Rockwell International was a major American
manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in
aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation. It was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies founded by Colonel
Willard F. Rockwell. At its peak in the 1990s, Rockwell International was No. 27 on the
Fortune 500 list, with assets of over $8 billion, sales of $27 billion and 115,000 employees.