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36-575: William C. W. Mow ( Traditional Chinese : 毛昭寰) was born in Hangzhou , China, and later moved with his family to the United States. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959 and then earned an MSEE from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1967. He worked for Litton Industries for two years before venturing out on his own. Mow founded Macrodata based on his invention of

72-436: A boutique store, in 1977. In September 1980, Mow renamed the company Bugle Boy Industries and narrowed its focus to jeans and casual pants ( parachute pants ), appealing mainly to young males. By 1991, Bugle Boy had broadened its strategy to appeal to young women, adults and children. Bugle Boy's sales increased from less than $ 10 million during the early 1980s to almost $ 190 million in 1987, and approximately $ 1 billion in

108-485: A cash-and-stock deal valued at about $ 11.46 billion. The new company is called Eaton Corporation plc and is incorporated in Ireland. Then-Chairman and CEO of Eaton Alexander Cutler headed the new corporation. Cooper shareholders received $ 39.15 in cash and 0.77479 of a share in the newly created company for each Cooper share held. This is worth $ 72 per share based on Eaton's closing share price of $ 42.40 on 18 May 2012, and

144-557: A denim theme. Elastic cuffs at the bottom of the jeans and cross-stitching patterns were also a major part of the Bugle Boy style, with brands such as Pilot and Cotler being its contemporaries. They also popularized parachute pants during the breakdancing fad of the early 80s, in a line called Countdown. Bugle Boy also produced men's and boys' tops, but was best known for its varieties of jeans and jean shorts. In 2001, Bugle Boy closed all 215 of its U.S. outlet stores in an agreement with

180-665: A manufacturer of mission critical power distribution based in Santa Ana, California. In late 2007, it acquired the MGE Office Protection Systems division of Schneider Electric , as a result of Schneider's acquisition of APC . A Taiwanese manufacturer, Phoenixtec, was also acquired giving the company the highest share in the Chinese single-phase UPS market. On 21 May 2012, Eaton announced that they had agreed to purchase Ireland -based Cooper Industries in

216-566: A means of reducing their U.S. corporate tax burden, in Ireland as part of the Cooper merger involved establishing a registered head office in Dublin, Ireland but operational headquarters remain in Beachwood. In 1995, Eaton Corp had to pay $ 1.25M in restitution to a former employee who had been subject to racial harassment. Incidents included food being thrown on his desk, food being thrown through

252-450: A method of testing large-scale integrated chips and the company went public in 1973. Around 1976, Mow sold his shares and left the company due to an investigation by the SEC. Although he was later cleared, he had to stay out of the electronics design industry for a few years due to a non-competition clause he had signed with Macrodata. In 1977, Mow founded Bugle Boy Industries. During the 1980s,

288-697: A small restaurant called the Yangtze River Cafe. Mow earned a BSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic , an MSEE from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a Ph.D. from Purdue University . After earning his Ph.D., Mow spent the years from 1967 to 1969 working for Litton Industries as a program manager before forming his first business in 1969. It was a computer-controlled instrumentation firm called Microdata . Microdata designed new ways to test large-scale integrated computer chips. By 1974, Microdata had annual sales of $ 12 million. In

324-475: A supervisor who abused him psychologically. The supervisor made frequent use of "nigger", made reference to slavery and lynching, and claimed his job was to get rid of Black workers. The employee informed management of his hostile work environment, but management responded by disciplining the plaintiff himself. Back when Eaton Corp was struggling with bankruptcy, various employees on long-term benefits suddenly found themselves terminated. Eaton had failed to insure

360-520: Is 29% above Cooper's closing stock price. Eaton Corporation plc completed its acquisition of Cooper Industries on 30 Nov 2012. The $ 13 billion acquisition of Cooper (US$ 5.4B Sales revenue (2011)), became the largest in Eaton's (US$ 16B Sales Revenue (2011)) 101-year history. On 17 Mar 2021, Eaton completed the acquisition of Tripp Lite for $ 1.65 billion. President and COO of Electrical Sector, Eaton Uday Yadav said "The acquisition of Tripp Lite will enhance

396-615: Is an American-Irish-domiciled multinational power management company, with a primary administrative center in Beachwood, Ohio . Eaton has more than 85,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. In 1911, Joseph O. Eaton , brother-in-law Henning O. Taube and Viggo V. Torbensen, incorporated the Torbensen Gear and Axle Co. in Bloomfield, New Jersey . With financial backing from Torbensen's mother,

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432-625: The Bugle Boy brand is no longer in use. Mow married twice and has four children, two from each marriage. He was first married to Margarita Lee Ling Mow for 19 years, and they had two daughters, Genevieve Mow and Kathy Mow-McCarthy. His second marriage is to Rosa Wang Mow, and they have two children, a daughter named Hillary Mow and a son named Jason Mow. Mow also has four grandchildren from his marriage to Margarita Mow: Samuel Goodman, Clara McCarthy, Maggie McCarthy, and Kellan McCarthy and two grandchildren from his marriage to Rosa Mow: Valentina Willa Mow Cervieri and Carolina Sofia Mow Cervieri. He received

