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judged that the MSD-2000 "had a real or substantial chance of succeeding had GEC not tortuously intervened ... and had the companies, which were bound by the
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The company began marketing optical position measuring equipment for machine tools in 1956. Moire fringes produced by diffraction gratings were the basis for the position measurement. In the late 1980s there were several sections of the company involved in non-military areas. These included microwave
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Computer Systems Service Department: This was acquired by the third party maintenance company ServiceTec. The regional Service Centres were rebranded as ServiceTec and all of the service engineers and management were taken on. The support of the Argus computers dominated activities although
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sinking and the outbreak of WWI signalled an opportunity for Dr. Ferranti to once again get involved in day-to-day events in the company. He wanted to get involved in the manufacture of shells and fuzes but it wasn't until 1915 that he finally convinced the board to accept this. As a result of this
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Ferranti, ISC's business primarily consisted of illegal arms sales started at the behest of various US clandestine organizations. On paper the company looked to be extremely profitable on sales of high-priced "above board" items, but these profits were essentially non-existent. With the
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The business was restructured in 1905, Dr. Ferranti's shareholding being reduced to less than 10%. For the next eleven years the company was run by receiver managers and Dr. Ferranti was effectively excluded from commercial financial strategies. He spent much of this period working in partnership
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Denis
Ferranti Meters Limited is still (2021) owned by a direct descendant of Sebastian de Ferranti but is not directly related to the major Ferranti corporation. The company has over 200 employees that manufacture BT's public phones, oil pumps for large industrial vehicles, electric motors for
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to acquire
Ferranti Defence Systems from its troubled parent. Hughes sued GEC for $ 600 million for its role in the selection of the EFA and alleged that it used Hughes technology in the ECR-90 when it took over Ferranti. It later dropped this allegation and was awarded $ 23 million; the court
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in 1896. In July 1901, Ferranti
Limited was formed, specifically to take over the assets of S.Z. de Ferranti Ltd and raise equity, but failed to impress potential new investors as it was still dominated by family ownership. Over-optimistic market projections in the boom of 1896–1903, declining
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In the 1960s and 1970s, inertial navigation systems became an important product line for the company with systems designed for fast jet (Harrier, Phantom, Tornado), space and land applications. The electro-mechanical inertial navigation systems were constructed at the
Silverknowes site in
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Despite being a prime exponent of alternating current, Ferranti became an important supplier to many electric utility firms and power-distribution companies for both AC and DC meters. In 1887, the London
Electric Supply Corporation (LESCo) hired Dr. Ferranti for the design of their
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joined the transformer department as manager in 1921 and was instrumental in expanding the work started by his father. After the death of Dr. Ferranti in 1930, he became the chairman and chief executive. In 1935, Ferranti purchased a disused wire drawing mill at
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Products manufactured by
Ferranti Defence Systems included cockpit displays (moving map, head-down, head-up) video cameras and recorders, gunsight cameras, motion detectors, pilot's night vision goggles, integrated helmets, and pilot's stick controls.
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Success followed and
Ferranti started producing electrical equipment (especially transformers) for sale. Soon the company was looking for considerably more manufacturing space. Land prices in the London area were too high, so the company moved to
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and restructured the combined business into the following divisions: Ferranti Computer Systems, Ferranti Defence Systems, Ferranti Dynamics, Ferranti Satcomms, Ferranti Telecoms, Ferranti Technologies and International Signal and Control.
