Moog Timeline

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  • Photo: 1951
    1951 - Company Beginnings

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

  • Photo: 1954
    1954 - Moog Expands

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

  • Photo: 1959
    1959 - Moog Changes Names

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

  • Photo: 1960
    1960 - Hydra-Point Division

    Hydra-Point Division established

  • Photo: 1965
    1965 - Moog Incorporated

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

  • Photo: 1968
    1968 - Moog England

    Moog Controls Limited formed in England.

  • Photo: 1970
    1970 - Moog Japan

    Moog Japan Formed

  • Photo: 1972
    1972 - Moog France

    Moog SARL formed in France

  • Photo: 1974
    1974 - Space Shuttle Contract

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

  • Photo: 1975
    1975 - Moog Italy

    Moog Italy Established

  • Photo: 1976
    1976 - Carleton Controls

    Acquired Carleton Controls
    Plastics Controls Division formed

  • Photo: 1977
    1977 - Moog Brazil

    Moog Brazil Established

  • Photo: 1978
    1978 - Moog Sweden

    Moog Sweden Established  

  • Photo: 1979
    1979 - Moog Australia

    Moog Australia Established

  • Photo: 1980
    1980 - Moog Ireland

    Moog Ireland Established

  • Photo: 1983
    1983 - Sales Climb

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

  • Photo: 1984
    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

  • Photo: 1986
    1986 - Moog Expands Further

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

  • Photo: 1987
    1987 - Sales Grow

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

  • Photo: 1988
    1988 - New President & CEO

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

  • Photo: 1989
    1989 - Moog Europe & Asia

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

  • Photo: 1992
    1992 - Relocation & Expansion

    Engine Controls Division relocated to East Aurora.  
    Moog Denmark established

  • Photo: 1993
    1993 - Moog Singapore

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

  • Photo: 1994
    1994 - Moog Acquires Product Lines

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

  • Photo: 1996
    1996 - Sales Hit $450 Million

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

  • Photo: 1997
    1997 - Moog China

    Moog China established

  • Photo: 1998
    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"

  • Photo: 2004
    2004 - Litton Poly-Scientific

    Litton Poly-Scientific purchased, renamed Moog Components Group

  • Photo: 2005
    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

  • Photo: 2006
    2006 - Medical Devices

    Medical Devices Segment established: purchased Curlin Medical, McKinley Medical

  • Photo: 2007
    2007 - Companies Purchased

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

  • Photo: 2008
    2008 - CSA and Wind Energy Purchases

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