Divestitures Could Bring About Rapid Growth in New Directions : Staying On

If Rockwell International Corp. sells its aerospace and defense units, these operating units would remain:

Corporate Headquarters

Seal Beach

* 900 employees

Automotive Unit

Troy, Mich.

Makes: Truck axles, suspension components, brake systems, sunroofs and other specialty products

1995 revenue: $3.1 billion

Employees: 17,000 worldwide (6,000 in U.S.)

Automation Unit

Cleveland, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wis.

Makes: Industrial automation products; sensors, software, electric motors

1995 Revenue: $3.6 billion

Employees: 25,000 worldwide (12,000 in U.S.)

Collins Commercial Avionics Unit

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Makes: Instrumentation and controls for commercial aircraft

1995 Revenue: $1.4 billion

Employees: 6,000

Graphic Systems Unit

Westmont, Ill.

Makes: Offset presses for newspapers and commercial printing; Rockwell is trying to sell this operation

1995 Revenue: $697 million

Employees: 3,000 worldwide (1,500 in U.S.)

Semiconductor Systems Unit

Newport Beach, Colorado Springs and Mexicali, Mexico

Makes: Chips and chip-sets for computer modems, fax modems, cellular telephones, global positioning systems

1995 Revenue: $760 million

Employees: 4,000

Science Center, Thousand Oaks

Corporate research lab

Employees: 400

Systems Development Center

Seal Beach

Internal coordination of various corporate businesses

Employees: 200

Source: Rockwell International; Researched by JOHN O’DELL / Los Angeles Times