Thompson Products
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Thompson Products was an American manufacturing company best known for producing automotive and aircraft engine components and later becoming a predecessor to aerospace and defense contractor TRW Inc.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thompson Products canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | manufacturing company ⓘ |
| areaServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international markets ⓘ |
| category |
defunct manufacturing company of the United States
ⓘ
predecessor company of TRW ⓘ |
| changedNameTo | Thompson Products self-link ⓘ |
| coreBusiness |
manufacture of aircraft engine parts
ⓘ
manufacture of automotive parts ⓘ manufacture of valves for internal combustion engines ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfNameChange | 1926 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century American industrial company ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
aircraft engine components
ⓘ
defense-related manufacturing ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles E. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBusinessModel | original equipment manufacturing for engine builders ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Cleveland
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
|
| historicalRole | predecessor to aerospace and defense contractor TRW Inc. ⓘ |
| inception | 1901 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace components industry
ⓘ
automotive components industry ⓘ defense industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contribution to World War II aircraft engine production
ⓘ
high-quality engine valves ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
Cleveland
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
|
| mergedInto |
TRW
ⓘ
surface form:
TRW Inc.
|
| mergerDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| mergerFormed | Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. ⓘ |
| mergerPartner | Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
aircraft engine components
ⓘ
automotive engine components ⓘ |
| originalName | The Cleveland Cap Screw Company ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfterMerger | Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
World War II economic mobilization
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II industrial mobilization
|
| predecessorOf |
TRW
ⓘ
surface form:
TRW Inc.
|
| productType |
engine valves
ⓘ
other precision engine components ⓘ piston rings ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | corporate merger and reorganization into TRW Inc. ⓘ |
| significantEvent | merger with Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
TRW
ⓘ
surface form:
TRW Inc.
|
| suppliedTo |
automotive industry
ⓘ
aviation industry ⓘ |
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