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United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in
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. It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including
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, aerospace systems, HVAC,
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s and escalators, fire and
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, building automation, and industrial products, among others. UTC was also a large military contractor, getting about 10% of its revenue from the U.S. government. Gregory J. Hayes was the CEO and chairman. In April 2020 UTC merged with the
Raytheon Company The Raytheon Company was a major U.S. defense contractor and industrial corporation with manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft unti ...
to form
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.


History


Pre-1970s


1970s and 1980s

In 1974, Harry Gray left
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to become the CEO of United Aircraft.. He pursued a strategy of growth and diversification, changing the parent corporation's name to United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in 1975 to reflect the intent to diversify into numerous
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fields beyond aerospace.. (The change became official on May 1, 1975.) The diversification was partially to balance civilian business against any overreliance on military business. UTC became a
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(M&A)–focused organization, with various forced takeovers of unwilling smaller corporations. The next year (1976), UTC forcibly acquired
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.. In 1979, Carrier Refrigeration and
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were acquired;. the Carrier deal was forcible, while the Mostek deal was a white knight move against hostile takeover designs by Gould. At one point, the military portion of UTC's business, whose sensitivity to "excess profits" and boom/bust demand drove UTC to diversify away from it, actually carried the weight of losses incurred by the commercial M&A side of the business. Although M&A activity was not new to United Aircraft, the M&A activity of the 1970s and 1980s was higher-stakes and arguably unfocused. Rather than aviation being the central theme of UTC businesses,
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(of any type) was the new theme. Some Wall Street watchers questioned the true value of M&A at almost any price, seemingly for its own sake. Mostek was sold in 1985 to the French electronics company Thomson. In 2007, UTC opened the Hawk Works, a Rapid Prototyping and Military Derivatives Completion Center (RPMDCC) located west of the
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in
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. In March 2008, UTC made a $2.63 billion bid to acquire
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, a Canton, Ohio based manufacturer of banking and voting machines. Diebold rejected the buyout bid as inadequate. In April 2010, UTC announced that it was investing €15 million ($20 million) to set up the United Technologies Research Centre Ireland at
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’s Tyndall National Institute which will carry out research on energy and security systems. In June 2012, it was discovered that UTC sold military technology to the Chinese. For pleading guilty to violating the
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and making false statements, United Technologies and its subsidiaries were fined $75 million. In February 2013, UTC Power was sold to
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. In October 2014,
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and United Technologies made a deal to expand their joint venture outside Japan. In February 2016, UTC subsidiary Carrier Air Conditioner announced to employees at its Indianapolis and Huntington plants, that Carrier is moving manufacturing to Mexico: "The best way to stay competitive and protect the business for long-term is to move production from our facility in Indianapolis to Monterrey, Mexico. " In December, Carrier agreed to keep the Indianapolis plant open, keeping 700 jobs in Indianapolis. The plant in Huntington, Indiana would still close their doors, leaving 700 employees jobless. In June 2019, United Technologies announced the intention to merge with defense contractor
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to form Raytheon Technologies Corporation. The combined company, valued at more than $100 billion after planned spinoffs, would be the world's second-largest aerospace-and-defense company by sales behind Boeing. Although UTC will be the nominal survivor, the merged company will be headquartered in
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, where Raytheon is based. The merger was completed in April 2020. In March 2020, United Technologies Corporation announced the separations of
Carrier Global Carrier Global Corporation is an American multinational heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and fire and security equipment corporation based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Carrier was founded in 1915 as an indepen ...
and
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.


Executive history

In April 2008, Louis Chênevert succeeded
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as the company's
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(CEO). Chênevert served until 2014, when he was succeeded by Gregory Hayes. The chief financial officer's (CFO) position was held by Gregory Hayes until 2014, when he succeeded Louis Chênevert as CEO. The chairman of the board of directors (Chairperson) position went to Louis Chênevert, then the company's CEO, in January 2010, succeeding George David.


Finances

For the fiscal year 2017, United Technologies reported earnings of US$4.552 billion, with an annual revenue of US$59.837 billion, an increase of 4.5% over the previous fiscal cycle. United Technologies shares traded at over $114 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at US$98.6 billion in October 2018. UTC ranked No. 51 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.


Business units

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: Manufacturer, installer, and servicer of elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. * Pratt & Whitney: Designs and builds aircraft engines and gas turbines. ** Pratt & Whitney Canada * Collins Aerospace: Designs and manufactures aerospace systems for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft; a major supplier for international space programs. Provides industrial products for the hydrocarbon, chemical, and food processing industries, construction and mining companies. Collins Aerospace was formed following UTC's acquisition of
Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers. It was formed when the Collins Radio Comp ...
in 2018, by combining the newly acquired business with UTC Aerospace Systems, which itself was the result of a 2012 merger of
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and
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. * UTC Climate, Controls & Security: Makes fire detection and suppression systems, access control systems, and security alarm systems; provides security system integration and monitoring services. ** Carrier: A global manufacturer of heating, ventilation,
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, and
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systems. *** NORESCO ** Chubb: a fire and security systems manufacturer. * United Technologies Research Center (UTRC): A centralized research facility that supports all UTC business units in developing new technologies and processes.