468-642: The Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award from Purdue University . His oldest brother, Harry, first worked for the RAND Corporation and later formed Century West Development Inc. As CEO and chairman of the board, he led the development of many real estate projects in the greater Los Angeles area and across the country. Another brother, Donald Mow, worked for several architectural firms in New York City and

504-621: The Eaton Axle Company in 1919. A year later, in 1920, Eaton Axle Company merged with Standard Parts. Standard Parts went in receivership later the same year and was later liquidated. In 1923, Eaton bought the Torbensen Axle Co. back from Republic and changed the name to the Eaton Axle and Spring Company. Eaton officers believed the quickest way to grow the business was through acquisitions and began buying companies in

540-472: The Electrical Americas and Electrical Rest of World segments are industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, information technology and original equipment manufacturer customers. For the aerospace industry, Eaton manufactures and markets a line of systems and components for hydraulic, fuel, motion control, pneumatic systems and engines. The Mobility Group comprises

576-669: The Powerware brand and included the PowerXpert metering system. A Powerware brand Static Transfer Switch was added to the portfolio through a brand-label relationship with Cyberex. To complete the power distribution portfolio Eaton released a line of rack power distribution products under its Powerware brand called ePDU. It acquired Aphel Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of power distribution product for data centers based in Coventry , UK. Shortly after, it added Pulizzi Engineering Inc.,

612-453: The U.S. Bankruptcy Court. All the operation centers in China, Taiwan, Singapore were also closed. Their store at Gurnee Mills remained open to sell off remaining inventory. As of 2018, the Bugle Boy brand is no longer in use. This clothing -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . William C. W. Mow William C. W. Mow ( Chinese : 毛昭寰 ) is

648-990: The US to join General Mow in Washington, DC , where they lived in diplomatic housing. Their oldest son, David, stayed in Taiwan and served in the National Air Force. In the early 1950s, Pang Tsu was involved in a highly public embezzlement scandal that pitted him against the Chiang Kai-shek government in Taiwan. He fled to Mexico, leaving his family behind in the US. Forced to leave diplomatic housing in Washington, DC. William, his mother and four brothers settled in Great Neck , New York. There they opened

684-462: The automotive industry. By 1932, the diversified company changed its name to Eaton Manufacturing Company. In 1937, Eaton became international by opening a manufacturing plant in Canada. In 1958 Eaton Corporation acquired Fuller Manufacturing. The company name changed once again in 1965 to Eaton Yale & Towne Inc. after the acquisition of Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. in 1963. Stockholders approved

720-458: The breadth of our edge computing and distributed IT product portfolio and expand our single-phase UPS business." The acquisition will further Eaton's access to the consumer market in which Tripp Lite has a strong position. Eaton's hydraulics business, manufacturing systems and components for the agriculture, construction, mining, forestry, utility, material handling, machine tools, molding, power generation, primary metals, and oil and gas markets,

756-449: The change to the company's current name in 1971. In 1978, Eaton Corporation acquired Samuel Moore & Company, Kenway Systems, and Cutler-Hammer. Eaton's businesses are divided into the following sectors: The electrical sector's products include circuit breakers, switchgear, busway, UPS systems, power distribution units, panel boards, load centers, motor controls, meters, sensors, relays, PLCs, HMIs, and inverters. The main markets for

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792-518: The company enjoyed continued growth. Sales approached $ 1 billion, making Bugle Boy one of the largest privately owned apparel companies in the United States, but the company fell into troubled times in 2001, declared bankruptcy, and was sold that year for $ 68.6 million. The Bugle Boy brand was purchased in 2001 by Schottenstein Stores Corp. , owner of Retail Ventures and several retail chains. Bugle Boy featured men's and boys' clothing, often with

828-870: The company purchased the Westinghouse Distribution and Controls Business Unit in 1994. The acquisition included all of the Westinghouse electrical distribution and control product business and also included stipulations that the Westinghouse name cannot be used by anyone else on these types of products for years. Today, Eaton Electrical manufactures electrical distribution and control products branded "Eaton" or "Cutler-Hammer", which can replace Westinghouse products in commercial and industrial applications. Eaton spun off its semiconductor manufacturing equipment business as Axcelis Technologies in 2000. In 2003, Eaton's Electrical Distribution and Control business (formerly known as Cutler-Hammer) acquired

864-572: The company was set to manufacture Torbensen's patented internal-gear truck axle. In 1914, the company moved to Cleveland, Ohio , to be closer to its core business, the automotive industry. The Torbensen Axle Company incorporated in Ohio in 1916, succeeding the New Jersey corporation. A year later, Republic Motor Truck Company , Torbensen's largest customer bought out the company. But Eaton and Torbensen were not content and bowed out of Republic to form

