Eurotherm
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Eurotherm is a worldwide supplier of Control and Measurement Instrumentation to Industrial and Process Markets. They are part of Invensys plc, a leading global automation
and controls
company. Eurotherm manufacture at a number of locations in Europe and the USA, and are a major supplier to the world's processing and manufacturing industries.
, West Sussex
, specifically to manufacture temperature controllers. Within five years, the entrepreneurial directors of the company had set up a number of loosely related but independent companies to develop and produce other advanced product lines. Chessell Ltd was created to manufacture data recorders, while Turnbull Control Systems (TCS) was formed to produce advanced process control systems, and Shackleton System Drives (SSD) to produce variable speed electronic drives. All four companies marketed their specialist offerings internationally, and in 1974 it was decided to create an international holding company, Eurotherm International, to bring management control together under one umbrella.
By 1978 the highly successful holding company was strong enough to “go public” and it became quoted on the London Stock Exchange
in May of that year. By 1989, Eurotherm International controlled a significant network of subsidiaries and agents around the world, including the UK, USA, Switzerland, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, Spain, Korea,India and Ireland. It was acquired by Siebe plc
June 1998, later to become Invensys
plc.
By the late 1990s, three key Eurotherm companies, Eurotherm Controls, Eurotherm Recorders (previously Chessell) and Eurotherm Process Automation (previously Turnbull Control Systems) amalgamated to form Eurotherm Limited, a corporate structure which is still in place today.
In 2009 Eurotherm, along with several other Invensys businesses (Foxboro, IMServ Europe Ltd, Skelta, Triconex and Wonderware), formed Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of automation and information technologies, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to global manufacturing and infrastructure industries.
, West Sussex
. Product offerings fall into five main areas -
Customers can gain access to application specialists for technical advice, and with an international network of support engineers, on-site assistance can be provided rapidly. This service is backed up by training and repair facilities.
Eurotherm now manufacture their products in Worthing, UK; Milan, Italy and Tychy, Poland
Automation
Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization...
and controls
Control engineering
Control engineering or Control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors...
company. Eurotherm manufacture at a number of locations in Europe and the USA, and are a major supplier to the world's processing and manufacturing industries.
History
The first Eurotherm company, Eurotherm Controls, was formed in 1965 at WorthingWorthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, specifically to manufacture temperature controllers. Within five years, the entrepreneurial directors of the company had set up a number of loosely related but independent companies to develop and produce other advanced product lines. Chessell Ltd was created to manufacture data recorders, while Turnbull Control Systems (TCS) was formed to produce advanced process control systems, and Shackleton System Drives (SSD) to produce variable speed electronic drives. All four companies marketed their specialist offerings internationally, and in 1974 it was decided to create an international holding company, Eurotherm International, to bring management control together under one umbrella.
By 1978 the highly successful holding company was strong enough to “go public” and it became quoted on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
in May of that year. By 1989, Eurotherm International controlled a significant network of subsidiaries and agents around the world, including the UK, USA, Switzerland, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, Spain, Korea,India and Ireland. It was acquired by Siebe plc
Siebe plc
Siebe plc was once one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering businesses. It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in 1999 it merged with BTR plc to form Invensys.-History:*1819: Siebe plc was founded by Augustus Siebe in London....
June 1998, later to become Invensys
Invensys
Invensys plc is a global engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. It has offices in more than 50 countries and its products are sold in around 180 countries.Invensys is organised into...
plc.
By the late 1990s, three key Eurotherm companies, Eurotherm Controls, Eurotherm Recorders (previously Chessell) and Eurotherm Process Automation (previously Turnbull Control Systems) amalgamated to form Eurotherm Limited, a corporate structure which is still in place today.
In 2009 Eurotherm, along with several other Invensys businesses (Foxboro, IMServ Europe Ltd, Skelta, Triconex and Wonderware), formed Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of automation and information technologies, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to global manufacturing and infrastructure industries.
Company Overview
In the UK, design and assembly is carried out at the company's sites in WorthingWorthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
. Product offerings fall into five main areas -
- Temperature and process controllers (including Industrial Indicators and using PID controllerPID controllerA proportional–integral–derivative controller is a generic control loop feedback mechanism widely used in industrial control systems – a PID is the most commonly used feedback controller. A PID controller calculates an "error" value as the difference between a measured process variable and a...
s) - Data recorders and data acquisition systems
- Complete process automation solutions
- Signal ConditioningSignal conditioningIn electronics, signal conditioning means manipulating an analog signal in such a way that it meets the requirements of the next stage for further processing...
- Power Switching Products manufactured by sister companies
Customers can gain access to application specialists for technical advice, and with an international network of support engineers, on-site assistance can be provided rapidly. This service is backed up by training and repair facilities.
Eurotherm now manufacture their products in Worthing, UK; Milan, Italy and Tychy, Poland