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''Note: This is a sub-section of [[GEC]] | ''Note: This is a sub-section of [[GEC]] | ||
1968 [[GEC]] acquired [[Elliott Automation]] as part of the take-over of [[English Electric Co]]. [[GEC-Elliott Automation]] Ltd was formed to hold the automation and control activities of the predecessor companies<ref>The Times, December 20, 1968 | 1968 [[GEC]] acquired [[Elliott Automation]] as part of the take-over of [[English Electric Co]]. [[GEC-Elliott Automation]] Ltd was formed to hold the automation and control activities of the predecessor companies<ref>The Times, December 20, 1968</ref>. | ||
1969 4 main groups were established within GEC-Elliott Automation to manage the various activities grouping together similar activities under a single management<ref>The Times, 8 February 1969</ref>: | 1969 4 main groups were established within GEC-Elliott Automation to manage the various activities grouping together similar activities under a single management<ref>The Times, 8 February 1969</ref>: | ||
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* [[English Electric-AEI Projects]] | * [[English Electric-AEI Projects]] | ||
Others were: | Others were<ref>The Times, 27 November 1969</ref>: | ||
* [[GEC Mechanical Handling|GEC-Elliott Mechanical Handling]] | * [[GEC Mechanical Handling|GEC-Elliott Mechanical Handling]] | ||
* GEC-Elliott Traffic Automation | * [[GEC-Elliott Traffic Automation]] | ||
* [[Elliott Automation Control Valves|Elliott-Automation Control Valves]] | * [[Elliott Automation Control Valves|Elliott-Automation Control Valves]] | ||
* [[Elliott Mechanical Automation]] | * [[Elliott Mechanical Automation]] | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 1 February 2019
Note: This is a sub-section of GEC
1968 GEC acquired Elliott Automation as part of the take-over of English Electric Co. GEC-Elliott Automation Ltd was formed to hold the automation and control activities of the predecessor companies[1].
1969 4 main groups were established within GEC-Elliott Automation to manage the various activities grouping together similar activities under a single management[2]:
- English Electric-AEI Industrial Controls
- Elliott Process Instruments
- AEI-Elliott Process Automation
- English Electric-AEI Projects
Others were[3]:
- GEC-Elliott Mechanical Handling
- GEC-Elliott Traffic Automation
- Elliott-Automation Control Valves
- Elliott Mechanical Automation
- AEI Scientific Apparatus.
1969 A 4th generation computer, not for business data processing applications, would be developed jointly between GEC-Marconi and GEC-Elliott Automation[4].
1969 A major reorganisation of AEI and English Electric was carried out after they were acquired by GEC. In electronics, 2 separate companies were created[5]:
1970 Advertised for staff for [6]:
- GEC Electrical Projects
- GEC-Elliott Process Instruments
- GEC-Elliott Computer Software
1997 Satchwell Controls Co did not fit the company under its new management so was sold to Siebe[7]