Based in Morristown, New Jersey, the business has approximately 10 000 employees and 45 manufacturing and sales facilities. The business serves diverse market segments including automotive, healthcare, agricultural, electronic and food packaging, polymers and plastics, personal care, air conditioning and refrigeration, security coding, lubricants, paper and packaging, semiconductor, paints and coatings, commercial and residential carpet, as well as body and vehicle protection.

Honeywell selected to provide Avionics and Auxiliary Power Units for fleet of 60 A320 aircraft

20 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has been selected by Air Deccan, India’s first low cost carrier, to provide Avionics and Auxiliary Power Units for its fleet of 60 A320 aircraft.

Honeywell introduces KDR 610 weather receiver offering expanded data with XM radio link

18 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has introduced a new datalink weather receiver, the KDR 610, which offers real-time weather information to general aviation aircraft via XM satellite radio.

Honeywell selected to provide RE220 APU for Superjet 100

17 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has won a contract to supply its RE220[RJ] auxiliary power unit to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft for a new family of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (formerly RRJ), designed to seat 75 to 95 passengers.

Honeywell to orovide RDR-4000M military weather radar

17 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has been selected by Marshall Aerospace to provide Honeywell’s RDR-4000M military weather radar as part of their upgrade for the Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130 aircraft.

New dual centrifugal compressor delivers more power

17 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its HTS900-2 turboshaft engine has completed two tests confirming design intent and critical for certification by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Honeywell increases Titanium Mill production to meet rising demand driven by Semiconductor Industry

11 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell Electronic Materials today announced it has increased high-purity titanium mill production by 45 percent since the beginning of the year to meet rising semiconductor industry demand for the metal, which is used as a conductive material in integrated circuits.

Honeywell delivers powerful ZonePRO modulating digital thermostats

10 July 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today introduced ZonePRO modulating digital thermostats that are easy to install, easy to program, and a powerful and cost-effective alternative to networked zoning in commercial applications.

New service that will help pulp and paper companies reduce maintenance costs

29 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced a new service that will help pulp and paper companies reduce maintenance costs while keeping their quality-control equipment running smoothly: Honeywell Quality Control System Remote Monitoring. Designed to support Honeywell Da Vinci and MXOpen systems, QCS Remote Monitoring allows Honeywell technicians to securely monitor their customers’ scanner equipment and diagnose problems from afar, saving maintenance expenses and reducing downtime.

Honywell wins process automation contract with Kuwait, based EQUATE Petrochemical Co.

27 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today it has been awarded a Process Automation Systems contract for new and existing petrochemical plants to be operated by EQUATE Petrochemical Company K.S.C. at a petrochemical site in Shuaiba, Kuwait. EQUATE operates existing plants at the Shuaiba site for the production of ethylene glycol, polyethylene and polypropylene. The announced Olefins II Project between Dowii and PIC will create several new plants for the production of ethylene and ethylene derivatives, which will also be operated by EQUATE.

Honeywell ProWeb improves image quality and captures subtle changes in process

27 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the launch of Honeywell’s new ProWeb, the next generation of camera-based web monitoring technology, for newsprint, fine paper producers and printing houses. ProWeb’s new software and hardware features provide a real-time window into the cause of paper breaks, enabling the mill to improve machine uptime, process stability and product quality.

Honeywell boosts plastics additives research capability in China and U.S

19 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell Boosts Plastics Additives Research Capability in China and U.S. - Adds new extruders and other equipment in Shanghai and New Jersey labs to complement previous investments in Europe.

Honeywell’s new Talin 500 selected by BAE Systems to provide precision navigation

14 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator 500 has been selected by BAE Systems for the Dutch CV9035 infantry fighting vehicle, manufactured by BAE System’s Hägglunds business.

Honeywell launches smallest true electrical VFD bypass assembly available in the HVAC industry today

13 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today introduced the new Slimline variable frequency drive bypass assembly, the smallest “true” electrical bypass assembly available in the HVAC industry today.

Single, scalable and secure network will enable wireless workers & remote sensing across an entire facility

12 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell, at its annual Users Group Symposium today, unveiled a customer-driven industrial wireless roadmap that will help end-users fine-tune plant operations and improve plant employee productivity. The industrial automation and wireless expert outlined its newest initiatives including secure network technology that extends applications to improve compliance, safety and security, reliability and optimization.

Honeywell introduces new PopUp media replacement filter for contractors

06 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today introduced a new PopUP Media Replacement Filter for media air cleaner systems that requires no assembly and “pops up” ready to use. The collapsible design allows for compact storage and the self assembly saves contractors valuable installation time.

