Electric Equipment Manufacturers
Electric Equipment Manufacturers
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I am working on a project and some help would be appreciated.
I am wanting to try to put a timeline/flow chart of some type together that shows what equipment manufacturer was bought out/absorbed by who.
For example, ITE was broken up, I know that Siemens got the molded case breakers, I believe ABB got the relays.
When Westinghouse was broken up, ABB got the Relays and Cutler-Hammer got the breakers (and probably more) and I believe Siemens got the turbine generators.
Siemens I believe got all of Allis-Chalmers
But some of the obscure ones like Sylvania, GTE and many more. Any info would be much appreciated
I am wanting to try to put a timeline/flow chart of some type together that shows what equipment manufacturer was bought out/absorbed by who.
For example, ITE was broken up, I know that Siemens got the molded case breakers, I believe ABB got the relays.
When Westinghouse was broken up, ABB got the Relays and Cutler-Hammer got the breakers (and probably more) and I believe Siemens got the turbine generators.
Siemens I believe got all of Allis-Chalmers
But some of the obscure ones like Sylvania, GTE and many more. Any info would be much appreciated






RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
I resemble that remark.
This could be a big undertaking. I hope you are not on a deadline. And the fact that a company is still in business doesn't mean that they still actually make what they are selling. GE no longer makes metal-clad switchgear, but they sell something that says "GE" on the outside.
After working in this business in the US for the past 35+ years, I actually find it all pretty discouraging.
"Theory is when you know all and nothing works. Practice is when all works and nobody knows why. In this case we have put together theory and practice: nothing works... and nobody knows why! (Albert Einstein)
RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
If you fancy extending this project to overseas companies, you might want to trace the lineage of British Thompson-Houston / Metropolitan Vickers / English Electric/ AEI / GEC, now all but faded into history. The first three were real pioneering companies from the days when the electrical industry was young, the latter two were bloated dinosaurs feeding off the state.
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RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
Sorry, can't help you with any more information than you already have access to. I've found wikipedia to be pretty helpful for the evolution of some companies.
RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
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Alan
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RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
RE: Electric Equipment Manufacturers
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