Rockwell
Rockwell-Standard Corporation was a major manufacturer of automotive, aviation, and electronic components. Originally established in 1919 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, by Colonel Willard Rockwell, Rockwell produced truck axles for military vehicles.[1] In 1928 the company merged with Timken-Detroit Axle, which at the time was “a leader in the heavy-duty axle field.”[2] In 1951, Timken-Detroit established the Ohio Axle and Gear Division located on Hebron Road in what would become Heath, OH, the following year.[3] The factory began producing transfer cases and axles in 1952.[4] In 1953, the name was changed to Rockwell Spring & Axle Company. In 1954, the plant underwent an expansion, doubling its size.[5] By 1964, Rockwell was the third largest employer in the Newark-Heath area.[6] Rockwell underwent another name change in 1973 to Rockwell International.[7] In 1997, Rockwell was re-organized and the facility in Heath became the Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC.[8]
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- ↑ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Rockwell International Corporation." Encyclopædia Britannica. May 20, 2015. Accessed September 26, 2017. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rockwell-International-Corporation.
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- ↑ Jeff Bell, "Rockwell to celebrate 40th anniversary," The Newark Advocate, October 31, 1991, 5A.
- ↑ Bell, "Rockwell to celebrate 40th anniversary,"
- ↑ “Rockwell Easily Spotted from Air,” The Newark Advocate, March 18, 1964, 22.
- ↑ Bell, "Rockwell to celebrate 40th anniversary,"
- ↑ Office, Central District. Rockwell International Corp. Accessed September 28, 2017. http://www.epa.ohio.gov/cdo/rockwell.aspx.
