Whelen Engineering Company

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name = Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.

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location_city = Chester, Connecticut
location_country = United States
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area_served = International
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industry = Public Safety
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divisions = Automotive, Aviation, Outdoor Public Warning, Industrial
subsid = Whelen Motorsports
homepage = [http://www.whelen.com/ www.whelen.com]
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The Whelen Engineering Company, Inc is an American corporation based out of Chester, Connecticut that designs, develops, and markets audio and visual signaling devices primarily for law enforcement, security, and military clients. [ [http://www.whelen.com/ Untitled Document ] ]

Divisions

The Whelen Company is divided into fours divisions and has a subsidiary called Whelen Motorsports. Whelen Motorsports is partnered with NASCAR and is the "Officially Licensed Warning Lights of NASCAR." It also sponsors and promotes the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. [ [http://blog.affiliatesummit.com/2007/02/05/affiliate-summit-joins-sponsor-group-of-justin-philpott-racing-for-2007-nascar-whelen-all-american-series/ Affiliate Summit Joins Sponsor Group of Justin Philpott Racing For 2007 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series | Affiliate Summit Blog ] ] In the Whelen All-American series, more than 10,000 drivers compete for championship at 55 NASCAR-sanctioned short tracks within the United States and Canada. [ [http://whelen.com/motorsports/ Whelen Motorsports ] ]

The four divisions of the company are as follows:
#The Automotive Division- provide lightbars, dashlights, strobe kits, siren boxes, and other public warning systems to be mounted on or within vehicles. [ [http://www.whelen.com/automotive_home.htm Whelen Engineering Automotive Division ] ]
#The Aviation Division- provides warning equipment specifically for use on aircraft or airport directional lighting. [ [http://www.whelen.com/aviation/index.htm Whelen Engineering Aviation Division ] ]
#The Mass Notification Products Division- provides hardware for mass notification such as omnidirectional sirens ("air-raid" sirens), rotating sirens, and student alert systems with voice broadcast capability. [ [http://www.whelen.com/outdoor/index.htm Whelen Engineering Company Inc. - Mass Notification Home Page ] ]
#The Industrial Division- provides public alert hardware for clientele in an industrial plant forum. [ [http://www.whelen.com/industrial/index.php Whelen Engineering Company Inc. - Industrial - Products ] ]

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