GEC-AEI (Electronics)

Part of GEC

1967 Combination of the relevant GEC and AEI businesses:

• Satellite Communications brought together AEI aerials with GEC communications technology
• AEI's various automation activities were being rationalized and brought together at Leicester with GEC Computer and Automation
• AEI Marine and Ground Radar business and the Scientific Apparatus division were important businesses.
• AEI Semiconductors had a satisfactory end to the financial year.

1967 GEC-AEI Automation of Leicester gained a Queen's Award for control equipment for coal mines. The Scientific Apparatus gained a Queen's Award for the double focus mass spectrometer.

1968 Queen's Award to Industry for Technological Innovation to GEC-AEI (Electronics)

1968 The Radar, Aerospace, Defence and Communications divisions of GEC-AEI (Electronics) became part of GEC-Marconi Electronics

Other electronics activities in GEC were assigned to GEC-Elliott Automation Ltd

See Also

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• The Engineer 1967 Jul-Dec: Index
• The Engineer 1968 Jan-Jun: Index
• The Engineer 1968 Jul-Dec: Index

Sources of Information

• The Times July 30, 1968,