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By 1974, Ferranti had become an important supplier to the defence industry, but its power transformer division was making losses, creating acute financial problems. This led to the company being bailed out by the government's
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work Ferranti were in a healthier financial position at the end of the war. High voltage power transformers became an important product for Ferranti; some of the largest types weighed over a hundred tons. Dr. Ferranti's son
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Through the early part of the century power was supplied by small companies, typically as an offshoot of plant set up to provide power to local industry. Each plant supplied a different standard, which made the
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in 1957. Production of clocks ended in 1957 and other product lines phased out in 1960 Ferranti Instruments, based at Moston, developed various items for scientific measurements, including one of the first
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In the 1950s, work focused on the development of airborne radar, with the company subsequently supplying radars to most of the UK's fast jet and helicopter fleets. Today the Crewe Toll site (now part of
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started criminal investigation regarding alleged massive fraud at ISC. In December 1991 James Guerin, founder of ISC and co-chairman of the merged company, pleaded guilty before the federal court in
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The selection of the radar for the project that became the Eurofighter Typhoon became a major international issue in the early 1990s. Britain, Italy, and Spain supported the Ferranti-led
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launches. Ferranti also produced the PADS (Position and Azimuth Determining System), an inertial navigation system which could be mounted in a vehicle and was used by the British Army.
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starting in 1957, and eventually sold nineteen in total. Although a small part of Ferranti's empire, the computer division was nevertheless highly visible and operated out of a former
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to fraud committed both in the US and UK. All offences which would have formed part of any UK prosecution were encompassed by the US trial and as such no UK trial proceeded.
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power distribution early on, and was one of the few UK experts. In 1885 Dr. Ferranti established a new business, with Francis Ince and Charles Sparks as partners, known as
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By the early 1960s their mid-size machines were no longer competitive, but efforts to design a replacement were bogged down. Into this void stepped the Canadian division,
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new (non-Argus) business was added to the regional centres. The repair centre at Cairo Mill also became part of the ServiceTec group, ultimately as a separate entity.
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persuaded Ince to partner him in this new venture, and meter development was fundamental to the survival and growth of his business for several decades to come.
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With the invention of the laser in the 1960s, the company quickly established itself in the electro-optics arena. From the early 1970s, it was delivering the
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UoSAT-1 (OSCAR 9). Ferranti's ZTX series bipolar transistors gave their name to the inheritor of Ferranti Semiconductor's discrete semiconductor business,
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the Digital Systems Division was developing a range of mainframe computers for naval applications. Early computers using discrete transistors were the
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versions, which allowed the speed to be increased dramatically as well as increasing reliability. Ferranti offered the result commercially as the
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communications equipment (Ferranti Communications), and petrol (gas) station pumps (Ferranti Autocourt). Both of these departments were based at
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first ran in December 1962. Eventually six machines were built, one of which was a stripped-down version that was modified for the needs of the
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out of administration and renamed GEC Ferranti, later becoming part of GEC Marconi Avionics (GMAv). This business was acquired in 2000 by
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information to provide commanders with an "overall view" of a battlefield, allowing them to coordinate attacks on submarines and aircraft.
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1962–1970 as an executive transport, particularly between the factories in Lancashire and Scotland. The company name is on the lower fin.
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and equipment firm that operated for over a century from 1885 until it went bankrupt in 1993. The company was once a constituent of the
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in the United Kingdom. In the post-war era, this became a large segment of the company, with various branches supplying radar sets,
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and other military electronics, both in the UK and the various international offices. In 1943, Ferranti opened a factory at
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to complement this business which grew to employ 8,000 staff in 8 locations, becoming the birthplace of the Scottish
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and renamed Ferranti-SYSECA Ltd.. Later, the Ferranti name was dropped and when Thomson changed its name to
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in the mid-1960s. Some of these machines remained in active service on naval vessels for many years. The
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of domestic electrical equipment inefficient. In 1910, Dr. Ferranti made a presidential speech to the
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in 1974. Due to strict sponsorship rules it changed its name to Meadowbank Thistle F.C., and later to
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specialising in avionics, defence electronics, and electronic power systems. It was acquired by
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in 1968. After studying several options, ICT selected the FP 6000 as the basis for their
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pod, mission recording equipment, and cockpit displays.
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History of science and technology in the United Kingdom
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The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems
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FM1600B Microcircuit Computer Ferranti Digital Systems
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1514:Hagglund, John E. (19 November 1987).
