AlliedSignal

AlliedSignal was an American aerospace, automotive and engineering company created through the 1985 merger of Allied Corp. and The Signal Companies. It subsequently purchased Honeywell for $14.8 billion in 1999, and thereafter adopted the Honeywell name and identity.

AlliedSignal, Inc.
TypePublic
NYSE: ALD
PredecessorAllied Corp.
Founded1985 (1985)
DefunctDecember 1, 1999 (1999-12-01)
FateAcquisition of and merger with Honeywell Inc.
SuccessorHoneywell
HeadquartersMorristown, New Jersey
RevenueUS$ 15.1 billion (1999)
US$ 1.3 billion (1999)
Number of employees
70,400 (1999)

AlliedSignal was a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 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, and financier Eugene Meyer. It acquired the Eltra Corporation in 1979.[1]

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.[2]

The merger of Allied and Signal made aerospace the new company's largest business sector.[3] The combined company adopted the name Allied-Signal on September 19, 1985.[4] 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.[3] On June 7, 1999 AlliedSignal acquired Honeywell for $14.8 billion and took its more recognizable name.[5]

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 recorders (Black boxes)
    • Jet engine fuel control systems
  • Automotive products
  • 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

References
  1. Cook, David T. (April 14, 1982). "Allied Corporation vs. the recession". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. "History.htm History of Honeywell". Archived from the original on May 23, 2009.
  3. "Home | Honeywell". www.honeywell.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008.
  4. "Dow Jones Industrial Average History". Archived from the original on April 21, 2006.
  5. 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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