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Honeywell Turbo Technologies (formerly Garrett Engine Boosting Systems) is a unit of the Honeywell Transportation Systems division of Honeywell
Honeywell

Honeywell is a major United States multinational corporation list of conglomerates company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
 International. Formerly a manufacturer of turboprop engines and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies, the company has continued to manufacture high-end turbocharger
Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or turbo, is a gas compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. Like a supercharger, the purpose of a turbocharger is to increase the mass of air entering the engine to create more power....
s and components for the automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 and truck
Truck

File:Red truck USA.JPGA truck is a type of motor vehicle commonly used for carrying goods and materials. Some light trucks are relatively small, similar in size to a passenger automobile....
 industry. Honeywell Turbo Technologies has facilities and offices in more than 20 locations on five continents.

History
Garrett Engine Boosting Systems originated from the Gas Turbine division of Garrett AiResearch
Garrett AiResearch

Garrett AiResearch, founded in 1936 by Cliff Garrett, was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies....
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Honeywell Turbo Technologies (formerly Garrett Engine Boosting Systems) is a unit of the Honeywell Transportation Systems division of Honeywell
Honeywell

Honeywell is a major United States multinational corporation list of conglomerates company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
 International. Formerly a manufacturer of turboprop engines and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies, the company has continued to manufacture high-end turbocharger
Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or turbo, is a gas compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. Like a supercharger, the purpose of a turbocharger is to increase the mass of air entering the engine to create more power....
s and components for the automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 and truck
Truck

File:Red truck USA.JPGA truck is a type of motor vehicle commonly used for carrying goods and materials. Some light trucks are relatively small, similar in size to a passenger automobile....
 industry. Honeywell Turbo Technologies has facilities and offices in more than 20 locations on five continents.

History


Garrett Engine Boosting Systems originated from the Gas Turbine division of Garrett AiResearch
Garrett AiResearch

Garrett AiResearch, founded in 1936 by Cliff Garrett, was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies....
. In 1954, the AiResearch Industrial Division was established in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
 for turbocharger design and manufacturing. The AiResearch Industrial Division would later be renamed Garrett Automotive.

In 1968, after a merger with Signal Oil, Garrett became part of Signal Companies. In the mid-1980s, Signal merged with Allied Chemical & Dye, and became AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal

AlliedSignal was an aerospace, automotive and engineering company that acquired and merged with Honeywell for $15 billion in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name....
, an automotive, aerospace and engineering company. AlliedSignal merged with Honeywell
Honeywell

Honeywell is a major United States multinational corporation list of conglomerates company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
 in 1999, where the turbocharger business was known as Garrett Engine Boosting Systems. Renamed Honeywell Turbo Technologies in 2004, the Garrett name has been retained as a product brand name for aftermarket.

As of 2008, the company employed nearly 6,000 people within Honeywell International allowing them to produce over 30,000 turbochargers every day and 9,000,000 a year. To prove performance and durability, the Garrett brand competes in numerous motorsport series. The company also supports auto racing
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 around the world including sports car racing, drag racing, rally racing, and open-wheel racing.

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