- Hamilton Sundstrand
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company_name = Hamilton Sundstrand
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company_type =Subsidiary of UTC
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foundation = June 1999 (merger)
location =Windsor Locks, Connecticut
key_people = David Hess, President
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industry =Aerospace and Industrial
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homepage = [http://www.hamiltonsundstrand.com hamiltonsundstrand.com]Hamilton Sundstrand, is a global corporation that manufactuers and supports
aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets. It was formed from the merger ofHamilton Standard andSundstrand Corporation in 1999. A subsidiary ofUnited Technologies Corporation , HS is headquartered inWindsor Locks, Connecticut .History
On June 10, 1999,
Hamilton Standard and the Sundstrand Corp. merged, forming Hamilton Sundstrand. Hamilton Sundstrand traces its roots to the founding of the Sundstrand Corp. in 1905 and Hamilton Standard in 1919.Products
Hamilton Sundstrand is among the largest global suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products. Their three major businesses are Aircraft Systems (Commercial and Military), Industrial, and Space, Land & Sea.
Aircraft Systems
Hamilton Sundstrand supplies integrated systems solutions for military, commercial, regional, and corporate aircraft. These include:
* Electric Systems
* Fire Suppression & Detection
* Air Management and Thermal Systems
* Auxiliary Power Systems
* Emergency Power Systems
* Engine Systems and Externals
* Propulsion Systems
* Flight Control SystemsIndustrial
The primary industrial products offered by HS include meterming and specialty pumps, rotary screw air and gas compressors, pneumatic tools, dryers and filters, high-speed centrifugal pumps, compressors and blowers, and sealless and sanitary pumps.
Three separate companies make up the industrial division of Hamilton Sundstrand:
* "Milton Roy Company" – Pont-Saint-Pierre,France
* "Sullair Corporation" –Michigan City, Indiana
** " [http://www.championcompressors.com.au/ Champion Compressors] " –Melbourne, Australia
* "Sundyne Corporation" –Arvada, Colorado Space, Land & Sea
Hamilton Sundstrand is the prime contractor for
NASA ’s space suit/Primary Life Support System and produces environmental control, life support, mechanical systems and thermal control systems for international space programs.Other
On 2 January, 2008 Hamilton Sundstrand announced it would commercialize the concentrated solar power tower technology and corresponding molten salt storage system developed by Rocketdyne through a new entity known as
SolarReserve . [ [http://www.hamiltonsundstrandcorp.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=16eaaec96b991110VgnVCM1000007301000aRCRD&hsct=hs_news&ciid=a0326696c4637110VgnVCM100000c45a529fRCRD News Item ] ]Locations
In addition to its headquarters in
Windsor Locks, Connecticut , Hamilton Sundstrand has major operations inRockford, Illinois ;Pomona, California ;Phoenix, Arizona ;York, Nebraska ; andPuerto Rico along with numerous international sites.References
External links
* [http://www.hamiltonsundstrand.com Hamilton Sundstrand Website]
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