Honeywell

History of Honeywell

Honeywell began its journey in the industrial market in 1906 as Honeywell Heating Specialty Co. Incorporated, founded by Mark Honeywell. Years earlier, the company started to take shape after the discovery of the furnace regulator in 1885 by an inventor named Albert Butz, who patented a regulator and alarm for furnaces. The company specialized in creating hot water generators.

In 1969, Honeywell played a significant role in the Moon mission—on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission, thousands of Honeywell components were used in the production of electrical devices forming the SCS—Stabilization and Control System. Additionally, Honeywell pilots assisted in flight tests. Today, the company's headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States, and it operates in 70 countries worldwide.

Applications of Honeywell Products

Honeywell products and solutions have a wide range of applications, such as industrial automation, building automation, fire protection systems, control panels, security, the oil and gas industry, automation components, airport systems, and pharmaceuticals.

Honeywell is primarily a manufacturer of limit switches, micro switches, switches for special applications, ultrasonic sensors, pressure sensors, pressure indicators, Hall effect sensors, sensors with built-in magnets, liquid level sensors, liquid level indicators, gas flow sensors, gas flow indicators, current sensors, reflective optocouplers, slot optocouplers, and fiber optic components.

It is one of the leading manufacturers of safety devices such as photoelectric safety curtains, safety barriers, safety modules, safety mats, and laser scanners.

Honeywell also operates in the field of quantum computing and provides solutions for the pharmaceutical sector—to accelerate the development of new drugs; the chemical industry; finance—to reduce risks; space, aviation, and defense—materials for rockets, aircraft, and military technology; the oil and gas industry; data centers—machine learning and analysis; and telecommunications.

The company complies with conflict minerals regulations—the regulation requires EU companies importing tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold to ensure that their supply chain does not include entities that may finance armed conflicts. Additionally, it operates with environmental responsibility and strives to reduce water and energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and hazardous waste production.