Nombre: | Plessey; Ilford (GB) |
Abreviatura: | plessey |
Productos: | Modelos Otros Fabricante de válvulas |
Resumen: |
Plessey Company The Plessey Company plc was a British electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after the Second World War by acquisition of companies and formed overseas companies. In 1989, it was taken over by a consortium formed by GEC and Siemens which split the assets of the Plessey group.
Manufacturer of Radios and crystal sets for Marconi (from 1918), TV sets, electronic components and military equipment like the AC44 airborne transmitter receiver in the 1930s. The manufacturer of the Baird's mechanic Televisor in the early 1930s. Later Plessey diversified forming many different divisions, including; Plessey Radar, Plessey Avionics, Plessey Marine, Plessey Telecommunications and they became a leading international company. |
Fundación: | 1917 |
Cierre: | 1989 |
Producción: | 1918 - |
Historia: |
1917. 12th December. Plessey was founded in Marylebone, London as a mechanical an engineering concern. 1951 The new Communications Division was formed. A licence was obtained from the US company Philco for the manufacture of semiconductors; the two companies set up a joint venture. 1961 Plessey had 23 subsidiary companies , employing 17,500 persons. These included designers and manufacturers of radio and television apparatus and components, electronic equipment, telecommunication equipment, electrical equipment, electrical instruments and commercial hydraulic power systems, makers of general light engineering products and atomic energy power control equipment. Plessey took over two other telephone manufacturers, Ericsson Telephones Ltd and the Automatic Telephone and Electric Co, doubling Plessey’s size to become Britain's largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment. 1966 MOS integrated circuits were produced at Swindon, making Plessey the first European manufacturer of such microcircuits. 1981 With the corporate focus on semi-conductor manufacture, radar systems and telecommunications networks, the company divested parts of the business that did not fit. 1988 Plessey acquired Ferranti Semiconductors, creating Europe's largest semi-custom chip company. A new state-of-the-art silicon chip production facility near Plymouth was opened.
1989 The UK operating divisions were: Plessey Electronic Systems Ltd Plessey Engineering and Components Plessey Controls Ltd Plessey Research and Technology September, 1989 : Plessey was taken over by a consortium formed by GEC and Siemens which split the assets of the Plessey group.
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