Moog Timeline

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  1951 - Company Beginnings

  Bill Moog starts the Little Gem Valve Company as a basement operation. 
  First Order = $800.
  Became Moog Valve Company

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  1954 - Moog Expands

  Moog valves standard equipment on over half of all U. S. fighter planes and 70% of guided missiles

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  1959 - Moog Changes Names

  Name changed to Moog Servocontrols Inc. 
  Industrial Division formed.
  Moog stock offered for first time. Sales surpass $10 million

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  1960 - Hydra-Point Division

  Hydra-Point Division established

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  1965 - Moog Incorporated

  Name changed to Moog Inc.  
  First International Subsidiary established Moog GmbH (Germany).  
  Sales surpass $100 million

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  1968 - Moog England

  Moog Controls Limited formed in England.

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  1970 - Moog Japan

  Moog Japan Formed

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  1972 - Moog France

  Moog SARL formed in France

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  1974 - Space Shuttle Contract

  First Space Shuttle contract. 
  Special Products Division formed (Moog ski bindings)

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  1975 - Moog Italy

  Moog Italy Established

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  1976 - Carleton Controls

  Acquired Carleton Controls
  Plastics Controls Division formed

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  1977 - Moog Brazil

  Moog Brazil Established

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  1978 - Moog Sweden

  Moog Sweden Established  

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  1979 - Moog Australia

  Moog Australia Established

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  1980 - Moog Ireland

  Moog Ireland Established

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  1983 - Sales Climb

  Hydra-Point Division spun-off 
  Sales surpass $200 million.

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  1984 - Moog in the Headlines

  Moog Spain established 
  Moog named to "100 Best Companies To Work For in America."
  Manufacturing operation established in Baguio City, Philippines

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  1986 - Moog Expands Further

  Engine Controls Division formed (Clearwater, Florida) 
  Moog Korea Established

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  1987 - Sales Grow

  Sales surpass $300 million.  
  Carleton Controls sold to FR Group

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  1988 - New President & CEO

  Bob Brady named President and CEO of Moog Inc.  
  Industrial Division becomes Moog Controls Inc., owned by Bill Moog

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  1989 - Moog Europe & Asia

  Manufacturing operation established in Bangalore, India.  
  Moog Hong Kong and Finland established

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  1992 - Relocation & Expansion

  Engine Controls Division relocated to East Aurora.  
  Moog Denmark established

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  1993 - Moog Singapore

  Moog Singapore established.  
  Moog named to second edition of "100 Best Companies To Work For In America"

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  1994 - Moog Acquires Product Lines

  Moog acquires product lines from AlliedSignal - becomes Moog Aircraft Group Torrance Operations

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  1996 - Sales Hit $450 Million

  Moog reacquires Moog Controls Inc. - renamed Industrial Controls Division. 
  Sales reach $450 million

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  1997 - Moog China

  Moog China established

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  1998 - Raytheon's Montek Division

  Moog acquires Raytheon's Montek Division
  Moog acquires Schaeffer Magnetics, Inc.  
  Named to Fortune’s "100 Best Companies To Work For in America"

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  2004 - Litton Poly-Scientific

  Litton Poly-Scientific purchased, renamed Moog Components Group

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  2005 - Business Purchases

  Kaydon purchased, becomes part of Components Group  
  Flo-Tork purchased in November.  
  FCS Controls purchased - operations in Detroit, MI and Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  2006 - Medical Devices

  Medical Devices Segment established: purchased Curlin Medical, McKinley Medical

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  2007 - Companies Purchased

  ZEVEX International purchased.  Thermal Control Products Inc. purchased. 
  QuickSet International Inc. purchased.  
  PRIZM Advanced Communications Electronics Inc. purchased

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  2008 - CSA and Wind Energy Purchases

  CSA Engineering Inc. purchased.  
  40% ownership investment in LTi REEnergy GmbH