Bendix Corporation

The Bendix Corporation was an American manufacturing and engineering company which during various times in its 60 year existence (1924-1983) made brake systems, aeronautical hydraulics and electric power systems, avionics, aircraft and automobile fuel control systems, radios, televisions and computers, and which licensed its name for use on home washing machines.Vincent Bendix initially began his corporation in a hotel room in Chicago in 1914. He had an agreement with the struggling bicycle brake manufacturing firm, Eclipse Machine Company of Elmira, New York. With the agreement they came to, Bendix told them that they could manufacture his invention which was described as "a New York device for the starting of explosive motors." This company made a low cost triple thread screw which could be used in the manufacture of other drie parts. By using this screw with the Eclipse Machine Company, it was a good starter to the business that he wanted to create.