Allen-Bradley Company

Allen-Bradley Company manufactures and offers industrial control and automation products. It offers programmable logic controllers and resistors. The company was formerly known as Compression Rheostat Company and changed its name to Allen-Bradley Company in 1909. Allen-Bradley Company was founded in 1903 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As on June 16, 1997, Allen-Bradley Company operates as a subsidiary of Rockwell Automation Inc. Rockwell Automation also provides asset-management services including repair and consulting. Rockwell Automation's headquarters is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In February 1985, Rockwell International purchased Allen-Bradley for $1.651 billion which was the largest acquisition. Allen-Bradley revenues of approximately US $6.4 billion in 2013, manufactures programmable logic controllers (PLC), human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems, software, drives and drive systems, contactors, motor control centers, and systems of such products.

Founded by Lynde Bradley in 1903 with the financial backing of investor Dr. Stanton Allen, what became the Allen-Bradley Company has served the Milwaukee community for over one hundred years, specializing in the design and manufacturing of various electrical products. After World War II, Allen-Bradley returned to its main business, electro-mechanical industrial controls but continued to develop technology for other industries. The company became a leading producer of electronic components, control systems, magnetic materials, reinforced thermoplastic moldings, industrial controls, and adjustable speed drives. These technological innovations were used to manufacture machine tools, automobiles, food processing products, forest products, pulp and paper, and glass, as well as instruments for the petrochemical, aerospace, and mining industries.

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