Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems
{{Infobox company
| name = Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems
| logo = Image:PrattAndWhitneyLogo.png
| type =
| predecessor = Pratt & Whitney Company
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1860}}
| location = Originally Hartford, Connecticut; now Bloomfield, Connecticut
| key_people = Francis A. Pratt, Amos Whitney
| industry = Machine tools, machinery, metrology systems
| products = Instruments and systems
| parent =
| divisions =
| homepage = {{url|http://www.prattandwhitney.com/}}
}}
Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems is an American multinational corporation that specializes in producing high-precision measuring instruments and systems.
History
File:The Pratt & Whitney Shops, Hartford, Conn, 1896.jpg "[https://archive.org/stream/factoryindustria11newy#page/262/mode/2up Modern Machine-Shop Economics. Part II]" in Engineering Magazine 11. 1896]]
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The Pratt & Whitney Company was founded in 1860 by Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney, with headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut. The company manufactured machine tools, tools for the makers of sewing machines, and gun-making machinery for use by the Union Army during the American Civil War.[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1384479/Francis-Ashbury-Pratt Francis Pratt], Britannica.com[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1388610/Amos-Whitney Amos Whitney], Britannica.com
In 1925, Frederick Rentschler approached Pratt & Whitney for funding and a location to build his new aircraft engine.[http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v027n1/p0162-p0172.pdf Engineering Success: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft], Bayla Singer Pratt & Whitney loaned him $250,000, the use of the Pratt & Whitney name, and space in their building. This was the beginning of the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, which evolved into today's widely known aircraft engine manufacturer.
In 1929, Rentschler ended his association with Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool and formed United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, the predecessor to United Technologies Corporation. His agreement allowed him to carry the name with him to his new corporation.
For many years, the company maintained a plant on New Park Avenue near the Hartford/West Hartford border, where they manufactured machine tools such as their jig-bore machines and other numerically controlled machines. They also manufactured engine lathes, milling machines and twist drills. The company is currently located in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
Main product lines include universal comparators, bench micrometers, and inspection gaging systems. These instruments primarily use laser interferometers, encoders and LVDTs, and are primarily used in quality departments, calibration laboratories, and in manufacturing environments.
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition |year= 1999 |publisher= Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing |location= Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK |isbn= 978-0-7509-4478-6 }}
- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition |year= 2006 |publisher= Sutton Publishing Limited |location= Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK |isbn= 978-0-7509-4479-3 }}
- {{Cite book
| last = Pratt & Whitney Company
| year = 1930
| title = Accuracy for Seventy Years: 1860-1930
| publisher = Pratt & Whitney Company
| location = Hartford, Connecticut, USA
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=voKqXlascUAC
| isbn = 978-1-55918-087-0
| lccn = 30029477}}
- {{Roe1916}} [https://archive.org/details/englishandameri01roegoog Chapter XIV, pp 173-185].
- {{Cite web
| editor1-last = Thurston
| editor1-first = Robert Henry
| year = 1876
| title = Reports of the Commissioners of the United States to the International Exhibition Held at Vienna, 1873. Published under direction of the Secretary of State by authority of Congress. Volume III: Engineering
| publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office
| location = Washington, DC, USA
| pages = 220–232 (pdf 283–297)
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bb2QpnElL0wC}}
External links
- [http://www.prattandwhitney.com/ Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems website]
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Category:Bloomfield, Connecticut
Category:Companies based in Hartford County, Connecticut
Category:Instrument-making corporations