SPX Corporation is a manufacturing company that produces many and varied products.
The company was founded in 1911 as the Piston Ring Company. Originally the company manufactured equipment and components for car companies.
Piston Ring changed its name to Sealed Power Corporation after acquiring Accuralite Company in 1931.
By the 1950’s the company had distributors in 40 countries. Sealed Power products were used in 80 percent of American-made cars and trucks.
Today the company is known as SPX Corporation and serves core markets which include infrastructure, processing equipment, and diagnostic tools.
SPX manufactures pumps, valves, fluid handling devices, thermal equipment such as cooling, heating, and ventilation, and industrial products such as compactors, power systems, and aerospace components.
SPX Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SPW, is a member of the S&P 500, is #503 in the Fortune 1000, has 14,000 employees, and had $4.71 billion in revenue in 2013.
SPX CorporationSPX Corporation is a manufacturing company that produces many and varied products.
The company was founded in 1911 as the Piston Ring Company. Originally the company manufactured equipment and components for car companies.
Piston Ring changed its name to Sealed Power Corporation after acquiring Accuralite Company in 1931.
History
By the 1950’s the company had distributors in 40 countries. Sealed Power products were used in 80 percent of American-made cars and trucks.
Today the company is known as SPX Corporation and serves core markets which include infrastructure, processing equipment, and diagnostic tools.
SPX manufactures pumps, valves, fluid handling devices, thermal equipment such as cooling, heating, and ventilation, and industrial products such as compactors, power systems, and aerospace components.
SPX Corporation trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SPW, is a member of the S&P 500, is #503 in the Fortune 1000, has 14,000 employees, and had $4.71 billion in revenue in 2013.