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PRINCETON TEC BATTLES THE FORCES OF DARKNESS

ment contracts such as the deals

the company has to supply top-
tier special operations squads.

“It helps us a lot,” General Man-
ager Dave Cozzone says. “So we try

to wave the lag as often as we can.”
But the company doesn’t just

service the military. Princeton
Tec got its start in 1975 manufac-

turing lights for SCUBA divers.
That underwater technology and

an obsessive attention to detail
and product quality have posi-

tioned Princeton Tec among the

world leaders in all-conditions
survival lamps. That it remains

a family-owned business true to
its strong ties to New Jersey is a
Princeton Tec is a world leader
in hands-free illumination tools.
testament to its core values and
business identity.

he last ray of light Osama Bin Laden saw The company has worked with the U.S. Army to pro-
came from New Jersey.
vide lighting solutions including tactical headlamps,

Courtesy of Princeton Tec, the custom- but Princeton Tec counts recreational outdoorsmen,
made lights aixed to the rile barrels that
hunters, extreme sports participants, and even civil-

SEAL Team 6 carried into battle for the ians needing a hands-free solution for tasks like grill-
Thistoric raid on Bin Laden’s compound on May 1, 2011, ing dinner out back during evening cookouts, as part of

were built right here in Bordentown. Princeton Tec its loyal customer base.
designs and builds tactical lights and headlamps that Despite its inclusion in high-proile events like

are trusted tools used by the military’s elite commando the Bin Laden mission and countless other history-
units in some of the darkest corners of the world.
changing military events, at its core Princeton Tec is

Princeton Tec is proud of its home here in New a family-owned business with strong and deep roots

Jersey and makes no secret that everything it builds here in New Jersey. In fact, it was founder Arthur
and designs is branded with the Made in the U.S.A. “Bill” Stevens’s love of the state that gave birth to the

label. That designation is helpful in acquiring govern-
company almost 40 years ago.

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