Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 in Loves Park, IL as the Woodward Governor Company after Amos Woodward invented and patented a better, faster, more efficient water wheel governor. In 1934, Amos’ son Elmer patented the first successful aircraft propeller governor. Irl Martin, Amos’ son-in-law, and the company’s third chairman, introduced the Corporate Partnership, an innovative business structure that involved all company members in its business success. For almost 150 years, Woodward has been driven by the constant desire to solve, improve and address the challenges our customers-and their customers-face, innovating products that control energy for aerospace and industrial applications. And with our strong culture of collaboration, our expert technical knowledge, and a proven tradition of problem-solving, we deliver the trusted and innovative systems that are integral to the technology that changes the world.。 

伍德沃德不断渴望解决,改善和解决我们的客户和他们的客户面对的挑战,创新产品,控制能源为航空航天和工业应用。 和协作的强大的企业文化,我们的专业技术知识,以及行之有效的解决问题的传统,我们交付可信和创新系统技术,改变世界的一部分。

Woodward is the world’s largest independent designer and manufacturer of energy control solutions for aircraft and industrial engines, turbines, and power equipment. The company's innovative controls and fuel delivery systems help manufacturers worldwide deliver cleaner, more efficient, and more reliable equipment to the global aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, and transportation markets. Woodward is headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, USA, and serves global markets from locations worldwide. Woodward’s Aircraft Engine Systems customer business segment, also headquartered in Rockford, provides aircraft engine systems and aircraft engine services to the global aerospace markets. The company’s Industrial Controls customer business segment, headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, provides industrial turbine systems, industrial engine systems, power management systems, and process industry solutions worldwide. Our energy control solutions are based on the application of five core technologies into tightly integrated system solutions that control critical engine and turbine processes at a reasonable cost.