Parker-Hannifin

Parker Hannifin Corporation ( originally Parker Appliance Company ) is a 1918 founded by Arthur L. Parker engineering companies from the United States. The company is listed on the S & P 500. The company's headquarters is located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The German sales and service center Parker Hannifin GmbH is located approximately 540 employees (2013 ) in Kaarst. In business drive and control technologies are applied to products.

Parker Hannifin designed the tank system for the aircraft of Charles Lindbergh, with this crossed the Atlantic. Furthermore, Parker Hannifin is the manufacturer of those hydraulic valves, which are blamed for the failure of the hydraulic on several aircraft of type Boeing 737 and in at least two cases, crash of aircraft of this type in the 1990s. In November 2002, the U.S. aviation authority FAA required all airlines to overhaul and modification of the hydraulic valves on the operated aircraft of type Boeing 737

Divisions

  • Parker Aerospace
  • Parker Automation
  • Parker Climate and Industrial Controls
  • Parker Filtration
  • Parker Fluid Connectors
  • Parker Hydraulics
  • Parker Instrumentation
  • Parker Seals
Types of business entity
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