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Originally named Allen Manufacturing Company, the business produced hexagonal set screws and wrenches to fasten them. The terms "Allen wrench" (American English) and "Allen key" (British English) [3] are derived from the Allen brand name and refer to the generic product category "hex keys". W.G. Allen [4] filed the first related patent in 1909 ...
Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of factory automation equipment owned by Rockwell Automation. The company, with revenues of approximately US $6.4 billion in 2013, manufactures programmable logic controllers ( PLC ), human-machine interfaces, sensors , safety components and systems, software, drives and drive systems, contactors ...
Rockwell Automation began in 1903 as the Compression Rheostat Launch Company. It was founded by Lynde Bradley and Dr. Stanton Allen with an initial investment of $1000. [2] In 1904, 19-year-old Harry Bradley joined his brother in the business. The company's first patented product was a carbon disc compression-type motor controller for ...
The Allen-Bradley Clock Tower, owned by Allen-Bradley, a product brand of Rockwell Automation, has long been a landmark in Milwaukee. According to the Guinness Book of World Records: "The largest four-faced clock is that on the research and office addition of the Allen-Bradley Company. Each face has a diameter of 40 feet inches (12.28 meters).
June 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The year’s most significant heat wave so far is expected to roast a large portion of the central and southern United States on Father’s ...
June 18, 2024 at 6:59 AM. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images. Fisker, a US electric vehicle startup, said Tuesday it had filed for bankruptcy. The company had already warned it was in trouble. When it ...
Maskot—Getty Images. During the pandemic, an exodus of professionals left their urban jungle flats for sprawling suburban homes in more scenic rural areas—and now, despite cities bouncing back ...
Ethan Allen (company) Storefront on Lexington Ave., New York City. Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is an American manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings, incorporated in Delaware with executive offices in Danbury, Connecticut. As of June 30, 2023, the company reported net annual sales of $791.4 million. [2]