Rockwell International

Rockwell International
Rockwell Manufacturing Company
Company typeConglomerate
Founded1919 (1919) by creation of automotive component company and organic growth, later acquisitions and then ultimate 1973 merger
Defunct2001 (2001)
Fate
  • Division sold
  • Split to several companies
Successor
HeadquartersUnited States
Products

Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products. At its peak, Rockwell International was No. 27 on the Fortune 500 list, with assets of over $8 billion, sales of $27 billion and 115,000 employees.

Rockwell International's predecessor was Rockwell Manufacturing Company, founded in 1919 by Willard Rockwell. In 1968, Rockwell Manufacturing Company included seven operating divisions manufacturing industrial valves, German 2-cycle motors, power tools, gas and water meters. In 1973, it was combined with the aerospace products and renamed Rockwell International. It was split into various companies beginning in the 1980s, including its final split in 2001 into Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Collins.