Acquisitions

*1999:
Sundstrand Corporation Sundstrand Corporation was founded in 1926 as a merger of the Rockford Tool Company and Rockford Milling Machine Company in Rockford, Illinois. It was known as Sundstrand Machine Tool Company until 1959 when shareholders voted to change the name ...
, merged into UTC's Hamilton Standard unit to form
Hamilton Sundstrand Hamilton Sundstrand was an American globally active corporation that manufactured and supported aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets. A subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, it was headquartered in Windsor Locks, Con ...
. *2003,
Chubb Security Chubb Fire & Security Ltd is a British firm specialised in fire protection and security systems, and is a subsidiary of APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG). History The company was founded by Charles and Jeremiah Chubb, who patented their Chu ...
. *2004,
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation The Schweizer Aircraft Corporation was an American manufacturer of sailplanes, agricultural aircraft and helicopters located in Horseheads, New York. It was incorporated in 1939 by three Schweizer brothers (Paul, William, and Ernest), who buil ...
planned to be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary under their Sikorsky Aircraft division. *2005,
Kidde Kidde () is a brand and division of Carrier Global that manufactures and distributes fire detection and suppression equipment, as well as smoke and CO alarm units. Kidde is one of America's largest manufacturer of smoke alarms and fire safety p ...
. *2005, Boeing's
Rocketdyne Rocketdyne was an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California. The Rocketdyne Division was founded by North American Avia ...
division, which was merged into the Pratt & Whitney business unit and renamed
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) was an American company that designed and produced rocket engines that use liquid rocket propellants, liquid propellants. It was a division of Pratt & Whitney, a fully owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corpo ...
(later sold to Aerojet) and merged into
Aerojet Rocketdyne Aerojet Rocketdyne is an American manufacturer of rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive systems for space, defense, civil and commercial applications. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, the company is owned by Aerojet Rocketdyne Hold ...
. *2008,NORESCO, an energy service company, acquired by UTC's
Carrier Corporation Carrier Global Corporation is an American multinational heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, and fire and security equipment corporation based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Carrier was founded in 1915 as an independ ...
d *2009, a 49.5% stake in
Clipper Windpower Clipper Windpower is a wind turbine manufacturing company founded in 2001 by James G.P. Dehlsen.
for $206 million. In 2010, UTC agreed with Clipper to acquire the rest of the company.UTC to acquire remaining interest in Clipper Windpower
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*2010
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's security equipment business for US$1.8 billion, to support UTC's Fire & Security unit. The main citation is for Page A1; Page A8 appear
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*2011, UTC acquired a $18.4 billion deal (including $1.9 billion in net debt assumed) for aircraft components maker
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. *2012, United Technologies acquired Goodrich and merged it with
Hamilton Sundstrand Hamilton Sundstrand was an American globally active corporation that manufactured and supported aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets. A subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, it was headquartered in Windsor Locks, Con ...
; the resulting organization is
UTC Aerospace Systems UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) was one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The company was formed in August 2012 when parent United Technologies Corporation ...
*2015, UTC Building & Industrial Systems completed the acquisition of CIAT Group, a leading HVAC manufacturing company in France. In November, Lockheed Martin completed its $9.0 billion acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft. *2017, UTC proposed to acquire
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in cash and stock for $23 billion, $30 billion including Rockwell Collins' net debt, for $500+ million of synergies expected by year four. In 2018, the company announced the Rockwell Collins deal had closed, and that it will split into three independent companies.
Pratt and Whitney Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies. Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation (especially airlines) and military av ...
and the newly formed Collins Aerospace will remain under United Technologies, while
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and UTC Climate, Controls & Security (doing business as Carrier) will be spun off as two independent companies.


