The Platinum award recognizes Honeywell's service throughout 2011, including its strong technical support, 100% on-time delivery, and exceptional quality performance over the past three years.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 19, 2012 - Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announced today that Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C) has been awarded the Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) Platinum certification by Caterpillar Inc.

As the world's largest manufacturer of construction machinery, Caterpillar uses a wide array of S&C sensors and switches in its equipment. The Platinum award recognizes Honeywell's service throughout 2011, including its strong technical support, 100% on-time delivery, and exceptional quality performance over the past three years.

"Caterpillar's award recognizes Honeywell's commitment - by all our employees around the world -- to delivering the best quality and service to our customers every day," said Tony Sugalski, president, Sensing and Control.

Begun in 2007, the Caterpillar SQEP recognizes suppliers' performance against its rigorous quality and service standards.

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Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. Honeywell Sensing and Control is a leading global supplier of custom-engineered sensors, switches, machine safeguarding and other devices that offer enhanced precision, repeatability and durability to a variety of original equipment manufacturing applications across the medical, industrial, transportation, aerospace, and test and measurement segments. For more news and information on Honeywell Sensing and Control, please visit sensing.honeywell.com.