CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES IS A WORLD LEADER IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE OF AMMUNITION COMPONENTS CED's Illinois facility was founded as Scot Incorporated in 1942, producing electrical equipment for general aviation industry. The company evolved into energetic devices in 1976 and focused its resources to the growth of military egress and life support areas. In the 1990’s, Scot continued its growth in the weapons deployment and space markets, developing various components for the B-2 strategic bomber and Atlas and Delta family of launch vehicles. Scot was acquired by Chemring Group PLC in 2008.