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We supply air brake charging and control

systems and components, vehicle modules, and

leading-edge safety technologies under the Bendix

brand name for medium- and heavy-duty trucks,

tractors, trailers, buses and other commercial

vehicles in North America, Europe and Australia.

Employing more than 1,800 people, Bendix is

headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, with manufacturing

plants in the U.S. and Mexico.

We are part of a global organization with

technical and manufacturing centers worldwide, and

remain on the leading edge of new product

development and applications engineering.

1869: Westinghouse Air Brake Company established in

Wilmerding, Pa., to manufacture air brakes invented by

George Westinghouse.

1924: Westinghouse air brake system (including Broussouse

compressor) applied to International Harvester Coach

in Akron, Oh.

1927: Bendix Corporation formed by automotive engineer

Vincent Bendix. Company produces "Safety Servo"

vacuum brake under the Braggs-Kliesrath name.

1930: Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company

established following the merger of Bendix Corp. and

Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake. Headquarters

located in Wilmerding, Pa.

1934: Bendix-Westinghouse takes automotive air brake

worldwide by establishing licensing agreements with

Westinghouse companies in France, Germany, Italy and

England.

1941: Bendix-Westinghouse establishes new headquarters

in Elyria, Oh.

1949: WWII accelerates developments, and air braking

becomes standard on all heavy trucks, tractor-trailers,

buses, fire trucks and off-highway vehicles.

1960: Automatic slack adjusters, air dryers, dual brake valves

and first generation antilock braking systems are under

development.

1969: Bendix Corporation acquires 100 percent ownership

of Bendix-Westinghouse.

1973: Bendix-Westinghouse becomes Bendix Heavy Vehicle

Systems Group, a division of Bendix Corporation.

1975: Bendix dual air brake system becomes standard for

the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 121.

1980: Bendix establishes worldwide parts distribution center

and remanufacturing operation in Huntington, In.

1982: Bendix Corporation merges with Allied Corporation

and the division becomes an operating unit of Allied

Automotive, an independent supplier to the

worldwide automotive industry under the brand

names of Bendix

, Fram

and Autolite

1986: The Bendix Heavy Vehicle Systems Group of Allied

merges with Bendix Limited European truck air brake

operation establishing Bendix Heavy Vehicle Systems

Group-Europe. Allied Corporation acquires Signal

operations establishing AlliedSignal Inc. as the division's

parent company.

1989: Bendix Heavy Vehicle Systems Group-Europe acquires

truck air brake operation of Magneti Marelli,

strengthening European operations.

1999: AlliedSignal merges with Honeywell International. The

new company continues to offer Bendix

brand name

air brake and control systems and components under

its Honeywell Commercial Vehicle Systems unit.

Honeywell operates Honeywell Commercial Vehicle

Systems as a joint venture with Knorr-Bremse AG of

Munich, Germany. Honeywell owns 65 percent of

the unit. Knorr-Bremse owns 35 percent.

2002: Knorr-Bremse assumes 100 percent ownership of

Honeywell Commercial Vehicle Systems from

Honeywell International Inc. The company changes its

legal name to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC.

A Brief History of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Bendix products are backed by our TechTeam

- a team of air brake experts who staff our

1-800-AIR-BRAKE (1-800-247-2725) hotline.

We also invite you to visit www.bendix.com

for all the latest information on our products.

Our Service Engineers provide on- and off-site

technical training. See the Training area of

bendix.com for a list of current dates and locations.

About Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

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