900-965: The company's Vehicle and eMobility segments, including the Roadranger division providing: The truck segment is involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of powertrain systems and other components for commercial vehicle markets. Key products include manual and automated transmissions, clutches, drive-line components, and hybrid power. Eaton's automotive segment produces products such as superchargers, engine valves, valve train components, cylinder heads, locking and limited-slip differentials, heavy-duty drive-line components, fuel, emissions, and safety controls, transmission and engine controls, spoilers, exterior moldings, plastic components, and fluid connectors. The eMobility sector combines elements of Eaton's electrical and vehicle businesses to deliver electric vehicles to passenger car, commercial vehicle and off-highway OEMs. In one of Eaton's largest acquisitions,

936-590: The early 1990s including licensees. In 1996 Mow relocated the company's Hong Kong office into a special economic zone in China. Mow made it clear that he wanted to enter the Chinese market and set a goal of establishing 1,000 retail outlets in the country. By 1997, Bugle Boy had annual sales of over $ 1 billion, including licensee sales. It employed 2,200 people, including 400 people in California. Bugle Boy products were sold in more than 7,000 retail stores, as well as in Bugle Boy's own discount outlets. By 1998, Bugle Boy

972-522: The electrical division of Delta plc. This acquisition brought Delta's brands Holec, MEM, Tabula, Bill and Elek under the Eaton nameplate with the previous Westinghouse divisions and gave the company manufacturing facilities to meet IEC standards, one of the steps to become a global company and developing a worldwide standard. Soon after this acquisition, Eaton entered a joint venture with Caterpillar Inc. and purchased 51% of I & S operations, now known as Intelligent Switchgear Organization, LLC. This

1008-841: The former chairman and CEO of Bugle Boy Industries. Mow was born in Hangzhou , China, the son of Lieutenant General Mow Pang Tsu of the National Chinese Air Force. In May 1945, Pang Tsu was appointed as a member of the Sixth Kuomintang Central Executive Committee and eventually became a national government representative in the United States Aviation Committee and the United Nations Security Council. In 1949 his wife, Wong Ay Chuan, and five of his six sons moved to

1044-536: The mid–1970s, Mow sold Microdata to Cutler-Hammer , a conglomerate located in Milwaukee. He remained on as chairman and CEO, but resigned after the new owners accused him of concealing $ 2 million worth of losses. Later, in 1988, a California court cleared Mow of the accusations and found that Cutler-Hammer had actually been responsible for concealing the sales loss. In 1976, Mow began exploring wholesale and retail clothing sales. He started Buckaroo International Inc.,

1080-427: The plan that the employees had nonetheless paid for. This led to numerous suits against Eaton. In 2012, the acquisition of Cooper Industries made it possible for Eaton Corp to become an Irish company, which would sharply lower its corporate tax rate . The move was later denounced by both President Obama and President Donald Trump . In 2004, Eaton Corp sued Triumph Group for trade secrets theft, but when it

1116-407: The roof of his car, use of the word " nigger ", and the presence of neo-Nazi flyers at Eaton Corp. The employee developed psychological problems and slipped into homelessness shortly after being fired. In 2020, an employee sued Eaton Corp for retaliation and facilitating a climate of racial harassment. After a profane outburst from a fellow worker, the plaintiff was assigned to work and train under

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1152-590: Was acquired by Danfoss in August 2021 for $ 3.3 billion. From 1920s-1964 Eaton was based on East 140th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1964, the company moved its headquarters into the new Erieview Tower where it remained until 1983. In that year, Eaton Corporation moved into a 28-story Cleveland office tower which was renamed for it. Eaton relocated to its new 580,000 square foot facility, named Eaton Center, in Beachwood, Ohio in early 2013. They reincorporated, as

1188-412: Was discovered that the company’s lawyers were paying former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters to improperly influence then-Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter, the defendants countersued. In 2014, Eaton Corp paid $ 135M to Triumph Group and $ 13M to six former employees to settle the long-running legal dispute. Judge Bobby DeLaughter was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Recognitions include

1224-572: Was expanding into China. In 2001, Bugle Boy fell on hard times and closed all 215 of its United States outlet stores in an agreement with United States bankruptcy court. The store at Gurnee Mills remained open to sell off remaining inventory. Eventually, the company was sold for $ 68.8 million to Schottenstein Stores Corp., which has large stakes in American Eagle Outfitters and Value City Department Stores. As of 2015,

1260-500: Was followed in 2004 by the acquisition of Powerware . The Powerware brand is known for the design and production of medium to large Uninterruptible Power System (UPS) devices. After several years of co-branding UPS products "Eaton|Powerware" the company is switching to the single brand Eaton for all UPS products including; BladeUPS , 9355, 9390, 9395, and 9E. In 2006, Eaton entered the data center power distribution market. Initial products were internally developed PDU's and RPP's under

1296-600: Was involved in the construction of the TWA terminal at JFK airport, before opening his own architectural design firm in Pleasantville, New York. His two younger brothers made careers in academia. Van C. Mow is a Professor of Biomechanics at Columbia University , while Maurice Mow was a Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University Chico. Cutler-Hammer Eaton Corporation plc

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