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THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO PNEUMATIC

THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO PNEUMATIC. STRENGTH TOUGHNESS RELIABILITY. 1880s. 1894. 1901. 1904. Joseph Boyer, a recycler of building materials, invented the first practical air-powered chipping hammer.

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THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO PNEUMATIC

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  1. THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO PNEUMATIC • STRENGTH • TOUGHNESS • RELIABILITY

  2. 1880s 1894 1901 1904 Joseph Boyer, a recycler of building materials, invented the first practical air-powered chipping hammer J.W. Duntley, a foundry foreman, realised the potential of the Boyer hammer and founded Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. Backed by Charles M. Schwab, president of U.S.Steel, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. was formally incorporated A line of rotary air tools and hoists was commenced in Cleveland with percussion type tools built in Detroit

  3. 1904 1910 1914 1918 The first electric drill was patented Introduced the gasoline driven “Little Giant” truck CP was the world’s fourth largest manufacturer of commercial trucks (the Coca-Cola company was one of the largest users of the “Little Giant”) CP was listed on the New York Stock Exchange

  4. 1940 1943 Demand for air tools heightened as CP Impact Wrenches became a critical element in building much of the heavy equipment for WWII May 29, the Saturday Evening Post used a Norman Rockwell painting of “Rosie the Riveter” on the cover. The female aircraft worker was eating her lunch with a CP Riveting Hammer in her lap and her foot resting on the book, “Mein Kampf”, written by Hitler.

  5. 1949 1954 1964 1981 A new plant was built in Utica to cater for the increased demand Introduction of torque controlled tools for the automobile, appliance and electronics industry Introduction of the first “silenced” demolition tools Acquired a mobile distributor of automotive tools to expand their service to this industry

  6. 1987 1992 1997 1998 CP was purchased by Atlas Copco CP was divisionalised into 3 areas of focus; Automotive, Industrial and Construction Headquarters and manufacturing operations move to Rock Hill, South Carolina Chicago Pneumatic, Desoutter and Georges Renault form Alliance Tools Division within Atlas Copco

  7. 2001 2001 Alliance Tools renamed Chicago Pneumatic Division with each company logo now incorporating the CP circle On December 28, Chicago Pneumatic celebrated 100 years 2002 January 1, the Australian Sales Company incorporated the Desoutter business to form the Chicago Pneumatic Division from within Atlas Copco Tools

  8. CP Air Tools have helped build and maintain many of the World’s famous landmarks. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was constructed with approximately 6 Million rivets, where CP riveters played a vital role

  9. THE FACTORIES Aberdeen, Scotland, produced Consolidated Pneumatic’s range of air tools for word-wide markets. 162,000 sq, ft of floor space. Current location, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. Incorporating Chicago Pneumatic headquarters and some of the Automotive tool assembly. Utica, New York, USA, one of the largest air tool manufacturing facilities in the world. More than a half-million sq. ft. of floor space.

  10. THE DIVSIONS Industrial Automotive Construction

  11. Chicago Pneumatic Pre 1960 Chicago Pneumatic Circa 1960 Consolidated Pneumatic Circa 1990 THE OLD LOGOS ALLIANCE TOOLS CHICAGO PNEUMATIC DIVISION

  12. EUROPE MIDDLE EAST UK E.EUROPE GERMANY EIRE FRANCE DENMARK ITALY SWEDEN IBERIA FINLAND AUSTRIA NORWAY BENELUX GREECE MALTA SWITZERLAND ICELAND EGYPT BAHRAIN SYRIA TURKEY QATAR JORDAN ISRAEL SAUDI ARABIA IRAN CYPRUS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES N. AMERICA ASIA USA CANADA MEXICO CHINA HONG KONG INDIA INDONESIA JAPAN KOREA MALAYSIA PAKISTAN PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE TAIWAN THAILAND S. AMERICA ARGENTINA BRAZIL COLOMBIA ECUADOR URUGUAY VENEZUELA AUSTRALASIA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND S. AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA WORLDWIDE SALES CHANNELS LOCATIONS IN RED INDICATE CPD SALES COMPANIES

  13. SUPPLY PRODUCT COMPANY CUSTOMERS INVOICE GOODS SUB SUPPLIERS TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION CENTRE - HOESELT,BELGIUM ORDER SALES COMPANY

  14. MARKET FOCUS VISION : TO BE THE LEADER IN OUR SELECTED MARKET SEGMENTS & CORE PRODUCTS General Industry Aerospace Appliance Construction Motor Vehicle Components Motor Vehicle Industry Automotive Aftermarket Light Industry

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