Coltec Acquires Temperature Sensor Product Line From Eaton.CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--Coltec Industries Inc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COT) has acquired the temperature sensor product line from Eaton Corporation This article is about an industrial manufacturer. For other meanings see Eaton. Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion, putting it at 198 on the Fortune 500 for 2007. . The acquisition complements the aerospace temperature sensor products that Coltec manufactures at its Lewis Engineering operation in Naugatuck, Connecticut Naugatuck is a borough in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 30,989 at the 2000 census. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury, and includes the town center of Union City, which has its own post office. , and enables Lewis to expand into additional industrial markets. Kenneth J. Luczaj, vice president and general manager of Lewis, said, "This acquisition will allow Lewis to expand into markets formerly served by Eaton's Pressure Sensors Division. Among these new aerospace programs are additional applications for products on Boeing 777 jetliners and Bombardier's Challenger and regional jets. This acquisition supports our growth strategy as it broadens our temperature sensor technology and customer base." All manufacturing equipment used to produce the new product line is being relocated from Eaton's facility in Bethel, Connecticut Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, about sixty miles from New York City. The town is easily accessible from Interstate 84 and has a train station on the Danbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven line. , to the Lewis plant. Coltec Industries is the leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. producer of landing gear systems and industrial sealing products as well as other highly engineered products for aerospace and industrial markets.
CONTACT: Coltec Industries
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