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Eaton History - Eaton Corporation Page 3 of 4 2003 - Unveiled the world's first 5000-psi commercial aircraft hydraulic pump specifically designed for the world' largest passenger aircraft - the Airbus A380. 2003 - Formed Intelligent Switchgear Organization LLC, a joint venture with Caterpillar Inc. to provide a total systems approach to integrated, reliable electric power solutions for customer needs. 2004 - Formed a joint venture with Changzhou Senstar Automobile Air Conditioner Co. Ltd. in China to produce automotive air conditioning hose and tube assemblies, and power steering hose and tube assemblies. 2004 - Purchased UK-based Ultronics Limited and its advanced electro-hydraulic valve system technology. 2004 - Acquired the Electrum Group Ltd., a New Jersey-based company that provides power management services and web-based software for telecommunications, data center and government applications. 2004 - Formed a joint venture with FAW Jiefang Automotive Co. Ltd., in Changchun, China to produce a comple line of medium-duty truck transmissions. 2004 - Purchased Powerware Corp., the power systems business of Invensys pic, for $560 million. 2004 - Purchased the Walterscheid Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH hydraulic connector business from GKN pic $48 million. 2005 - Purchased Pigozzi S.A. Engrenagens e Transmissoes, an agricultural powertrain business located in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. 2005 - Purchased the businesses of Winner Group Holdings Ltd., a China-based company that produces hydrai hose fittings and adapters for the greater Chinese market. 2005 - Purchased Mexican automotive lifter manufacturer Morestana S.A. de C.V. 2005 - Bought Tractech Holdings, Inc. 2005 - Purchased the industrial filtration business of Hayward Industries. 2005 - Acquired the assets of Pringle Electrical. 2005 - Bought Cobham pic's aerospace fluid and air division. 2005 - Bought PerkinElmer's aerospace division. 2006 - Eaton completes purchase of Synflex, maker of thermoplastic hoses and tubing, from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.. 2006 - Eaton completes purchase of Ronningen-Petter industrial fine filtration business from Dover Resources I 2006 - Eaton acquires the diesel fuel processing technology and associated business assets of Catalytica Enerc Systems Inc. 2006 - Reached a definitive agreement with Dover Resources, Inc. to purchase its Ronningen-Petter industrial f filtration business. 2006 - Acquired Senyuan International Holdings Ltd. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Changzhou Senyuan Switch Co., Ltd. is a well-established manufacturer of vacuum circuit breakers and other electrical switchgear componei in the People's Republic of China. 2006 - Acquired the remaining 50 percent ownership of Schreder-Hazemeyer from Schreder SA, a manufacture low- and medium-voltage electrical distribution switchgear based in Brussels, Belgium. Eaton had acquired half ownership when it bought the electrical division of Delta pic in 2003. 2007 - Acquired the Power Protection Business of Power Products Ltd., a Prague-based distributor and service provider for Powerware and other uninterruptible power sources. 2007 - Purchased AT Holdings Corp., the parent of Argo-Tech Corp.. a leader in high-performance aerospace systems for commercial and military markets. 2007 - Acquired Aphel Technologies Ltd., a global supplier of high-density, fault-tolerant distribution solutions fo data centers, technical offices, laboratories and retail environments. 2007 - Purchased the fuel components division of Saturn Electronics & Engineering Inc. http://www.eaton.com/EatonCorn/OurCompany/AboutUs/EatonHistory/index.htm 10/25/2010