Eaton’s Aerospace Facilities in California and Maryland Receive Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Awards

IRVINE, Calif. …Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that two of its aerospace facilities received 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Awards. The Boeing Company issues the awards annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Eaton facilities in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Beltsville, Md., maintained Silver composite performance ratings for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2010.

This year Boeing recognized 558 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award.

“We congratulate Costa Mesa and Beltsville employees for demonstrating their dedication to high performance standards in meeting our customers’ expectations,” said Bradley J. Morton, president of Eaton’s Aerospace Group. “This award acknowledges their sustained focus on quality and on-time delivery, which are key factors in strengthening Eaton’s aerospace business and helping our customers remain globally competitive.”

Eaton’s award-winning facilities supply content for all Boeing commercial and military platforms. Content manufactured by the Costa Mesa electrical sensing and controls division includes door latch actuators, push button switches and accessories. The Beltsville conveyance systems division’s content includes seals, couplings, flanges and flexible joints.

In the aerospace industry, Eaton is a leading supplier of hydraulic, electro-hydraulic pump and generator products and integrated systems; engine and airframe fuel pumps; electric motors; aircraft door actuation, flight and flow controls; fluid, fuel and air delivery products and systems; nose wheel steering systems; integrated control systems; cockpit controls and displays; power and load management systems; pressure sensors, seals, and fluid health monitoring products and systems. Eaton serves commercial and military aviation, aerospace, military weapons, marine and off-road markets worldwide.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2010 sales of $13.7 billion. Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011, Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.