Rockwell Automation
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Dr. Stanton Allen and Lynde Bradley form the Compression Rheostat Company. |
| 1909 | The company is re-incorporated as the Allen‑Bradley Company. |
| 1934 | The first solenoid starter with a single moving part creates a sensation. |
| 1935 | Allen‑Bradley engineers invent hot-molded fixed resistors, revolutionizing electronics. |
| 1941 | Components go to war in walkie-talkies, RADAR, fighter planes, and defense plants. |
| 1951 | Allen‑Bradley resistors help power UNIVAC, one of the first computers in the world. |
| 1965 | launched the Sonic Sifter product. |
| 1979 | Introduce Data Highway. |
| 1985 | Rockwell International purchased the Allen‑Bradley Co. |
| 1994 | Merged with ICOM to create Rockwell Software. |
| 2001 | Renamed to Rockwell Automation. |
| 2013 | First cloud-based mobile access to plant floor data via smartphone. |
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