Innovation Center. MOREY continues to manufacture world-class ruggedized electronic products and expands design, engineering and service offerings.