TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. history, profile and corporate video
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. supplies automotive systems, modules and components to global automotive original equipment manufacturers and related aftermarkets. The company operates through four segments: Chassis Systems, Occupant Safety Systems, Electronics and Automotive Components. The Chassis Systems segment includes active safety systems, foundation brakes, anti lock braking systems control, steering gears and systems, linkage, suspension and modules. The Occupant Safety Systems segment includes passive safety systems and components in the areas of airbags, seat belts, crash sensors and steering wheels. The Electronics segment comprises of safety, radio frequency, chassis, power train electronics and driver assistance systems. The Automotive Components segment includes engine valves, engineered fasteners, plastic components and body controls. The company routes back to 1904. TRW Automotive Holdings was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.“
“TRW Automotive Holdings History
TRW Automotive has a proud heritage of 111 years in the automotive industry.
It became an independent automotive organization in 2003, and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 2004.
At its beginning, TRW and its founding companies developed a vast array of products for the fledgling auto industry. These included fasteners and cap screw technology that was eventually adapted to create the first two-piece engine valve, as well as wooden wheels for Henry Ford’s Model T in North America, and lighting and other electrical products in Europe.
TRW Automotive is a global leader in automotive safety, producing one of the largest arrays of active and passive safety technologies. It continues to be at the forefront of developments in vehicle dynamics, driver assist systems, foundation brakes, inflatable restraints, seat belt technologies and the electronics and software advancements that will enhance the safety, convenience and comfort of tomorrow’s vehicles.
MILESTONES
2013 – Active Buckle Lifter seat belt system to enhance convenience, comfort and safety
2012 – Mid range 24 Ghz radar system for advanced environmental sensing
2012 – Passive entry system
2011 – Electronic turn signal cancellation in steering column control modules
2011 – Introduced S-Cam scalable camera with advanced functions
2010 – Self Adaptive Load Limiter seat belt technology
2010 – Pedestrian protection system with pyrotechnic hood lifter launched
2010 – Dynamic Locking Tongue seat belt technology
2009 – Integrated Electric Park Brake system
2009 – Seat mounted head airbag for convertibles
2008 – First Lane Keeping System, integrating camera and electric steering technology
2008 – Scalable Airbag Electronic Control Unit for emerging markets
2008 – Head protection system for convertible vehicles
2007 – Electric Drum-in-Hat park brake technology
2007 – ESC-R regenerative brake technology for hybrid vehicles
2007 – Efficient Climate Control system to maintain occupant comfort and enhance fuel economy
2006 – Non-rotating driver airbag technology
2006 – Slip Control Boost hybrid braking stability control technology
2005 – Active Dynamic Control family of active suspension systems
2004 – Touch Sensor Technology capacitive sensing for interior vehicle controls
2004 – Silicon initiator technology for airbag inflators
2003 – Weight-based Occupant Classification System
2002 – Active Control Retractor
2002 – Adaptive Cruise Control
2002 – Electric Park Brake
2001 – Airbag Rollover Canopy System
2001 – Electrically Powered Steering
2001 – Vehicle Stability Control
1998 – Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering
1996 – Electronic Actuation System with Brake Assist
1994 – Single-source production of Vehicle Occupant Restraint System
1994 – Frontal airbag and sensor system
1994 – Solid propellant frontal airbag system, including crash sensors
1994 – Four-wheel ABS systems for GM
1994 – Complete vehicle occupant restraint system
1988 – Remote keyless entry system
1987 – Seat belt pre-tensioning device
1986 – Rear Wheel ABS system
1979 – Colette Front Calipers
1972 – Power rack and pinion steering
1968 – Electronically Controlled Anti-Lock Braking System
1967 – Rack and pinion steering
1964 – Brake proportioning valves
1964 – Disc Braking System – North America
1957 – Disc Brake System – Europe
1952 – Integral power steering system for Chrysler New Yorker
1946 – Power brake systems
1939 – Standard equipment hydraulic brake systems
1935 – Wedge/Roller Actuated Drum Brake
1932 – Composite Brake Drum
1928 – Parking brakes for Ford
1909 – Wooden wheels for Ford Model “T”
1904 – First two-piece automotive valve for Winton Motors Company”
*Information from Forbes.com and Trw.com
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