Control systems and fuel injection components for aerospace as well as industrial engines and turbines

Woodward, Inc.

Fort Collins, Colorado (US) · Glatten (DE)New on Amplifa

1870Founded

10,000+Employees worldwide

~$3.3 billionRevenue 2024

~30Sites worldwide

About Woodward

Woodward, Inc. is a US-American manufacturer of control systems and control system components such as pumps, actuators, air valves, position sensors, fuel nozzles and electronics for aircraft, aircraft engines, industrial engines and turbines, power generation and mobile industrial equipment. The company also develops and manufactures fuel injection components and offers control system services. Founded in 1870 as Woodward Governor Company in Rockford, Illinois, the company began with governors for water wheels and water turbines and expanded its portfolio from mechanical governors for diesel and aircraft propellers to electronic controls. Customers include Honeywell, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Boeing and the US military. The headquarters are located in Fort Collins, Colorado; in Germany, Woodward produces high-speed fuel injection systems in Glatten at L'Orange GmbH, acquired in 2018. The publicly listed company (NASDAQ: WWD) generated revenue of around 3.3 billion US dollars in 2024 and employs more than 10,000 people worldwide at around 30 sites.

Site: Fort Collins
Processes: Design and manufacture of control systems, Fuel injection components, Control system services
Founded: 1870
Employees: 10000+
Industries: Aerospace, Industrial engines and turbines, Power generation, Transportation, Defense, Refining/Fuel production

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Design and development
02
Manufacturing of control and injection components
03
Assembly and electronics
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Control system services

Sites

Fort Collins

Headquarters

Glatten

Production of high-speed injection systems (expansion 2026)

Products and Components

**Engine Components**Control systems · Aerospace

**Aircraft Control Systems**Control systems · Aerospace

**Fuel Injection Components**Injection systems · Transportation

**Turbine Controls**Control systems · Power generation

Inside the production

Industries

AerospaceIndustrial engines and turbinesPower generationTransportationDefenseRefining/Fuel productionMarine/OffshoreData Centers

Additional services

Design and manufacture of control systemsFuel injection componentsControl system services

Reference customers

Honeywell (TPE331)General Electric (CT7/T700)Pratt & Whitney Canada (PT6A)BoeingUS military (including V-22 Osprey, F/A-18)

History

1870
Founded as Woodward Governor Company by Amos Woodward in Rockford, Illinois; governors for water wheels
1933
Expansion into diesel controls and propeller governors
1950er
Start of development of electronic controls (analog, then digital)
2011
Renamed Woodward, Inc.
2018
Acquisition of L'Orange GmbH (diesel injection systems) from Rolls-Royce Power Systems for ~$859 million
2020
Planned merger with Hexcel cancelled due to COVID-19
2024
Revenue of 3.3 billion US dollars
2026
Expansion of production for high-speed fuel injection systems in Glatten, Germany