MILESTONES
AERZEN looks back on an eventful history. Whether Wilhelm Meyer, who was the first on the continent to have positive displacement blowers made using the Roots method, Hermann Allstaedt, the Managing Director during the 1930s who focused production consistently on blowers, pumps and gas meters,or Hasso Heller, who founded the first subsidiary Aerzen France in 1968 to set the company on course for internationalization – over the last 150 years we “Aerzeners” repeatedly took brave decisions to put us a step ahead of the competition.
1864
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik is founded by the manufacturer and graduated businessman Wilhelm Meyer.
1868
Since 1868, all the castings for machines made in Aerzen were produced in the factory’s own iron foundry.
1868
From 1868 onwards the company produces the first positive displacement blowers produced on the European continent using the method developed by Francis Marion Roots – blowers that are far more efficient than conventional machines.
1872
Wilhelm Meyer leaves the company and surrenders it to his younger brothers Sigmund and Emil.
1887
The fabrication program includes Positive Displacement blowers, steam locomobiles, threshing machines, fodder chopping machines, hay makers, circular saws and portable forges.
1894
The production of agricultural machines is stopped, the production of blowers increases. Supply of cupola melting furnaces, foundry machines, complete forging devices and brewery machines.
1897
The connection of Aerzen to the rail network guarantees a further uptrend.The 5,000th positive displacement blower is manufactured and sent to Berlin by railway.
1907
Conversion of the Aerzener Maschinenfabrik into an exempt private company. Hermann Allstaedt becomes Managing Director and first associate.
1909
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik has innovations patented: the “modern dust removal system” (by means of a tube system an Aerzen positive displacement blwoer installed in the cellar removes the dust from curtains, carpets and furniture) and silencers for blowers.
1926
The generation of rotary piston pumps is introduced on the market: The shape of the rotors is similar to the shape of the rotary pistons of the blowers. They distinguish themselves by symmetrical, two-lobe profiles, which enables them to convey thick as well as thin liquids.
1930
In the difficult period of the world economic crisis in Aerzen the production of rotary piston gas meters starts, a decisive step on the path towards a special factory for positive displacement machines and thus out of the economic crisis.
1936
The 20.000th blower is produced.
1941
In the middle of the Second World War, in 1941, Karlheinrich Heller assumes the management of the company from his father-in-law, Hermann Allstaedt, and begins the development of the first screw compressors.
1943
Screw compressors working according to the Lysholm-principle are produced. With initially oil-free handling with internal compression they achieve higher compression ratios than positive displacement blowers.
1959
Shortly after the inauguration of a new production hall the 100,000th positive displacement blower leaves Aerzener Maschinenfabrik.
1960
After the sudden death of Karlheinrich Heller in July 1960 Paul Grote takes over the management of the company for five years and leads Aerzener Maschinenfabrik through the 100th anniversary of the company.
1965
Hasso Heller, only son of Anneliese and Karlheinrich Heller, becomes managing director.
1968
Serial production of oil injected screw compressors for the refrigeration industry.
1969
With Aerzen France S.A.R.L. Hasso Heller founds the first foreign subsidiary company of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik.
1971
Development and supply of oil injected screw compressors for the compressed air industry.
1973
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Machines Ltd.
1975
Market introduction of compact blower I.
1978
The world’s largest positive displacement blower (conveying volume 84.000 m³/h) built for steel production. Up to now totally 150 blowers of this type were manufactured and are used worldwide.
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Nederland BV.
1982
Market introduction of compact blower II
Formation of the subsidiaries Emmerthaler Apparatebau GmbH and Aerzen Ibérica S.A.
1983
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen USA Corporation and Aerzen Belgium N.V.
1984
The world’s largest screw compressor (conveying volume 65.000 m³/h) built for and supplied to the chemical industry.
1985
Foundation of Airgas Compressor in South Africa.
1987
Aerzen develops positive displacement blowers with internal pulsation dampening, this milestone in the design of blowers was patented to the Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH accordingly
Formation of the subsidiaries ASP Aerzen Special Products BV and Aerzen Canada Blowers Compressors Inc.
1990
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik is one of the first machinebuilding companies which is because of their quality orientation certificated acc. to DIN ISO 9001.
1991
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Schweiz AG.
1993
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Austria Handelsgesellschaft mbH.
1994
Serial production of the new blower unit DELTA BLOWER starts.
1996
New screw compressor series DELTA SCREW presented to the market.
1997
VARISCREW, the new generation of compressors for refrigeration has been developed and produced.
1999
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen do Brasil Ltda and Aerzen Svenska AB (since 2011 Aerzen Scandinavia AB)
Presentation of the world novelty VARISCREW+ – the first semihermetic refrigerating compressor even for ammonia applications.
2000
Change to the 4th generation:
Klaus-Hasso Heller, Master in Business and Engineering, takes the lead of the Aerzen group of companies as Chief Executive Officer.
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen International Sales GmbH (change of name: Aerzener Maschinenfabrik Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH is called Aerzen International Sales GmbH since July 2007) and AIR Aerzen International Rental BV.
2002
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen Slovakia SRO and Aerzen CZ SRO.
For the optimisation of the production process the new workshop hall 4F is built.
2003
New compressed air compressor series DELTA TWIN is presented to the market.
2004
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Asia PTE.LTD.
2006
Market introduction of the Aerzener Blower Units Delta Blower Generation 5.
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen Makine Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti., Aerzen Machines (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Abaris Blower Repair N.V.
2007
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Italia S.r.l.
2008
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen RUS and Aerzen Romania S.R.L.
03.04.2008 opening of the new production-center.
2008
Market introduction of AERZEN Screw Compressors Delta Screw Generation 5 with new technical innovations.
2009
New water-injected technology from AERZEN (VMW).
Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen Chile SPA, Aerzen Gulf and Aerzen Systems GmbH.
2010
Market introduction of the first rotary lobe compressor series Delta Hybrid.
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Adria d.o.o.
2011
Besides Klaus-Hasso Heller, the Master of Business and Engineering Bernd Wöhlken and engineer Björn Irtel, both of them long-term employees of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik, become managing directors.
2012
Market launch of the new turbo blowers Aerzen Turbo Generation 5.
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Australia Pty. Ltd.
2013
Energy efficient development of screw compressor series Delta Screw Generation 5 to Delta Screw Generation 5 Plus.
Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Taiwan Machinery.
2014
“150 years” Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH In our anniversary year,
we are presenting ourselves with this new philosophy:
2015
Extension of Delta Screw series
The four compressors of the new series Delta Screw E compressor has been extended by AERZEN with two additional sizes now available. The new models VM 30 and VML 35 cover the lower volume flow range of the series and are the perfect addition to the Delta Screw compressor packages with belt drive. This new series of E compressor includes 6 sizes in the volume flow range from 330 m³/h to 7,000 m³/h
2016
Market launch of the new and innovative AERsmart machine control system
The new superior machine control AERsmart optimally distributes the air volumes to the AERZEN technologies Blower, Hybrid and Turbo and their individual efficiencies.
Result: stand-alone efficiency values close to the theoretical optimum. Additional savings of up to 15%. Integration also of third-party products.
2017
AERZEN develops an innovative modular system for large blowers
With the innovative “Alpha Blower” series of large blowers, AERZEN is now expanding its product range in the process air stages. With 104 model variants, the series offers a high degree of flexibility for numerous customer applications. Just always rightsized!
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