AlliedSignal
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AlliedSignal was an aerospace, automotive and engineering company that acquired and merged with Honeywell
for $15 billion in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name.
AlliedSignal was created through a 1985 merger of Allied Corp.
(formerly Allied Chemical & Dye) and Signal Companies (formerly Signal Oil & Gas), the company renamed to Allied-Signal on September 19, 1985.
in 1983, and between Signal Oil & Gas and the Garrett Corporation
in 1964. The combined company adopted The Signal Companies as its corporate name in 1968. The 1985 Allied-Signal merger made aerospace the new company's largest business sector.
The Allied-Signal name was changed to AlliedSignal (without the hyphen) in 1993 to reinforce a one-company image and signify the full integration of all of its businesses. In 1999, AlliedSignal acquired Honeywell and took its more-recognizable name. The acquisition was meant as a final triumphant move to cap off a long career by AlliedSignal's CEO, Larry Bossidy.
As of 2006, its 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.
Honeywell (before the merger) 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
.
for all of its existence until February 19, 2008.
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
for $15 billion in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name.
AlliedSignal was created through a 1985 merger of Allied Corp.
Allied Corp.
Allied Chemical Corporation was a major American company with operations in the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas industries. It evolved from the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation....
(formerly Allied Chemical & Dye) and Signal Companies (formerly Signal Oil & Gas), the company renamed to Allied-Signal on September 19, 1985.
Background
The company's involvement in aerospace stems from earlier mergers between Allied Chemical & Dye and the Bendix CorporationBendix Corporation
The Bendix Corporation was an American manufacturing and engineering company which during various times in its 60 year existence made brake systems, aeronautical hydraulics, avionics, aircraft and automobile fuel control systems, radios, televisions and computers, and which licensed its name for...
in 1983, and between Signal Oil & Gas and the Garrett Corporation
Garrett AiResearch
Garrett AiResearch was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies. It was previously known as Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, Garrett Supply Company, AiResearch Manufacturing Company, or simply AiResearch...
in 1964. The combined company adopted The Signal Companies as its corporate name in 1968. The 1985 Allied-Signal merger made aerospace the new company's largest business sector.
The Allied-Signal name was changed to AlliedSignal (without the hyphen) in 1993 to reinforce a one-company image and signify the full integration of all of its businesses. In 1999, AlliedSignal acquired Honeywell and took its more-recognizable name. The acquisition was meant as a final triumphant move to cap off a long career by AlliedSignal's CEO, Larry Bossidy.
As of 2006, its automotive products included Fram
Fram (oil filter)
Fram is a brand of aftermarket automotive products known primarily for their oil filters. Other products sold under the Fram brandname include air filters, fuel filters, PCV valves, breather element filters, and similar products, almost all of which use the trademarked orange color...
Filters, Autolite Spark Plugs and Prestone
Prestone
Prestone is an American brand of antifreeze marketed by FRAM Group IP LLC. It was originally made by Union Carbide, who spun off their consumer products in 1986 to form First Brands . In 1994, First Brands spun off the brand to its management and Vestar Capital Partners. AlliedSignal purchased...
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.
Honeywell (before the merger) 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
Avionics
Avionics are electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft.Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles...
.
Product range
- Aerospace
- Avionics
- Auxiliary power units (APUs)
- Environmental control systems (ECS)
- Aircraft lighting
- Landing gear
- Engines for regional/business aircraft
- Automotive products
- Autolite - Spark plugs
- Fram - Air filters, Fuel filters, Oil filters
- Prestone - Antifreeze
- Engineered materials
- Polymers
- Specialised chemicals
- Electronic products
- Federal Manufacturing and Technology
- Operates facilities for the United States Department of Energy
Membership in DJIA
AlliedSignal was a member of the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , also called the Industrial Average, the Dow Jones, the Dow 30, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index, and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow...
for all of its existence until February 19, 2008.