COMPANY HISTORY
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1960
Establishment of Elgi Equipments
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1975
Becomes a public limited company
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1983-88
Indigenizes the manufacture of rotary screw compressors
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1997
Receives the ISO 9001 certification
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2000
Introduces new generation oil free screw air compressor
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2002
Develops the world's smallest screw air compressor
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2003
Launches tank-mounted rotary screw compressor
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2011
Launches the first indigenously developed oil free screw air compressor
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2012
Launches EN Series screw air compressors
Acquires Italy-based Rotair S.P.A and US-based Patton's Inc
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2013-14
Starts the Air Center Plant and foundry in Coimbatore
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2018
Acquires Pulford Air and Gas, a Sydney-based distribution company for industrial compressors founded in 1925
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2019
Wins Deming Prize.
Launches AB Series at Hannover Messe ComVac, Germany.
Opens European headquarters in Belgium.
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2020
Launches LD Series direct drive piston compressor.
Acquired Michigan Air Solutions and expanded its presence in North America.
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2021
Launches PG1250 portable compressors for the water well drilling industry
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2022
Launches electric-powered PG 110E -13.5, and the diesel-powered PG 575 – 225 trolley mounted portable air compressors
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2022
Introduces intelligent, energy-efficient LD Series two-stage, direct drive, duplex compressor with controller
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2023
Introduces Advanced Compressed Air Solutions at Hannover Messe 2023, Germany
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2023
ELGi Sauer strengthens presence with new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, India
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