Honeywell releases Piezo Dynamic series sirens

05 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today released new Piezo Dynamic Series Sirens, which yield traditional sound, but require less power and are easier for dealers to install.

Closed-cell spray foam roof to help landmark withstand future hurricanes

01 June 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that rigid closed-cell insulating spray foam using Honeywell Enovate zero ozone-depleting blowing agent will help restore the permanent roof of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

New capabilities improve situational awareness, response time to alarms

31 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has received certification from Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. to integrate fire annunciation capabilities into its newest security system platform[1], the Honeywell Vindicator V5 Network Security Appliance. The new capabilities will allow Vindicator to display fire alarm information to local and remote security personnel, enabling them to respond faster to fire emergencies.

Honeywell's enhanced Symmetre software simplifies building operations and helps lowers costs

17 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the release of SymmetrE R310.1 building management system software, designed to boost productivity and provide robust building management that runs seamlessly with the latest Microsoft operating systems. SymmetrE R310.1 is a scalable, open, building management PC workstation that monitors and controls heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment in commercial buildings.

Latest release improves heat exchanger network design capabilities

17 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the release of UniSim Design Suite R360, the next evolution of its steady-state and dynamic process modeling tool. UniSim Design Suite allows manufacturers to design, test and train employees on new processes offline before they are implemented. The new release includes enhancements that improve the design and optimization of heat exchanger networks, enhanced features supporting electrolyte processes, and the ability to predict corrosion.

Low-cost temperature transmitters ideal for non-critical applications

15 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the release of the STT170 series of low-cost programmable temperature transmitters. The new STT170 series complements the field proven STT250 and STT350 family of temperature transmitters.

New handheld device handles multiple communication protocols

15 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the release of a new Honeywell MC Toolkit Configurator, which allows users to configure both Digitally Enhanced and HART field instruments with a single compact handheld device. Designed for ease-of-use and increased productivity, the MC Toolkit lets users configure, monitor, diagnose and manage smart devices from Honeywell and other suppliers.

New digital video recorder system provides event-driven and real-time digital video recording

11 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today released Rapid Eye Multi-Media DSP, a 16 channel Digital Video Recorder that simultaneously records, searches, and transmits live and recorded video, audio, and data transactions. Benefits of the system include superior live video images, dramatically improved capture rates and recorded images, event-driven and accelerated response recording, and increased internal storage capacity up to 2 TB.

UCSC’s Durafoam spray foam insulation to help achieve better energy efficiency

10 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today its Enovate zero ozone-depleting blowing agent, used in rigid closed-cell insulating spray foam, was selected by Rocky Mountain Custom Homes to help insulate its “Circle of Life” house for the 2006 Denver Parade of Homes event.

LETS automatically logs critical data from any production machine

10 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell Wintriss today introduced Line Efficiency Tracking Software, a new product that enables customers to automatically collect critical production information from their manufacturing machinery including metrics required to calculate Overall Equipment Effectiveness. Because of its modular, open-architecture design, LETS can be configured to communicate with virtually any piece of production equipment.

Robust new software helps ensure fast and highly efficient building system control

10 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the availability of two software innovations designed to dramatically reduce engineering and installation time in commercial buildings.

Insulation uses Demilec, Inc.’s Heatlok Soya closed-cell spray foam system made from soy

04 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its Enovate zero ozone-depleting blowing agent, which is used in rigid closed-cell insulating foam, was selected by team Canada to help insulate its home design entry for the 2005 Solar Decathlon competition. The project used an environmentally-friendlier Heatlok Soya spray foam insulation system developed and manufactured by Honeywell’s customer Demilec, Inc.

Honeywell completes 330 TFE731-5br engine conversions for two Falcon Business Jet Models

03 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has completed 330 TFE731 -5BR engine conversions for Falcon 900A to 900B business jets and Falcon F20 aircraft. The conversion program, launched in 1991, converts Honeywell’s TFE731 -5AR turbofan engine to the TFE731 -5BR, delivering enhanced performance, improved durability, extended maintenance intervals and reduced cost of ownership.

Honeywell enhances Apex integrated avionics for Grob Spn

02 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has upgraded its APEX Integrated Avionics suite for the GROB SPn cockpit, offering pilots the most user-friendly, intuitive displays available in business aviation.

Honeywell introduces software upgrades for the GNS-XLS flight management system

02 May 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today software upgrades for the GNS-XLS Enhanced Global Flight Management System.

