AlliedSignal was an American aerospace, automotive and engineering company created through the 1985 merger of
Allied Corp. and Signal Companies. It subsequently purchased
Honeywell for $14.8 billion in 1999, and thereafter adopted the Honeywell name and identity.
AlliedSignal was a member of the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
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from 1985 until February 19, 2008.
History
The Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation originated with the 1920 merger of five chemical companies: Barrett Paving Materials (est. 1852), General Chemical Company (est. 1899),
National Aniline & Chemical Company (est. 1917), Semet-Solvay Company (est. 1895), and the
Solvay Process Company (est. 1881). The consolidation occurred with the backing of chemist William Nichols, who became concerned about dependence on the German chemical industry during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
, and financier
Eugene Meyer. It acquired the Eltra Corporation in 1979.
The company renamed itself the Allied Chemical Corporation in 1958, then simply the Allied Corp. in 1981. Allied merged with the
Bendix Corporation in 1983, beginning the company's involvement in aerospace.
The Signal Companies traced their history to the Signal Gasoline company, founded by Samuel B. Mosher in 1922. It renamed itself to Signal Gas & Oil in 1928 to reflect its expanding businesses; by the 1950s, Signal was the largest independent oil company on the
West Coast of the United States and Mosher held large stakes in
American President Lines and
Flying Tiger Line. In 1964, Signal merged with the
Garrett Corporation, an aerospace company, and the combined company adopted "The Signal Companies" as its corporate name in 1968.
The merger of Allied and Signal made aerospace the new company's largest business sector.
The combined company adopted the name Allied-Signal on September 19, 1985. It dropped the hyphen to become AlliedSignal in 1993 to reinforce a one-company image and signify the full integration of all of its businesses.
On June 7, 1999, AlliedSignal acquired
Honeywell for $14.8 billion and took its more recognizable name.
AlliedSignal to purchase Honeywell; $14.8 billion merger to form bigger player in aerospace, defense; 'An exciting natural fit'; Honeywell to leave Minn. headquarters; 4,500 jobs to be cut; Electronics, Baltimore Sun, June 8, 1999, retrieved, December 18, 2020
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Product range
Before the merger, Honeywell was an international controls company that developed and supplied advanced technology products, systems and services to aviation and space companies and industry. The product lines of the two companies were complementary, the only principal overlap being avionics.
*Aerospace
**Aircraft lighting
**Aircraft wheels & braking systems
**Auxiliary power units (APUs)
**Avionics
**Engines for regional/business aircraft
**Environmental control systems (ECS)
**Flight recorder
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents. The device may often be referred to as a "black box", an outdated name which has ...
s (Black boxes)
**Jet engine fuel control systems
*Automotive products
** Autolite - Spark plugs
** Fram - air filters, fuel filters, oil filters
**Prestone - Antifreeze
**Garrett - turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pr ...
s (formerly AiResearch)
*Engineered materials
**Electronic products
**Polymers
**Specialised chemicals
*Federal Manufacturing and Technology
**Operates facilities for the United States Department of Energy
As of 2006, Allied-Signal's automotive products included Fram Filters, Autolite Spark Plugs and Prestone Anti-Freeze. The Bendix Corporation had purchased both the Fram and Autolite brands from other companies in 1973. The Prestone brand was acquired in the late 1990s.
See also
* Garrett AiResearch
References
External links
Globalfinancialdata.com: exact dates for name changes, as listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
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1985 establishments in New Jersey
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1999 mergers and acquisitions
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Bendix Corporation