RSSInterested in linking to "Directory of Lost Companies"?
You may use the Headline, Deck, Byline and URL of this article on your Web site. To link to this article, select and copy the HTML code below and paste it on your own Web site.
Directory of Lost Companies
Identified in this new Appendix are more than 200 companies whose name, ownership, or product line has changed significantly over the period from 1990 to 2005. Find the company you're looking for here.
09/28/2005
To cast your vote, log in or become a member. This quick, one-time registration gives you access to members-only site benefits.
1 vote
By Walt Boyes, Editor in Chief, with S. Edvi
BETWEEN 1990 and 2005, the instrumentation, systems and automation industries were the subject of significant, not to say massive, change. Not only was this change of a technical nature, with significant advances in many product areas, but also this period has been one of consolidation among supplier companies who furnish instruments and control systems. It appears that this consolidation will continue for the foreseeable future.
Identified in this Appendix are more than 200 companies whose name, ownership, or product line changed significantly over the period from 1990 to 2005. This list is not complete, and the authors believe that there are perhaps as many as 50 more companies, most outside North America, whose names have also changed in the same fashion.
This turmoil among suppliers has had a significant effect on the ability of Instrument Engineers to find familiar products, and locate companies for service of existing installed equipment. For example, the Fischer & Porter Company, a well-known name in 1990, had ceased to exist as a marque in 2002. The company, itself, was purchased by Elsag BV, and merged with Bailey Controls to form Bailey-Fischer-Porter. Later, Elsag sold the combined companies to ABB, who elected to drop both trade names in favor of ABB Process Instrumentation. So, an Instrument Engineer whose company installed Fischer & Porter instrumentation or control systems in the early 1990s may now find it impossible to easily find information, manuals, and source spare parts and service for Fischer & Porter systems. Fischer & Porter, as you will see in the table below, is far from the only example of this problem. The Authors therefore provide this information as a public service to the profession.
Published in the Instrument Engineers’ Handbook, Fourth Edition, and re-printed with permission. The IEH4 is available from www.isa.org and www.amazon.com. Please send additions or corrections to this list to wboyes@putman.net.
ADVERTISEMENT
Directory of Lost Companies
|
Prior Name |
Intermediate, if any |
2005 |
|
ACCO Bristol |
Bristol Babcock Inc. |
Bristol Babcock div. of FKI Energy and Technology Group |
|
Advanced Pollution Instrumentation Inc. |
Teledyne Instruments - API | |
|
AEG Automation Systems |
Cegelec | |
|
AEG Schneider Automation |
Groupe Schneider/Schneider Electric |
Schneider Automation |
|
AGEMA Infrared Systems |
FLIR Systems Inc. | |
|
Altek Calibrators |
Transmation | |
|
American Sigma |
American Sigma div. of Danaher | |
|
Ametek McCrometer |
Ketema-McCrometer |
McCrometer div. of Danaher |
|
Amscor |
Fluid Data; ThermoONIX |
ThermoElectron Measurement and Control |
|
Anatel |
Anatel Div. of Danaher |
Pacific Scientific Instruments div. of Danaher |
|
Anchor Darling |
Flowserve Corp | |