Technology will be the first in the industry to integrate a corrosion analyzer with a process simulator

25 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced an exclusive partnership with OLI Systems, Inc. that enables process engineers to have access to the industry’s first process simulator that is integrated with a corrosion analyzer. Users will be able to more accurately design processes involving electrolytes, as well as predict corrosion that results from those processes. Through its UniSim Design simulation system, Honeywell will offer OLI’s Corrosion Analyzer, as well as OLI’s Mixed Solvent Electrolyte frameworks and databases. The new features will be made available with the next commercial release of UniSim Design later this month.

Honeywell and Safe Kids China encourage child safety through creativity & education

25 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell, a diversified and manufacturing leader; Safe Kids China, 200 teachers and students from Xian Xiguan First Primary School and leaders from Xian Children’s Activity Center, held an awards ceremony today recognizing winners of a drawing competition designed to improve awareness of child safety at home during their 2006 winter vacation from school for 30,000 students under 12 among 40 schools. The organizers and partners delivered congratulatory remarks to students attending the event.

Honeywell T5317BCV new engine powers Bell 210

25 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its latest T5317BCV turboshaft engine, rated at 1,800 shaft horse power, has successfully powered the first flight of the Bell Medium Utility Helicopter.

New 13-inch unmanned aerial vehicle

25 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Backpack-Sized Unmanned Air Vehicle Produced for DARPA, U.S. Military; Designed To Gather, Transmit Battlefield Information

Seelze facility successfully certifies against automotive industry standard, ISO/TS 16949

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials During the week of April 24th the Seelze, Germany facility re-certified against ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environmental). In addition, the facility successfully certified against the stringent ISO/TS 1694 for suppliers of the automotive industry.

New secure aircraft communication system

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has conducted successful flight tests of a Communications Management Unit that uses proven, industry standard cryptographic technology to secure datalink messages sent to and from aircraft via the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System.

Honeywell's new traffic surveillance system certified for airbus A330 and A340 aircraft

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has received FAA certification for its TPA-100A traffic surveillance system for the Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft.

Honeywell HTS900 new turboshaft engine continues toward certification

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has successfully completed the second engine to test for the HTS900, with a production version dual-channel full authority digital engine control, achieving all designed power specifications.

New engine delivering thrust and fuel targets

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its new TFE 731-50 turbofan engine has begun flight tests on Honeywell's Falcon 20 testbed aircraft.

Honeywell's new web flight planning service for business aircraft operators

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it is offering a new Web Flight Planning service that enables business aircraft operators to create and file flight plans using any personal computer connected to the internet, with no special software required. 'This new system is incredibly intuitive. It leads you step by step through the process,' said Scott Hamilton, Director, Honeywell Flight Support Services.

Industry's first 150-nanometer radiation hardened semiconductors

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the opening of a new semiconductor foundry where the industry's first radiation-hardened, 150 nanometer application specific integrated circuits will be produced. The computer chips are designed for use in military and aerospace systems.

Honeywell launches new Aclar Flex Moisture

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the launch of Aclar Flex moisture barrier film, which is specially designed for medical flexible applications, including overwraps, pouches and lidding.

Honeywell announces additions to thermostat family introducing new FocusPRO and PRO models

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today introduced several additions to its thermostat family; one to fit every application, every budget and every customer's specific needs.

Three new models of line voltage thermostats

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today introduced three new models in its family of line voltage thermostats. The LineVoltPROTM 8000 7-Day Programmable Thermostat, LineVoltPROTM 7000 Digital Electric Heat Thermostat and LineVoltPROTM 7000 Non-Programmable Thermostat offer high-precision electronic control for electronic baseboards, convectors, radiant heating and fan-forced heaters. These line voltage thermostats are among the most advanced electric heating thermostats on the market

New wafer thinning materials for semiconductor manufacturing

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the availability of new 'wafer thinning materials' for semiconductor manufacturing. The new materials will be produced at Honeywell's new Electronic Materials manufacturing site in Chandler, Ariz., which opened in February of this year.

Honeywell production F124 with MAC based fadec makes its first flight in Aermacchi 346 trainer

24 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that a production configuration F124-GA-200 engine equipped with a new Full Authority Digital Electronic Control based on its Modular Aerospace Control platform flew for the first time in Aermacchi's M-346 advanced trainer.

New engine architecture provides for power growth and improved fuel burn

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its HTS900 Turboshaft Engine Model has been fitted with a new dual-centrifugal compressor architecture, which provides increased thermodynamic power capability, reduced fuel consumption and allows for future engine growth within the same engine footprint.

