Divestitures Could Bring About Rapid Growth in New Directions : Staying On
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If Rockwell International Corp. sells its aerospace and defense units, these operating units would remain:
Corporate Headquarters
Seal Beach
* 900 employees
Automotive Unit
Troy, Mich.
Makes: Truck axles, suspension components, brake systems, sunroofs and other specialty products
1995 revenue: $3.1 billion
Employees: 17,000 worldwide (6,000 in U.S.)
Automation Unit
Cleveland, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wis.
Makes: Industrial automation products; sensors, software, electric motors
1995 Revenue: $3.6 billion
Employees: 25,000 worldwide (12,000 in U.S.)
Collins Commercial Avionics Unit
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Makes: Instrumentation and controls for commercial aircraft
1995 Revenue: $1.4 billion
Employees: 6,000
Graphic Systems Unit
Westmont, Ill.
Makes: Offset presses for newspapers and commercial printing; Rockwell is trying to sell this operation
1995 Revenue: $697 million
Employees: 3,000 worldwide (1,500 in U.S.)
Semiconductor Systems Unit
Newport Beach, Colorado Springs and Mexicali, Mexico
Makes: Chips and chip-sets for computer modems, fax modems, cellular telephones, global positioning systems
1995 Revenue: $760 million
Employees: 4,000
Science Center, Thousand Oaks
Corporate research lab
Employees: 400
Systems Development Center
Seal Beach
Internal coordination of various corporate businesses
Employees: 200
Source: Rockwell International; Researched by JOHN O’DELL / Los Angeles Times
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