|
Applied Automation Inc |
Elsag-Bailey |
ABB Process Automation (much of AAI was sold to Siemens) |
|
Applied Automation/Hartmann and Braun (systems division) |
Johnson Yokogawa |
Yokogawa Corp. |
|
ARCOM Control Systems |
Spectris PLC | |
|
Arthur Technology |
Respirometry Plus | |
|
ASAP Software |
Xycom Automation/Pro-face America div of Digital-Japan |
Schneider Electric |
|
Ashcroft-Heise |
Ashcroft-Heise div of Dresser Industries Instruments | |
|
Astro |
Hach Co. |
Hach div. of Danaher |
|
Aquamatic Inc. |
Osmonics, Inc. |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Automax |
Flowserve Corp | |
|
Azonix |
Crane Co. | |
|
BTG |
BTG Spectris |
Spectris PLC BTG div. |
|
BTG Valve |
CCI Valve Technology AB | |
|
B/W Controls |
Ametek Patriot Sensors |
Ametek Automation & Process Technology |
|
Baan Software |
Invensys |
SSA Global Technologies |
|
Badger Meter Ultrasonic div. |
Badger Eastech Inc. | |
|
Bailey Controls |
Elsag-Bailey |
ABB Process Automation |
|
Barber-Coleman |
Eurotherm |
Invensys |
|
Bebco |
Pepperl+Fuchs | |
|
Beta Products |
Hathaway-Betaand Beta Calibrators div. Hathaway Process Instrumentation Corp. |
Martell Electronics |
|
Bettis Actuators & Controls |
Emerson Process Management | |
|
Bindicator |
Aaliant |
Venture Meas. Div. of Danaher |
|
Biosynergy Inc |
Biosynergy Inc div of America Clinical Laboratory | |
|
Brooks Instruments |
Rosemount-Brooks |
Emerson Process Management (no longer a div. only a trademark) |
|
Bruel & Kjaer |
B&K div. of Fairey Group |
B&K div of Spectris PLC |
|
Edmond Buhler GMBH |
Buhler Montec |
Buhler Montec div. of Danaher |
|
CSI |
Emerson CSI |
Emerson Process Management |
|
Cannonbear Technologies |
TN Technologies; ThermoMeasureTech |
ThermoElectron Measurement and Control |
|
Celtek |
Bindicator Celtek, Aaliant |
Venture Meas. Div. of Danaher |
|
Chessell |
Eurotherm |
Invensys |
|
Chino Works Ltd. |
Chino Corporation | |
|
Combustion Engineering |
ABB Process Automation | |
|
Coulter Corporation |
Beckman Coulter Inc. | |
|
DMC Corporation |
Part of AspenTech | |
|
Danfoss Flow Control |
Siemens Danfoss |
Siemens |
|
Daniel Industries |
Rosemount |
Emerson Process Management, Daniel div. |
|
Detector Electronics Corp |
Det-Tronics | |
|
DeZurik Valve Corp. |
DeZurik Div. of SPX |
SPX Process Equipment |
|
Dietrich Standard (Annubar) |
Rosemount |
Emerson Process Management, Dietrich div. |
|
Direct Measurement Corp. |
DMC |
FMC Energy Systems Group |
|
Drexelbrook Eng. Co. |
Ametek Drexelbrook | |
|
Dolch Computer Co. |
Dolch Kontron |
Kontron Inc. |
|
Druck Inc. |
GE Druck |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
DuPont Process Instruments |
Ametek Process Instruments Div. | |
|
Eastech Controls |
Neptune Eastech |
Badger Eastech Inc. |
|
Eckhardt |
Siebe |
Invensys |
|
Edward Valve |
Invensys Flow Control |
Flowserve Corp |
|
Elsag-Bailey |
ABB Process Automation | |
|
Elcon Inc. |
Pepperl+Fuchs | |
|
Eurcontrol |
BTG |
Spectris div. of Fairey |
|
Ever Ready Thermometer Company |
Apogent Technologies Co. | |
|
Fairey Group PLC |
Purchased Spectris |
Spectris PLC |
|
Fenwal |
Kidde-Fenwal | |
|
Fischer and Porter Co. |
Elsag-Bailey |
ABB Process Automation |
|
Fischer and Porter Co. (chlorination div. only) |
Capital Controls Co. div of Severn Trent | |
|
Fisher Controls Inc. |
Fisher-Rosemount Inc. |
Emerson Process Management |
|
Prior Name |
Intermediate, if any |
2005 |