Honeywell develops two-stage centrifugal compressor for small heavy fuel Helicopter engine

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has successfully developed and demonstrated a two-stage centrifugal compressor for its Small Heavy Fuel Engine.

New supplemental type certificate for installation of Honeywell's LTS101 turboshaft engine upgrade

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell and Soloy, LLC announced today that they have obtained an Federal Aviation Authority Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of Honeywell's LTS101-700D-2 turboshaft engine upgrade for the AS350B2 AStar helicopter.

New turboshaft engine offers power and reliability at a lower cost

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today it has developed a new engine type design and manufacturing process to produce a Federal Aviation Administration certified engine. The new process takes FAA-approved parts and certain T53-L-703 and T53-L-13B components and reworks them to unique original equipment manufacturer's specifications, producing an FAA-certified T5317BCV engine model.

Honeywell's new developmental refrigerant meets global warming regulation

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today a patented developmental refrigerant for automotive air conditioning applications that will meet 2011 European Union environmental standards for reducing use of global warming potential substances.

UOP and IOCL Start-up First Penex Process Technology

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, today announced that Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. has successfully commissioned and accepted an isomerization unit using UOP's Penex TM process technology.

Honeywell Spectra fiber makes stringing of electrical transmission wires faster and safer

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that Sherman & Reilly, a leader in the manufacture of electrical and telephone equipment, has selected stringing lines made with Spectra fiber to help make installation of electrical transmission wires faster and safer.

Honeywell introduces new Hd-128 high speed data unit

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has greatly improved in-flight access to the Internet for the crews and passengers of business aircraft by offering its new HD-128 High Speed Data Unit.

New enhanced ground proximity warning system as standard equipment

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that its Bendix/King KGP 560 Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System will be included as standard equipment on all Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft models.

Honeywell's new runway safety system selected by Malaysia Airlines

23 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced that Malaysia Airlines will be the first airline in Asia to equip its fleet with Honeywell's Runway Awareness and Advisory System, a new safety system that helps pilots avoid on-ground incidents.

New thermal management material for semiconductor manufacturing

22 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell Electronic Materials today announced the release of a new screen printable phase change material developed to provide semiconductor chip manufacturers with flexibility in meeting the challenge of thermal management.

UOP and Albemarle help refiners produce clean fuels

21 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell and Albemarle Corporation announced today that they have entered into an agreement to form a hydroprocessing alliance to help the petroleum refining industry produce clean fuels.

New Bell Helicopter 429 light-twin helicopter

21 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials The centerpiece of these avionics is the new KSG-7200 Air Data Attitude Heading Reference System. The KSG7200 is a derivative product from Honeywell's air transport and business jet markets. The system features Honeywell's Micro-Electromechanical Sensors in place of spinning mass gyros and accelerometers which provide superior accuracy eliminating the reliance on updates from a global positioning system.

Three simple steps make process fast and easy for new dealers

03 April 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell today announced the launch of their NStar Access Control System and its “Easy as 1-2-3” initiative that will educate new access control dealers on NStar’s fast and easy installation process.

Honeywell announces US price increase on refrigerants

22 December 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has announced price increases on refrigerants R-134a and R-22 and six refrigerant blends used as retrofit replacements for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) R-12 and R-502.

Honeywell completes sale of Performance Fibers business to Sun Capital Partners

22 December 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has completed the sale of its Performance Fibers business to Sun Capital Partners Inc.

Honeywell increases the price of MEKO and MEKO-silanes

10 December 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has increased the price of Methyl Ethyl Ketoxime (MEKO) for orders shipped and invoiced on or after 1 January 2005. The price increase will be $0.24 per pound (US$0.53/kg.) on all package sizes of MEKO.

Honeywell celebrates opening of new Asia/Pacific headquarters

18 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has officially opened its new Asia/Pacific headquarters and technology/R&D centre in the Zhang Jiang High-Tech Park in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China.

Honeywell acquires Mitsubishi's stake in Gem Microelectronic Materials

15 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has announced that it has acquired Mitsubishi Chemical America's 40% stake in GEM Microelectronics Materials, giving Honeywell sole ownership of the venture, which manufactures chemicals for the semiconductor industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Honeywell settles patent infringement

12 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has settled out of court with a US-based company that imported and sold refrigerant products infringing its patents.

Honeywell sells Performance Fibers business to Sun Capital Partners

04 November 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Performance Fibers business to Sun Capital Partners Inc.

Honeywell delivers milestone 500th DL-950 data loader

02 May 2003 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Honeywell announced today that it has delivered its 500th DL-950 data loader since the product’s first delivery in 2005.