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.

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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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TRW foundedBy Thompson Products
subject surface form: TRW Inc.
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. predecessor Thompson Products
Thompson Products changedNameTo Thompson Products self-link