|
FlowResearch |
Polysonics |
ThermoElectron Measurement and Control |
|
Fluenta AB |
Roxar Flow Measurement | |
|
Fluid Data Inc |
Thermo ONIX |
Thermo Electron Measurement and Control |
|
Forma Scientific Co. |
Forma Scientific Co. div of Thermo Electron | |
|
Foxboro/ICT |
Invensys Sensor Systems (SenSym) |
Honeywell Sensing and Control |
|
Foxboro Co. |
Siebe |
Invensys |
|
FTS Systems Inc. |
FTS Kinetics | |
|
Gas Measuring Technology |
RMG Group - Germany | |
|
Gemco Controls |
Ametek Patriot Sensors |
Ametek Automation & Process Technology |
|
GEMS Sensors |
IMO-Delaval Gems |
GEMS-Danaher |
|
General Eastern Inc. |
GE General Eastern |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
GE Kaye Instruments |
GE Kaye Instruments div of GE Industrial Systems |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Gilbarco |
Gilbarco div. of Danaher | |
|
Great Lakes Instruments |
GLI-Viridor/ Danaher-GLI |
Hach div. Danaher |
|
Griffith Industrial |
Winters Instrumentation | |
|
Groupe Schneider |
Schneider Electric |
Schneider Automation |
|
HBM |
HBM div. of Fairey Group |
Spectris PLC |
|
Hach Chemical Co. |
Hach Inc. |
Hach div. of Danaher |
|
Hart Scientific |
Hart Scientific div. of Fluke |
Hart Scientific div. of Danaher Electronic Test and Measurement |
|
Hartmann and Braun |
Elsag-Bailey |
ABB Process Automation |
|
Hastings Instrument Co. |
Teledyne Hastings |
Teledyne Instruments Group- Hastings |
|
Heinrichs Messtechnik |
Bopp and Reuther | |
|
Heise Instruments |
Ashcroft-Heise div of Dresser Industries Instruments | |
|
Helicoid Instruments |
Helicoid Instruments div of Bristol Babcock | |
|
Hewlett Packard |
HP Instruments |
Agilent Technologies |
|
Hewlett Packard RTAP |
Agilent Technologies RTAP |
Verano Inc. |
|
Hiac-Royco |
Pacific Scientific Inc. |
Pacific Scientific Instrumentation div. of Danaher |
|
Honeywell Control Valve div. |
DeZurik Corp. |
SPX Process Equipment |
|
Hydrolab Inc. |
Hydrolab div. of Danaher |
Hach div. of Danaher |
|
Hyprotech |
Aspen Technology HYSIS and OTS div. |
Honeywell Unisym |
|
Hyprotech AXSYS |
Aspen Technology |
Bentley Systems Inc. |
|
InLine Measurements |
Honeywell Inc. | |
|
Innovative Sensors Inc. |
ISI |
Endress+Hauser |
|
Intellution |
Emerson Process Management |
GE Fanuc Automation |
|
Invalco Inc (Smith Meters) |
FMC Invalco |
FMC Energy Systems Group |
|
IRCON Inc. |
IRCON div of Fairey Group |
Spectris PLC |
|
ISA Instruments |
Solartron ISA |
Solartron ISA div of Roxboro |
|
ISCO Environmental |
Recently sold to Teledyne Instrument Group | |
|
John Fluke Company |
Fluke Inc. |
Fluke div. of Danaher Electronic Test and Measurement |
|
Fluke Inc. (networks and communications only) |
Fluke Networks Inc. |
Fluke Networks div. of Danaher Electronic Test and Measurement |
|
Joseph Kaye Co. |
GE Kaye Instruments |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Kammer |
Flowserve Corp | |
|
Kay-Ray |
Rosemount-Kay-Ray; ThermoMeasureTech |
ThermoElectron Measurement and Control |
|
KDG Mobrey Ltd. |
KDG Mobrey Ltd. Div of Solartron/div. of Roxboro |
Mobrey Measurements div. of Emerson Process Mgt. |
|
Kent Meter Co. |
Kent Taylor |
ABB Process Automation |
|
Kistler-Morse |
(ultrasonics to Amer. Sigma)/ Kistler-Morse div. of Danaher |
Venture Meas. Div. Danaher |
|
Kollmorgen |
Kollmorgen div. of Danaher |
Dahaher Motion- General Purpose Systems |
|
Lakewood Instruments |
