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https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/08428982d461df1bc1c6bf9b566f7eec.pdf
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Title
Westinghouse Electric Collection
Alternative Title
Westinghouse Collection
Subject
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Description
Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business the The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its divison headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling, and a top-level decision to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings in the area were leased and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation of Germany in 1998, additional buildings (Quad II and Quad III) were added to the original complex at the Quadrangle. From 1998 to 2003 the Orlando operation was known as Siemens-Westinghouse, after which the name of Westinghouse was dropped. The operation has been known as Siemens from that time forward.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Curator
DeRosa, Peter
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History" target="_blank">History</a>." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422" target="_blank">Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
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Title
The Power Generation Canadian Division
Description
A brochure for Westinghouse Electric's Power Generation Canadian Division, located in Hamilton, Canada. Since its founding in 1903, Westinghouse Canada, Inc. (WECAN) was an integral part of the Westinghouse Electric Company's engineering and manufacturing structure. Although WECAN was built to manufacture large rotating equipment, such as motors and both steam turbines and gas turbines, the facility also manufactured a broad spectrum of equipment.<br /><br />Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
Date Created
ca. 1990
Coverage
Westinghouse Power Generation Canadian Division, Hamilton, Canada
Source
Original 21-page brochure: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home.html" target="_blank">Westinghouse Canada, Inc.</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
External Reference
Manners, Sandy. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56318797" target="_blank"><em>Westinghouse, Siemens Westinghouse: 100 Years in Canada</em></a>. Hamilton, Ont: Siemens Westinghouse, 2003.
"<a href="http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History" target="_blank">History</a>." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422" target="_blank">Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
Alternative Title
Power Generation Canadian Division
Subject
Energy--United States
Publisher
<a href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home.html" target="_blank">Westinghouse Canada, Inc.</a>
Contributor
Jaeger, Harry L.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 21-page brochure.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/169" target="_blank">Westinghouse Electric Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>
Format
image/jpg
Extent
2.65 MB
Medium
21-page brochure
Language
eng
Type
Text
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <a href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home.html" target="_blank">Westinghouse Canada, Inc.</a>
Curator
Jaeger, Harry L.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
CAD
CNC
computer numeric control
computer-aided design
computers
CW251
ECONOPAC
engineering
fabrication
gas turbines
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr.
Great North American Factory
Hamilton, Canada
Lake Ontario
orlando
Pensacola
PGBU
PGCD
Power Generation Business Unit
Power Generation Canadian Division
Quality Assurance Program
quality control
Quality Management Institute
total quality management
TQM
WECAN
Westinghouse Canada, Inc.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation