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Eaton Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of fluid power, electrical, automotive, and truck products. Its fluid power products include various pressure ranges of hose, fittings, adapters, couplings, and other fluid power connectors; hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, power steering units, tube connectors, fittings, transaxles, and transmissions; electronic and hydraulic controls; electric motors and drives; filtration products and fluid-evaluation products and services; aerospace products and systems; clutches and brakes; and golf grips and precision molded and extruded plastic products. The companys electrical products comprise low and medium voltage power distribution and control products; circuit breakers, assemblies, and components; drives, contactors, starters, power factor, and harmonic correction; sensors; operator interface hardware and software; uninterruptible power systems; and power management software, remote monitoring, turnkey integration services, and site support engineering services. Its automotive products consist of engine valves, valve actuation components, engine displacement control components, cylinder heads, superchargers, limited slip and locking differentials, precision gear forgings, engine sensors and controls, mirror actuators, transmission controls, on-board vapor recovery systems, fuel level senders, exhaust gas recirculation valves, flow and pressure controls, engine oil manifold controls, turbocharger waste gate controls, intake manifold control valves, and air control valves. The companys truck products comprise heavy, medium, and light-duty mechanical and automated transmissions; heavy and medium-duty clutches; and gears and shafts, traction control systems, transfer boxes, power take-off units, splitter boxes, gearshift mechanisms, transmissions for off-highway construction equipment, and collision warning systems. The principal markets for fluid power, automotive, and truck products are original equipment manufacturers and after-market customers; and for electrical products are industrial, construction, commercial, automotive, and government customers located in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. The company was incorporated in 1916. It was formerly known as Torbensen Gear and Axle Co. and changed its name to The Eaton Axle and Spring Co. in 1923. Further, the company changed its name to Eaton Yale & Towne, Inc. in 1966 and to Eaton Corporation in 1971. Eaton Corporation is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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