Fisher-Rosemount Inc.; Osmonics Inc.; GE Osmonics |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Lear Siegler Measurement Systems |
Bowthorpe plc |
Spirent plc |
|
Leeds and Northrop Inc. |
Honeywell AIC |
Honeywell Inc. |
|
Leeds and Northrop, Inc. (SCADA only) |
Foxboro Company |
Invensys Foxboro |
|
Leeds and Northrop Inc. (DCS only) |
ICS | |
|
Leeman Labs Inc. |
Teledyne Instruments Leeman Labs | |
|
Lighthammer, Inc. |
SAP | |
|
Limitorque |
Invensys Flow Control |
Flowserve Corp |
|
Liquid Metronics Inc. |
LMI |
Milton Roy Flow Controls, LMI div. |
|
Loveland Controls Ltd. |
Love Controls |
Dwyer Instruments |
|
Lumidor Safety Products |
Invivo Corporation/ Zellweger Analytical |
Honeywell Inc. |
|
M & J Valves Inc. |
SPX Process Equipment | |
|
MagneTEK |
Ametek Patriot Sensors |
Ametek Automation & Process Technology |
|
Maihak |
Sick Maihak | |
|
Malvern Instruments |
Spectris PLC | |
|
Mann Industries |
Mann, a division of Weidmuller | |
|
Markal Co. |
LA-CO /Markal | |
|
Marsh Instruments |
Desco Inc. | |
|
Marshalltown Instruments |
Desco Inc. | |
|
Masoneilan |
Masoneilan div of Dresser |
Masoneilan div of Dresser Flow Control |
|
Mass Evolution |
Brechbüehler AG | |
|
MDA Scientific |
Zellweger Analytics |
Honeywell Inc. |
|
Measurex |
Honeywell Inc. | |
|
Mercoid |
Mercoid div of Dwyer Instruments Ltd. | |
|
Merlin Gerin |
Groupe Schneider |
Schneider Automation |
|
Micro Motion Inc. |
Emerson Process Management – MicroMotion Division | |
|
MicroSwitch Inc. |
Honeywell MicroSwitch |
Pepperl+Fuchs |
|
Milltronics |
Siemens Milltronics |
Siemens |
|
Modicon (Gould Modicon) |
Groupe Schneider |
Schneider Automation |
|
Monitek Technologies |
Monitek Technologies div of Martisa Inc. | |
|
Monitor Labs |
Teledyne Monitor Labs | |
|
Montedoro-Whitney Corp. |
Badger Meter Ultrasonic div. |
Badger Eastech Inc. |
|
Moore Industries Inc. |
Moore Industries-International, Inc. | |
|
Moore Products Co. |
Siemens Moore |
Siemens |
|
Moore Products - flow and pressure transmitter line only |
MycroSensor Technologies Inc. |
Prime Measurement Inc. |
|
MTI |
Agilent Technologies | |
|
MultiFluid International |
Roxar Flow Measurement | |
|
NDC Infrared Engineering |
Spectris PLC | |
|
Naf |
Invensys Flow Control |
Flowserve Corp |
|
Nametre Inc. |
Nametre div. of Metrisa Inc. | |
|
Neotronics |
Zellweger Analytics |
Honeywell |
|
Neptune Meter Co. |
Neptune Schlumberger |
Actaris |
|
Neptune-Hersey |
Hersey Meter Div., Aaliant |
Venture Meas. Div of Danaher |
|
Neslab Instruments Inc |
Thermo Electron |
ThermoNeslab |
|
Newport Electronics |
|
Newport div. Omega Eng. |
|
Norriseal |
|
Norriseal a Dover Resources Company |
|
NovaSensor |
Lucas Novasensor |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Osmonics |
GE Osmonics |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Pacific Scientific ATC |
Pacific Scientific div. of Danaher |
Danaher Motion, General Purpose Systems |
|
Panalarm |
Panalarm div of Ametek Inc. | |
|
Panametrics Inc |
GE Panametrics |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Patriot Sensors Inc. |
Ametek Patriot Sensors |
Ametek Automation & Process Technology |
|
Penny and Giles Ltd. |
TRENDview |
Honeywell |
|
PID |
Sequencia |
Rockwell Automation |
|
PMV |
Invensys Flow Control |
Flowserve Corp |
|
Polymetron |
Hach div. of Danaher | |
|
Powers Process Controls |
Moore Industries-International Inc. | |
|
Profimatics |
Honeywell Inc. |