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1065:Ferranti Defence Systems: Acquired by
642:International Computers and Tabulators
345:, and was, through development of the
324:
210:Ferranti steam generating set, c. 1900
45:Please consider expanding the lead to
16:British electrical engineering company
3181:British companies established in 1885
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1014:Ferranti Communications: Acquired by
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602:Work on a completely new design, the
408:) leads the consortium providing the
663:factory. The first of these, simply
369:aircraft. After the war they set up
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3121:Defunct computer hardware companies
2198:Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
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1138:. In 2019 acquired by ADB Safegate.
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1622:"TIALD: The Gulf War GEC Ferranti"
1447:From DATAR To The FP-6000 Computer
1363:Norman R. Ball, John N. Vardalas
1228:
1155:Ferranti Helicopters: Acquired by
1148:. Now owned by Thales and renamed
1103:Ferranti Tapchangers Ltd | Welcome
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3171:1993 disestablishments in England
3026:Farnborough International Airshow
2117:
1778:from the original on 16 July 2018
1774:. The Early Days of Hexadecimal.
1747:from the original on 18 July 2018
716:
577:Victoria University of Manchester
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1911:from the original on 19 May 2020
1180:Ferranti Semiconductors: Became
1123:in 2007. After direct action by
831:International Signal and Control
652:line which sold into the 1970s.
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3005:European Aviation Safety Agency
2858:Nieuport & General Aircraft
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1196:Other uses of the Ferranti name
1080:Ferranti Dynamics: Acquired by
682:and these were followed by the
481:assured his German counterpart
217:established his first business
37:may be too short to adequately
3161:1885 establishments in England
2863:Norman Thompson Flight Company
2594:British Aircraft Manufacturing
2128:Timeline of Ferranti's History
2061:. 26 July 2007. Archived from
1835:"The Ferranti Argus Computers"
1735:Sethi, Anand (15 April 2008).
1416:
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1331:Graeme Gooday (1 April 2004).
1293:Museum of Science and Industry
1144:: A 50% share was acquired by
1142:Ferranti Thomson Sonar Systems
464:Ferranti Thomson Sonar Systems
143:Hollinwood, Greater Manchester
47:provide an accessible overview
1:
2913:Seaplane Experimental Station
2893:Rollason Aircraft and Engines
2644:Aeronautical Technical School
2549:William Beardmore and Company
2193:Economy of the United Kingdom
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548:. Their first effort was the
262:on re-superheating turbines.
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2898:Royal Aircraft Establishment
2589:British Aircraft Corporation
2514:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
1993:"The ISC / Ferranti Scandal"
1900:. Bracknell, Berkshire, UK:
1861:A history of autonated AIO's
1766:Savard, John J. G. (2018) .
525:
445:Huntington Beach, California
361:in Edinburgh to manufacture
347:Identification Friend or Foe
265:
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2291:British Airways Engineering
2241:Surrey Satellite Technology
2137:20th Century Press Archives
845:
839:Ferranti International PLC.
829:In 1987 Ferranti purchased
562:Cluff–Foster–Idelson coding
219:Ferranti, Thompson and Ince
215:Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
156:Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
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3046:Royal Aeronautical Society
2656:Desoutter Aircraft Company
2619:Clayton & Shuttleworth
1974:Computergram International
1157:British Caledonian Airways
575:In collaboration with the
311:cone and plate viscometers
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168:Ferranti International PLC
3101:Companies based in Oldham
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2751:Hants and Sussex Aviation
2666:Dunlop Standard Aerospace
2569:Bristol Aeroplane Company
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1709:. Springer. p. 264.
1656:. Naval Institute Press.
1565:– via Google Books.