Former businesses

**
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: a leading manufacturer of residential smoke alarms, carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and fire extinguishers. (now a subsidiary of UTC spin-off, Carrier *
Clipper Windpower Clipper Windpower is a wind turbine manufacturing company founded in 2001 by James G.P. Dehlsen.
: A maker of
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s. In December 2010 Clipper Windpower was acquired by United Technologies Corporation. It was sold in 2012 to Platinum Equity LLC. *
Hamilton Standard Hamilton Standard was an American aircraft propeller parts supplier. It was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft and Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller C ...
: which became part of
Hamilton Sundstrand Hamilton Sundstrand was an American globally active corporation that manufactured and supported aerospace and industrial products for worldwide markets. A subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, it was headquartered in Windsor Locks, Con ...
, now part of
UTC Aerospace Systems UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) was one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The company was formed in August 2012 when parent United Technologies Corporation ...
. * Hamilton Test Systems, an
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-based developer of vehicle emission test equipment, which was sold to Georgetown Partners in December 1990, which renamed it Envirotest Systems Corp. It is now part of Environmental Systems Products Holdings (ESPH). * Inmont: paint and resins, which was later sold to
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*
Mostek Mostek was a semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturer, founded in 1969 by L. J. Sevin, Louay E. Sharif, Richard L. Petritz and other ex-employees of Texas Instruments. At its peak in the late 1970s, Mostek held an 85% market share of the d ...
semiconductor: from 1979 to 1985 * Norden Systems: a corporation that manufactures electronics systems for military use, now a part of
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. Acquired in 1958, sold in 1994. *
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) was an American company that designed and produced rocket engines that use liquid rocket propellants, liquid propellants. It was a division of Pratt & Whitney, a fully owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corpo ...
: sold in June 2013 and now part of
GenCorp Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. is a holding company of Aerojet Rocketdyne, an American manufacturer of rocket, hypersonic, and electric propulsive systems for space, defense, civil and commercial applications. Aerojet traces its origins to the ...
* Sikorsky Aircraft: maker of helicopters for commercial, industrial, institutional, government, and military use; now a part of Lockheed Martin **
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* Turbo Power and Marine Systems, Inc: a manufacturer of simple-cycle electrical power generation units of 25 MW and 50 MW. Renamed Pratt & Whitney Power Systems in 2000, sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industry in May 2013 and is now a MHI group company named PW Power Systems, Inc. * UT Automotive: now a division of
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* UT Communications: bought Lexar and Stromberg Carlson, makers of telephone equipment, which were later sold to
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in 1985. * UTC Power: a manufacturer of distributed power generation systems and fuel cells for commercial, transportation, and space and defense applications. It was sold to
ClearEdge Power ClearEdge Power, Inc. was a fuel cell manufacturer focusing on the stationary fuel cell. It was headquartered in South Windsor, Connecticut, U.S. The company employed 225 people as of August 2011. It closed its operations in Connecticut in April ...
in February 2013.


Political contributions

During the 2004 election cycle, UTC was the sixth largest defense industry donor to political campaigns, contributing a total of $789,561; 64% went to Republicans. U In the 2006 election cycle. UTC was again the sixth largest donor to federal candidates and political parties; 53% of the funds were contributed to Republicans, 35% percent to Democrats; In 2005, the firm was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President
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.


Philanthropy

In 1981, a contribution from UTC made possible the exhibition "Paris/Magnum: Photographs 1935–1981", featuring photographs of
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taken by photographers of
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, the agency founded in 1947 by
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,
George Rodger George William Adam Rodger (19 March 1908 – 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for photographing the mass deaths at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the Second World War. Life and career ...
,
Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as cap ...
,
William Vandivert William Vandivert (August 16, 1912 – December 1, 1989) was an American photographer, co-founder in 1947 of the agency Magnum Photos. Biography Vandivert was born in Evanston, Illinois. He studied chemistry from 1928 to 1930 at Beloit College i ...
, and David Seymour. A volume of the same title, with text by
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and an introduction by
Inge Morath Ingeborg Hermine Morath (; 27 May 1923 – 30 January 2002) was an Austrian photographer. In 1953, she joined the Magnum Photos Agency, founded by top photographers in Paris, and became a full photographer with the agency in 1955. Morath was the ...
, was also published in 1981. UTC is the sponsor of the exhibition "Aphrodite and the Gods of Love" at
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that opened in fall 2011. The firm and its subsidiaries are major contributors to museums such as the
New England Air Museum The New England Air Museum (NEAM) is an American aerospace museum located adjacent to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The museum consists of three display hangars with additional storage and restoration hangars. Its co ...
. In April 2015, UTC signed an education partnership agreement with the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development, a
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organization under the control of the
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.


Environmental record

Researchers at the
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have identified UTC. as the 38th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States as of 2008. UTC released roughly of toxic chemicals annually into the atmosphere including
manganese Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...
,
nickel Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow ...
, chromium and related compounds. In the 2016
University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, ...
Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index, UTC was ranked 9th by a toxicity population exposure score. It was also reported they release of toxins into the air.


See also

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Top 100 US Federal Contractors The Top 100 Contractors Report is a list developed annually by the U.S. General Services Administration as part of its tracking of U.S. federal government procurement, of the "Top 100" contractors in the United States. In fiscal year 2005, the fe ...
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Honor Award The National Building Museum promotes excellence in architecture, engineering, construction, planning, and design. In furtherance of that mission, the Museum instituted an annual Honor Award in 1986 to recognize individuals and organizations that ...
from the National Building Museum *
Yuzuru Ito Yuzuru Ito was the founder of Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) and Ito University. United Technologies Corporation (UTC) established Ito University as the tangible means to build a network of lean leadership philosophies to improve UTC's in ...


References


Bibliography

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External links


UTC website
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