KBC Advanced Technologies plc |
|
Promac Inc. |
Hathaway Beta |
Martell Electronics |
|
Red Lion Controls Inc. |
Redlion div. Fairey Group |
Redlion div. Spectris PLC |
|
Robertshaw Controls |
Robertshaw Controls div of Invensys | |
|
Rochester Instrument Systems |
RIS |
Ametek Inc. |
|
Rosemount Inc. |
Fisher-Rosemount Inc. |
Emerson Process Management |
|
Ruska Inc. |
Druck Ruska; GE Ruska |
GE Infrastructure Sensing |
|
Saab Level Control |
Rosemount Saab |
Emerson Process Management |
|
Seaflow Inc. |
SeaMetrics Inc. | |
|
Servomex |
Servomex div. Spectris PLC | |
|
Setpoint |
Aspen Technology | |
|
Setra |
Setra div. of Danaher | |
|
Shin Woo Valves |
Shin Woo Industrial Co., Ltd. |
CCI - Korea |
|
Sieger |
Zellweger Analytics |
Honeywell |
|
Siemens Electronic Personal Dosimetry div. |
Siemens EPD |
ThermoElectron Environmental Instruments div. |
|
Sievers Instruments |
Ionics Instrument Business Group | |
|
Signet Scientific Company |
George Fischer Signet |
GF Signet Inc. |
|
Schmidt |
Invensys Flow Control |
Flowserve Corp |
|
Smith Meters |
Smith Meters a FMC Energy Systems Business | |
|
Solartron Analytical |
Solartron div of Roxboro | |
|
Square D |
Groupe Schneider |
Schneider Automation |
|
Steeplechase Software |
Schneider |
Entivity |
|
Sulzer Thermtec |
CCI - Switzerland | |
|
Taylor Instruments |
Combustion Engineering/Sybron Corp. |
ABB Process Automation |
|
TBI |
TBI-Bailey; Bailey-Fischer & Porter |
ABB Process Automation |
|
Telemechanique |
Groupe Schneider |
Schneider Automation |
|
Tempil |
Tempil div of Illinois Tool Worka Inc, (ITW) | |
|
Tenny Engineering Inc. (bankrupt 2000) |
Tenny Environmental |
Tenny Environmental div of Lunaire Ltd. |
|
Texas Nuclear Corp |
TN Technologies; ThermoMeasureTech |
ThermoElectron Measurement Products |
|
Thermometrics |
GE Infrastructure Sensing | |
|
Thornton Instruments |
Mettler-Toledo Thornton | |
|
Tracor |
Tracor Westronics |
ThermoFinnegan Austin |
|
Trend Instruments |
Wika | |
|
Triconex |
Siebe |
Invensys |
|
Tytronics Inc. |
Tytronics div. of Metrisa Inc. | |
|
UES |
Neptune Schlumberger |
Liquidated the division-out of business |
|
UFM Vortex meter only |
Asahi-America Inc. | |
|
Valtek |
Flowserve Corp | |
|
Varec div. of Emerson |
Whessoe Varec |
Endress+Hauser |
|
Prior Name |
Intermediate, if any |
2005 |
|
Veeder-Root |
Veeder-Root div. of Danaher | |
|
Water Specialties |
McCrometer-Water Specialties |
McCrometer div. of Danaher |
|
Weksler Instruments Corp |
Weksler Instruments Corp div of Dresser Industries Instruments | |
|
Western Research Div. of Bow Valley Resources Ltd. |
BOVAR |
Ametek Process Instruments |
|
Westinghouse Process Control |
Westinghouse Process Control div. of Emerson Process Management |
Emerson Process Management |
|
Westronics Inc. |
Tracor Westronics; ThermoWestronics |
ThermoElectron Measurement Systems |
|
Wonderware Inc. |
Siebe Wonderware |
Wonderware div. of Invensys |
|
Worcester Valve |
Invensys Flow Control |
Flowserve Corp |
|
Xomox |
Emerson |
Crane Corp. |
To cast your vote, log in or become a member. This quick, one-time registration gives you access to members-only site benefits.
1 vote
ControlGlobal.com is exclusively dedicated to the global process automation market. We report on developing industry trends, illustrate successful industry applications, and update the basic skills and knowledge base that provide the profession's foundation.
