Hurletron

Hurletron is an American industrial brand and company that produces auxiliary equipment and precision automatic controls for the printing, papermaking, professional film, and converting industries. Its roots trace to 1937, when Samuel Hurley Jr. founded the Electric Eye Equipment Co., which built machines under the Hurletron brand. The modern Hurletron, Inc. was formed in 1960 through the merger of Electric Eye Equipment Co. and Wheaton Engineering Corp., with both businesses becoming divisions of the new company. Electric Eye brought precise automatic controls for graphic arts, papermaking, professional film, and other sectors, while Wheaton contributed electronic and mechanical time-delay devices and components for space-age government and military applications. In 1961 Hurletron acquired Electro-Mechanical Specialties, Inc., a maker of miniature and subminiature relays, switching stages, and other electromechanical devices. The Electric Eye Equipment Division received an Academy Award for Technical Merit in 1962 for an automatic light-change system for film printers. In 1966 Hurletron acquired General Web Dynamics in exchange for its own common stock. The company's official website was archived in 2016, and the brand remains associated with web-control and printing-industry automation equipment. Hurletron's history reflects the mid-20th-century convergence of graphic-arts automation, electromechanical components, and aerospace-era engineering.

Hurletron's history begins in 1937, when Samuel Hurley Jr. founded the Electric Eye Equipment Co. The company manufactured machines under the Hurletron brand. Electric Eye Equipment specialized in precise automatic controls for applications in the graphic arts industry, papermaking, the professional film industry, and other sectors. In 1960, Hurletron, Inc. was created through the merger of Electric Eye Equipment Co. and Wheaton Engineering Corp. Both companies became separate divisions within the new entity. Wheaton Engineering had made important contributions to electronic and mechanical time-delay devices and components for space-age applications for government and military use. In 1961, Hurletron acquired Electro-Mechanical Specialties, Inc., a manufacturer of miniature and subminiature relays, switching stages, and other electromechanical devices. This acquisition expanded Hurletron's electromechanical component capabilities. In 1962, the Electric Eye Equipment Division of Hurletron received an Academy Award for Technical Merit for an automatic light-change system for film printers. This recognition highlighted the company's role in professional film production technology. In 1966, Hurletron acquired General Web Dynamics in exchange for its own common stock. General Web Dynamics was known for web control and guiding systems used in printing and converting. The company's official website was archived by the Internet Archive in April 2016, indicating that the web presence was captured at that time. Hurletron continues to be associated with auxiliary equipment for the printing and converting industries.

• 2016

  Official website archived by the Internet Archive (Memento dated 3 April 2016).

• 1966

  Hurletron acquires General Web Dynamics in exchange for its own common stock.

• 1962

  Electric Eye Equipment Division receives an Academy Award for Technical Merit for an automatic light-change system for film printers.

• 1961

  Hurletron acquires Electro-Mechanical Specialties, Inc., a maker of miniature and subminiature relays and electromechanical devices.

• 1960

  Hurletron, Inc. is formed through the merger of Electric Eye Equipment Co. and Wheaton Engineering Corp.

• 1937

  Samuel Hurley Jr. founds Electric Eye Equipment Co., manufacturing machines under the Hurletron brand.

A specialist supplier of precision automatic controls and auxiliary equipment for printing, paper, film, and converting industries, with a heritage in both graphic-arts automation and aerospace-era electromechanical components.

• Automatic light-change system for film printers

  Received an Academy Award for Technical Merit in 1962.

• Precision automatic controls

  For graphic arts, papermaking, professional film, and other industries.

• Electronic and mechanical time-delay devices

  Developed by Wheaton Engineering for space-age government and military applications.

• Miniature and subminiature relays and switching stages

  From Electro-Mechanical Specialties, Inc.

• Web control systems

  From General Web Dynamics, acquired in 1966.

1. 1Hurletron – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Hurletron – Wikidatawikidata.org