- Farrel Corporation
Farrel Corporation is a privately held corporation based in
Ansonia, Connecticut . Today, they manufacture process equipment for theplastics industry, and employ roughly 300 people [cite web |url=http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_g4bkqw |title=Farrel Corporation Company Profile |publisher= Manta |accessdate=2007-10-11 ]History
Farrel was founded in 1848 as a
foundry by Almon Farrel. During theAmerican Civil War , they producedbayonets andcannon barrels. In 1927, Farrel Foundry merged with Birmingham Iron Foundry ofDerby, Connecticut . During the 1920s, Farrel-Birmingham began creating gears for use inUS Navy propulsion systems inBuffalo, New York . [cite web |url=http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Farrel/MSS19890053.html |title=Farrel Company Records, Finding Aid |publisher= Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut |accessdate=2007-10-11 ] In 1941, the Navy contracted with Farrel-Birmingham andGeneral Motors to begin manufacturing a rapid reversal gear system that would allow vessels to reverse engines without first slowing down. In 1942, Farrel-Birminghamreceived the E award from the Navy for their efforts. [cite web |url=http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com/plant5/ |title=Plant 5: Farrel-Birmingham and the Rapid Reverse Engine |publisher= The Buffalo History Works |accessdate=2007-10-11 ]In 1963, Farrel-Birmingham adopted the current name of Farrel Corporation and began manufacturing process equipment for plastic plants. During the 1960s and 70s, Farrel went through several owners before going private in 1986. [cite web |url=http://www.farrel.com/about/history.aspx |title=History of the Farrel Corporation |publisher=Farrel Corporation |accessdate=2007-10-11 ]
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* [http://www.farrel.com Farrel Corporation official website]
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