1388:"Ferranti - Graces Guide"
1150:Thales Underwater Systems
319:National Enterprise Board
239:power station at Deptford
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2933:Sopwith Aviation Company
2736:Gloster Aircraft Company
2731:General Electric Company
2721:Garland Aircraft Company
2604:Central Aircraft Company
2584:British Aircraft Company
2574:British Aerial Transport
2474:Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes
2133:Clippings about Ferranti
1977:, 27 November 1987, p. 1
1806:University of Manchester
1650:Norman Friedman (2006).
1239:"SWE Historical Society"
1209:Scottish Football League
792:uncommitted logic arrays
785:Zetex Semiconductors plc
593:steam locomotive factory
120:Bankrupt & broken up
2923:SELEX Sistemi Integrati
2796:Lindstrand Technologies
2766:Heston Aircraft Company
2716:Foster, Wikner Aircraft
2696:Fairey Aviation Company
2676:Edgar Percival Aircraft
2624:Comper Aircraft Company
1452:16 January 2006 at the
781:amateur radio satellite
2838:Moss Brothers Aircraft
2771:Hewlett & Blondeau
2629:Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft
2408:Safran Landing Systems
2258:Military Air Solutions
2041:4 January 2006 at the
1833:Wylie, Andrew (2009).
1798:Napper, Brian (1999).
1552:The Surveying Handbook
1286:3 October 2015 at the
1098:and Ravenfield Designs
1056:Alenia Marconi Systems
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2806:M. B. Arpin & Co.
2701:Fane Aircraft Company
2564:Boulton Paul Aircraft
2323:Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
2248:Babcock International
1768:"Computer Arithmetic"
1706:Wealth from Knowledge
1392:www.gracesguide.co.uk
1295:(Accessed 22-02-2012)
1089:Ceramic Seals Limited
1054:joint venture called
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2791:Lakes Flying Company
2529:Austin Motor Company
2494:The Airscrew Company
2087:Halton, Maurice J. "
2065:on 23 September 2015
1599:Flight International
1526:10.11575/PRISM/15052
1182:Zetex Semiconductors
976:countries including
974:British Commonwealth
856:Serious Fraud Office
768:in a 3-pin package.
375:electronics industry
185:systems and defence
3146:Radar manufacturers
2848:Nash & Thompson
2843:D. Napier & Son
2828:Matra Marconi Space
2681:Elliotts of Newbury
2358:Hybrid Air Vehicles
2343:GE Aviation Systems
2338:General Dynamics UK
2333:Finmeccanica UK Ltd
1999:on 17 December 2017
1628:on 16 December 2017
1460:, Vol 16 No 2, 1994
1161:Bristow Helicopters
1110:Matra Marconi Space
483:Gerhard Stoltenberg
441:Laser Target Marker
414:Eurofighter Typhoon
384:assisted the Royal
325:Defence electronics
223:alternating current
133:Matra Marconi Space
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3096:Avionics companies
2953:Vickers-Armstrongs
2873:Parnall & Sons
2816:Electronic Systems
2786:Kingsbury Aviation
2559:Boulton & Paul
2554:Blackburn Aircraft
2499:Airship Industries
2438:Thales Air Defence
2373:Marshall Aerospace
2368:Lockheed Martin UK
2311:Technical Services
2236:Astrium Satellites
1953:on 20 January 2017
1841:on 7 February 2012
1814:on 9 February 2014
1020:Tyco International
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882:De Havilland Heron
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2614:Chrislea Aircraft
2579:British Aerospace
2453:Ultra Electronics
2286:Boeing Defence UK
2110:978-3-030-15103-4
1804:Computer 50: The
1663:978-1-55750-262-9
1602:. 23 January 1975
1376:978-0-7735-0983-2
1344:978-0-521-43098-2
1281:Ferranti Timeline
1136:Ultra Electronics
1036:Ultra Electronics
958:Barrow in Furness
854:In 1989 the UK's
743:cathode-ray tubes
608:second generation
371:Ferranti Research
288:Ferranti Electric
231:electricity meter
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535:Ferranti Pegasus
410:Euroradar CAPTOR
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