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Eaton History - Eaton Corporation
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2007 - Acquired the technology and related assets associated with SMC Electrical Products Inc.'s industrial medium-voltage adjustable-frequency drive division.
2007 - Acquired Pulizzi Engineering, a leading manufacturer of AC power distribution, AC power sequencing, redundant power and remote-reboot power management systems.
2007 - Sold its Mirror Controls Division, part of Eaton's Automotive Group.
2007 - Acquired the assets of Babco Electric Group, a manufacturer of specialty low- and medium-voltage switchgear and electrical housings for the Canadian gas and oil industry and in other harsh environments.
2007 - Completed the purchase of the small systems business of Schneider Electric's MGE UPS Systems. (Uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution units, static transfer switches and surge suppressors).
2007 - Acquired Arrow Hose & Tubing Inc., a manufacturer of specialty thermoplastic hose and tubing for the industrial, food and beverage, and agricultural markets.
2007 - Ethisphere Institute names Eaton one of the world's most ethical companies, an honor bestowed annuall on Eaton through at least 2010.
2008 - Honored by CALSTART, North America's leading advanced transportation technologies consortium, with Blue Sky Award for pioneering heavy-duty hybrid drive technology for trucks.
2008 - UPS and CocaCola announced plans to purchase fleets of delivery vehicles using Eaton hybrid drivetrair
2008 - Guangzhou Yiqi Bus Co. of China announced plans to purchase more than 200 city buses using Eaton diesel-electric hybrid power systems.
2008 - Eaton expanded European hydraulics business with acquisition of Integ Holdings Ltd.
2008 - Completed purchase of The Moeller Group, maker of commercial and residential building components ar industrial controls. 2008 - Completed acquisition of Phoenixtec Power Company Ltd., maker of uninterruptible power supply systen
2009 - Announced that Eaton's truck and electrical businesses would support a $45.4 million U.S. government stimulus grant to produce plug-in electric hybrid power systems for 378 vehicles, the nation's largest deployment commercial hybrid vehicles and electrical charging infrastructure support.
2009 - Newsweek ranked Eaton's environmental efforts among the top 10 percent of America's 500 largest corporations.
2010 - Solaris Bus & Coach of Poland announced commercial availability of the Solaris Urbino 12 city bus with Eaton's electric hybrid power system to reduce fuel consumption and emissions in Europe.
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