Wholesale Industrial Electronics, a member and owner of Edge, has been doing business ever since its founding in 1948. Located in Charleston, S.C., it functions as an electronics distributor. The company caters to the industrial automation and electronic components needs of sectors, including manufacturing, military, industrial, hospital, educational and commercial. It distributes products from various manufacturers, such as Exide Electronics, Cole Flex, Middle Atlantic Products Inc., Tripp-Lite, Ideal Industries and Quest Manufacturing, to name a few.