F-M Motorparts Italy Srl

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Federal-Mogul Corporation is an American developer, manufacturer and supplier of products for automotive, commercial, aerospace, marine, rail and off-road vehicles; and industrial, agricultural and power-generation applications.Federal-Mogul operates two independent business divisions, called Federal-Mogul Powertrain and Federal-Mogul Motorparts. The two divisions each have their own chief executive officer.HistoryFederal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 by J. Howard Muzzy and Edward F. Lyon as the Muzzy Lyon Company. Muzzy and Lyon went into business together producing mill supplies and rubber goods. In addition, the partners formed a subsidiary called Mogul Metal Company where they launched various bearing innovations. Muzzy Lyon began producing bearings made from their own Babbitt metal called Mogul, an alloy of tin, antimony and copper. The product was trademarked under “Mogul” and “Duro”. In addition to Babbitt metal, Muzzy and Lyon invented a process of custom die-casting bearings.The Muzzy Lyon Company bearings business proved successful in the early 1900s and became the pair's main concern, with Buick as one of their earliest customers. The Muzzy Lyon Company later merged with an engine bearings and bushings manufacturing company, Federal Bearings and Bushings Corporation. Federal Bearings & Bushings Co. was founded in 1915 by a group of Detroit businessmen. In 1924, the Muzzy Lyon Company and Federal Bearings and Bushing merged to become Federal-Mogul Corporation. The combined company also manufactured bronze bearings, a product the Muzzy Lyon Company did not supply.