Knowra Honeywell Honeywell Honeywell is an American technology and manufacturing company whose businesses include aerospace systems, building controls, industrial automation, and safety products.
Honeywell Aerospace : Honeywell’s aerospace business develops aircraft engines, avionics, auxiliary power units, and related systems. This business supplies equipment and services for commercial, business, and defense aviation.
Albert Butz : Albert Butz was an inventor whose damper flapper device helped regulate coal furnaces and led to the Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator Company. His invention established the lineage that later became associated with Honeywell’s controls business.
James H. Binger : James H. Binger was an American executive who led Honeywell from 1961 to 1978 and expanded its international and technological ambitions. His leadership helped turn a regional controls manufacturer into a diversified multinational company.
General Electric : General Electric is an American industrial company with businesses in aviation, power, and other technology markets. Its diversified industrial history parallels Honeywell’s, while its later restructuring followed a different path.
Building automation : Building automation uses control systems to monitor and regulate building services such as heating, ventilation, lighting, and security. Honeywell building controls integrate these systems to manage building operations.
Mark C. Honeywell : Mark C. Honeywell was an American engineer and entrepreneur who founded the Honeywell Heating Specialty Company in 1906. His company combined with the Butz organization, bringing the Honeywell name into the business lineage.
Larry Bossidy : Larry Bossidy is an American business executive who led AlliedSignal before its merger with Honeywell and served as Honeywell’s chairman and CEO. He oversaw the merger that created the present Honeywell corporate identity.
Siemens : Siemens is a German technology company focused on industrial automation, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare technology. It competes with Honeywell in automation and building technologies from a broader European industrial base.
Industrial automation : Industrial automation uses control systems and machines to operate manufacturing and process-industry tasks. Honeywell provides control platforms and software for industrial operations.
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company : Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company was formed in 1927 by the merger of Honeywell Heating Specialty Company and Minneapolis Heat Regulator Company. This merger created the corporate predecessor that expanded into controls and instrumentation.
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