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伊顿公司（Eaton Corporation plc）的历史可追溯至1911年，彼时约瑟夫·伊顿与其姐夫维戈·托本森在俄亥俄州克利夫兰发明了全球首款齿轮驱动卡车车轴，并创立托本森车轴公司。此后，车轴业务逐步拓展为涵盖车轴、增压器、发动机气门及液压系统等多元化工业制造体系，为早期美国汽车工业提供核心配套。公司于1916年正式更名为伊顿，并于1928年在纽约证券交易所上市，至今仍以股票代码ETN挂牌交易。 伊顿的现代企业定位成形于21世纪初，管理层通过一系列战略性调整，果断退出大宗商品型业务，全面聚焦电力管理领域。其中具有里程碑意义的举措是2012年以118亿美元收购库珀工业（Cooper Industries），此举使伊顿电气业务规模近乎翻倍，跻身全球最大电气设备制造商之列。作为交易的一部分，伊顿将法定注册地迁至爱尔兰都柏林，而运营总部及大部分高管职能仍保留在俄亥俄州克利夫兰附近的比奇伍德。 如今，伊顿的业务架构围绕电力与运动控制三大板块展开：电气板块涵盖开关设备、断路器、变压器、母线槽，以及应用于数据中心的UPS不间断电源和配电机架；航空航天板块为商用及军用飞机提供液压系统、燃油系统和执行机构；车辆板块则专注于商用车变速箱及传动系统部件。在人工智能时代，数据中心业务已成为伊顿的增长引擎——超大规模数据中心耗电量惊人，而伊顿的电气设备正是保障电力稳定输送的关键环节。 伊顿现拥有约85,000名员工，年营收接近230亿美元，自2016年起由首席执行官克雷格·阿诺德掌舵。作为一家拥有110余年历史的工业复合型企业，伊顿围绕电气化这一大趋势成功实现了自我重塑。对于设施管理者、数据中心运营商及电气承包商而言，伊顿的名字就印在那些保障建筑与服务器机房持续运行的开关设备、断路器和UPS系统之上。
又名: Eaton, 伊顿
公司档案
- Founded
- 1911 (as Torbensen Axle Company, Cleveland, Ohio)
- Founders
- Joseph Eaton & Viggo Torbensen
- Legal Headquarters
- Dublin, Ireland
- Operational Headquarters
- Beachwood, Ohio, United States
- CEO
- Craig Arnold (since 2016)
- Employees
- Approx. 85,000
- Annual Revenue
- ≈ US$23 billion
- Stock Listing
- NYSE: ETN · S&P 500 component
- Industry
- Power Management (Electrical, Aerospace, Vehicle)
常见问题
Where is Eaton headquartered?+
Eaton Corporation plc is legally incorporated and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Its operational headquarters — where most executive functions are run — is in Beachwood, Ohio, United States, near Cleveland.
Who owns Eaton?+
Eaton is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ETN) and owned by its shareholders. No single individual or family owns the company.
When was Eaton founded?+
Eaton was founded in 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Joseph Eaton and Viggo Torbensen, who invented the first gear-driven truck axle. The company began as the Torbensen Axle Company.
What does Eaton make?+
Eaton is a global power management company. It manufactures electrical equipment (switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, and data center power systems), aerospace systems (hydraulics, fuel systems, and actuators), and vehicle components (transmissions and drivetrains).
