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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 ...
As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$ 2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [ 2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.
Dortch Stove Works. / 35.93278°N 86.79333°W / 35.93278; -86.79333. Dortch Stove Works is an historic stove manufacturing plant in Franklin, Tennessee. It was built in 1929 by Allen Manufacturing Company, then based in Nashville, Tennessee. During its manufacturing prime, the plant produced stoves and ranges under Allen Manufacturing ...
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 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]
Fanatics, Inc. is a global digital sports platform that consists of several businesses, including licensed sports merchandise, trading cards and collectibles, sports betting and iGaming, special events, and live commerce. The company began as an American online retailer of licensed sportswear and merchandise, which operated the e-commerce ...
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 (), human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems, software, drives and drive systems, contactors, motor control centers, and systems of such products.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. is an American provider of industrial automation and digital transformation technologies. Brands include Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk software and LifecycleIQ Services. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 26,000 people and has customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.
The following is a list of the world's largest manufacturing companies, ordered by revenue in millions of U.S. dollars according to the Fortune Global 500. Currently the 50 biggest companies by revenue are included.