For over 50 years Allied International Corporation has been a reliable source of advanced Technology for the Transportation, Defense, and Energy sectors around the world. In the 1950's a subsidiary company, Ulmann & Associates, acted as purchasing Agents for Alitalia and Lufthansa and helped them acquire their first Lockheed Constellations. In the 1970's Allied sold complete Turbomeca gas turbine powered high speed passenger trainsets to Amtrak. In the 1980's Allied introduced high temperature fiber metal acoustic media to quiet the APU and ECS systems of the new Airbus aircraft.

Today, Allied International's Acoustic Division manufactures complete inline silencer for Learjet and provides its own AIC brand fibermetal acoustic media for quieting air compressors as well as commercial and corporate aircraft such as the Lear 45 as well as Airbus and Gulfstream aircraft.

Allied's Marketing and Distribution Division has a new focus on electronics components for defense, aviation and oil exploration markets. Products sold include: high reliability brushless DC manufactured by Honeywell LMB fans, custom precision potentiometers and slip rings, , custom and limited run capacitors in all technologies including solid and wet tantalum, aluminum electrolytic, ceramic and plastic films such as polyester, polycarbonate and Teflon technologies manufactured by Eurofarad, Firadec and SIC -SAFCO. Two new lines were  added recently.  Abeillon makes  professional quality flexible goosenecks for many applications including lightweight headset microphones, military vehicle antennas, convenience lighting for aircraft first class seats and military vehicle interiors. Chambrelan manufactures telescopic slides and linear ball rails for aerospace and industrial  applications.

Another new development has been the growth of Allied International's Ground Support Equipment activity which has been growing at over 40% per year since Allied took on the distribution of Tronair GSE. Products sold and stocked include: towbars, jacks, HPU, bead breakers, nitrogen bottle carts, lavatory carts, maintenance stands,cabin pressure units, lavatory carts, compressor washers and oil service units. The latest addition to the Tronair line stocked by Allied is the JetPorter Electric Towbarless Tug, the most reliable, cost effective and easy to maintain electric tug for the up to 100,000 lb aircraft market. Allied's salesman for this product line are the most experienced in the industry. In addition to Tronair, Allied supports its loyal customer base with a wide range of complementary products from other manufacturers.

Allied continues to sell the products we have been know for like rigid tubes and flexible hoses from Smiths Tubular Systems, Transformer Rectifier Units from Champion, spherical bearings, bushings and ballscrews from RBC Southwest, and impact and limit switches from Inertia switch.

The company was originally established in 1930 under the name China Airmotive Co., Fed., Inc. USA by A. L. Patterson for the purpose of exporting aircraft equipment to Asia. The name was changed to Allied International Co. Fed. Inc. USA in 1947. The present name was adopted in 1951.

Allied International expanded its operations in Europe in 1960 by acquiring A. E. Ulmann Associates Ltd., an organization specializing in European markets, which acted as U.S. purchasing agents for Lufthansa and Alitalia airlines. After the merger, A. E. Ulmann, Sr. was retained as President of Allied International, bringing to the company his extensive experience in the aeronautical industry, both as an engineer and as an entrepreneur.

Born in Russia in 1903, Alec Ulmann, graduated from M.I.T. with his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering in 1928. In the 1930's he flew around Europe in his 120h.p. Kinner-Winkle Bird while working for Goodyear, Dewy Almy Chemical, and Aviquipo which was really the beginning of the American avaition export business. In addition to his aeronautical work he was also an automotive historian writing for the VMCCA Bulb Horn and Automobile Quarterly  and collector of  Bugattis and Hispano Suizas, and the founder of the 12 hours of Sebring sports car race.  At Sebring he staged the first postwar Formula 1 race in the USA. There is an interesting article on the Veloce Today website about the early Sebring days.

The Ulmann family continues to lead Allied International, with A. E. Ulmann, Jr. becoming President in 1990.