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Section 11: About Bendix
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 2,200 people, Bendix is
headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, with manufacturing plants in the U.S., Canada 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.
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 website for a list of current Training School
dates and locations.
A Brief History of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
About Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
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, fi re trucks
and off-highway vehicles.
1960: Automatic slack adjusters, air dryers, dual brake valves and fi rst
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 Traffi c 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.
2004: Bendix CVS & Dana Commercial Vehicle Products, LLC form
wheel end joint venture, Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC.
2004: Bendix CVS introduces fi rst ABS-based full stability system for
commercial vehicles, Bendix
®
ESP.
2005: Bendix begins North American production of air disc brakes.
2005: BSFB forms a strategic alliance with Gorilla Brake.
2006: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake acquires Di-Pro, Inc.
2007: BSFB opens manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
2008: Bendix begins production of air disc brakes at the Bowling
Green facility.
2008: Bendix CVS launches integrated vehicle module program at
Huntington, Indiana modules center.
2008: Bendix acquires VORAD
®
collision warning system and
BlindSpotter
®
technologies from Eaton Corporation.
2009: Bendix introduces the Bendix
®
Pneumatic Booster System
(PBS).
2010: Bendix acquires SmarTire
®
assets providing wireless tire
monitoring solutions.
2010: Bendix expands to include Hasse & Wrede tortional vibration
damper business.
2011: Bendix acquires selected assets of SafetyDirect
®
and AutoVue
®
Lane Departure Warning Systems.