1864

The Aerzener Maschinenfabrik is founded by the banker and graduated businessman Adolph Meyer

1867

Establishment of the iron foundry

1868

Manufacture of the first european positive displacement blower.

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 5.000th blower is produced

1907

Conversion of the Aerzener Maschinenfabrik into an exempt private company. Hermann Allstaedt becomes Managing Director and first associate.

1909

The Aerzen workshops supply blower no. 10.000

1930

Production start for rotary piston gas meters

1936

The 20.000th blower is produced

1942

Generational change: with the death of Hermann Allstaedt his son-in-law, Dipl.-Ing. Karlheinrich Heller, takes over the Management of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik. He initiates the development of the first useful Screw compressor.

1943

Production start for screw compressors

1960

After the death of Karlheinrich Heller Dipl.-Ing Paul Grote takes over the Management

1965

Business School Graduate Hasso Heller takes over the Management.

1967

Development and supply of special screw compressors for air compression

1968

Serial production of oil injected screw compressors for the refrigeration industry

1969

Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen France S.A.S.

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

Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Nederland BV

The world’s largest positive displacement blower (conveying volume 84.000 m³/h) built for steel production

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

1987

Formation of the subsidiaries ASP Aerzen Special Products BV and Aerzen Canada Blowers Compressors Inc.

Aerzen develops positive displacement blowers with internal pulsation dampening, this milestone in the design of blowers was patented to the Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH accordingly

1989

Blower no. 250.000 ready for delivery

1990

Certification acc. to DIN ISO 9001 - The AM 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

1992

Market introduction of compact blower III

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

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

2001

Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen Finland OY AB, Aerzen Polska SA, Aerzen Hungaria KFT and Aerzen Nederland Holding BV

The new gas meter series is introduced, serial production is starting

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.

2005

Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen International Trading (Shanghai)

Initial presentation of the vacuum blowers with ATEX certificate for zone 0 (internal)

Market introduction of Aerzen vacuum blowers with canned motor

2006

Formation of the subsidiaries Aerzen Makine Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti., Aerzen Machines (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Abaris Blower Repair N.V.

Market introduction of the Aerzener Blower Units Delta Blower Generation 5

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 the Aerzener 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
Press release, 17/09/2010

Formation of the subsidiary Aerzen Adria d.o.o.

2011

The big 3 as managing partners now: Klaus-Hasso Heller and newly appointed: Björn Irtel and Bernd Wöhlken