From 65438 to 0904, the young engineer Mark Honeywell perfected the heater and became an indispensable part of his own pipeline manufacturing and heating business. Two years later, Honeywell Heating Professional Co., Ltd. was established, specializing in the production of water heaters.
19 12, the thermistor company expanded its product line and changed its name to Minneapolis thermistor company (MHR). Four years later, the motor produced by MHR became the first motor to pass the laboratory certification of American insurance company and obtained a patent.
1927, Minneapolis Thermal Regulator Company merged with Honeywell Special Heater Company to form Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company, which became the largest manufacturer of high-quality jewelry and watches at that time. In the course of operation, the company has made many successful acquisitions in the field of controllers. It is worth mentioning that Brown Instrument Co, the global leader in the field of industrial controllers and indicators, is the inventor of pyrometer.
1934, the company acquired Time-O-Stat Controls Corporation and began a long global expansion. The first office outside the United States is located in Toronto, Canada; In the same year, the first European subsidiary was established in the Netherlands. In recent years, offices in London, England and Stockholm, Sweden have opened one after another. As of 194 1, the company has distributors in China, Chile, Panama, Trinidad, New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa. 1972, the company has 25 wholly-owned subsidiaries and 142 branches, and established joint ventures in five countries outside the United States. In the next 20 years, the company opened branches in China, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Romania and Ukraine.
From 65438 to 0998, Honeywell has 83 wholly-owned subsidiaries and 13 joint ventures in 95 countries.
1942, the company invented the electronic autopilot, which played a vital role in the later American war.
1953, the company introduced the T-86 circular thermostat, which replaced the block rectangular model. As one of the most famous designs in the world, thermostats are still in production today and are widely used by families all over the world.
1954, the company acquired Doelcam Corp, a gyroscope manufacturer. In the next 20 years, the company continuously improved the gyroscope, making it more sensitive and accurate, while being smaller and lighter.
1955, a joint venture named Datamatic Corporation was established in cooperation with Raytheon, which marked Honeywell's entry into the computer field. The company's first computer system, D- 1000, weighs 25 tons, covers an area of 6,000 square feet, and costs10.5 million US dollars.
1957 acquired a fire detection and alarm company, which was the first of many acquisitions, making the company a global leader today. In many cities in North America, red and black window stickers and posters "Enjoy Honeywell's protection" are almost as famous as circular thermostats.
1963, the company officially changed its name to Honeywell. In fact, in the past 40 years, people have inadvertently called the company Honeywell. Six years later, Honeywell's instruments helped American astronaut Neil? Neil armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
From 65438 to 0970, Honeywell merged its computer business with General Electric to form Honeywell Information System, which performed well in the mainframe market.
1986, the appearance of personal computers led the company to establish Honeywell Bull with Compagnie des Machines Bull of France and NEC of Japan. With the gradual decrease of Honeywell's equity ratio, Honeywell finally withdrew from the joint venture company. However, digital computer technology has been applied to Honeywell's traditional automation control field, thus integrating sensors and actuators.
From 65438 to 0986, Honeywell greatly improved its position in the aerospace field by acquiring sperry Aerospace Company. Honeywell immediately became the world's leading avionics system integrator.
1928, United Chemical Dyes Company opened a synthetic ammonia plant near hopewell Company in Virginia, USA, becoming the world's leading ammonia producer.
1958, the company changed its name to Allied Chemical Corp and moved to Morris Town, New Jersey, USA, where Honeywell is headquartered.
1962, United chemical company acquires United Texas natural gas; The latter has oil and gas resources all over the United States. United Chemical Company mainly regards it as a raw material supplier of chemical products. But this situation changed in the early 1970s: kate connor, CEO of the company, sold many unprofitable businesses of the United Chemical Company and invested in oil and gas exploration. By 1979, when Edward Hennessy Jr. was the CEO, United Texas Natural Gas Company had already accounted for 80% of the revenue of United Chemical Company.
198 1, the company changed its name to United company. 1983, it acquired the aerospace and automobile company Bendix Corp During the period of 1984, Bondix company accounted for 50% of the income of the joint company, and oil and gas business accounted for 38%.
1985, the joint company merged with the signal company, and the aerospace, automobile and engineering materials businesses made a qualitative leap. The signal company is from Sam? Sam Mosher was founded in 1922 as Signal Gasoline Company. It was originally a California company that produced gasoline from natural gas.
1928, the company changed its name to signal oil&; Gas), began to produce oil in the same year. Signal Oil and Gas Company merged with Garrett Company, a Los Angeles aerospace company, and changed its name to Signal Company on 1968.
1985, the company sold 50% equity of United Dezhou Natural Gas Company;
During the period of 1986, 35 non-strategic businesses were spun off by establishing and splitting Henry Group Company.
199 1 year, under the leadership of Larry Bossidy, the new CEO, and new leaders of many key businesses, United Signal Company began a comprehensive transformation plan. By taking bold measures to improve cash flow, operating profit margin and productivity, the company will be prepared for global competition in the next few years.
1993, Lian Xin signal company was renamed as Lian Xin company, which strengthened the company image and marked the comprehensive integration of various businesses.
1992, the company sold the remaining shares of United Texas Natural Gas Company through public offering, with a net income of 940 million US dollars.
In the next six years, Bosidi led the company to achieve growth and productivity transformation, which made the market value of Lian Xin company quintuple, far exceeding the Dow Jones Industrial Index and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
1999, Honeywell merged with Lian Xin Company, and the merged company retained Honeywell's name.