Our Heritage & History in Power Generation: STAMFORD

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1904

The Cutting Brothers establish an electrical engineering business in Stamford, UK.

1919

Foundation of A. van Kaick as a trading enterprise for electrical machines in Frankfurt.

1920

Mr. Harris realised that car engines can be used for other applications.

1923

Start of production of special motors for lifts and mobile plants.

1933

Foundation of a one-man company by Emil Rona at Donaustrasse 5, Ingolstadt.

1935

AvK repair shop developed for a variety of electrical machines and transformers.

1935

NEWAGE established in Manchester, UK to manufacture alternator sets and air compressors.

1938

Arthur van Kaick develops the world's first self-regulating alternator; start of series production.

1939

Production in World War II.

1940

AvK’s first test bed.

1944

AvK machine shop

1948

Arthur Lyon & Co, London acquired by NEWAGE Engineers.

1950

First D2N alternator.

1950

First self-regulating alternator tested and produced.

1950

NEWAGE Engineers acquires STAMFORD® Electrical and transfers Arthur Lyon & Co alternator business to Barnack Road site, UK.

1953

Products become available in India. Newage magazine 1953 front cover.

1953

Emil Rona sells the Ingolstadt factory to van Kaick.

1953

Apprenticeship scheme at AvK.

1954

A look at ‘Park Works’, Stamford, UK

1954

Companies owned by the Newage Group.

1958

Production of AvK alternators in Ingolstadt, Germany.

1959

Markon founded by Messrs Fawkes and Knight in Market Overton.

1959

Large AvK Machines in production.

1960

Company moved to nearby Oakham.

1960s

AvK sales brochure.

1964

NEWAGE Group acquired by Charterhouse bank. Business portfolio consists of transmissions, compressors, pumps, marine propulsion, industrial engines, alternators and general engineering.

1965

Arthur Lyon Ltd and NEWAGE (Manchester) Ltd consolidated all generator production at the Barnack Road site. Company renamed NEWAGE Lyon Ltd.

1965

AvK introduces new brushless alternator range.

1966

'Project 65’ saw the integration of Newage Manchester with Stamford renaming the company Newage Engineers Ltd.

1966

Introduction of C range, first volume produced brushless alternator.

1967

NEWAGE Lyon produces the world’s first brushless alternator.

1968

DIB alternator.

1969

Company moved to Dalcross (near Inverness)

1969

Foundation of SEG Kempen: control systems, control units, protective and functional devices.

1969-1977

NEWAGE subsidiary companies established in USA, Canada, Italy France, Norway, Australia, Spain, Germany and Singapore.

1970-1977

AvK and development of SEG worldwide distribution network.

1971

AvK German and International customers

1973

NEWAGE produces the world’s first alternator utilising a Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) for AVR excitation.

1973

Produced world’s first alternator to utilise a PMG for AVR excitation.

1973

New plant opened in Erzhausen, Neu-Isenburg, Ettlingen, Ingolstadt and Kempen, Germany

1974

New DIDB alternator range. Type DIDB49.

1977

New DKB alternator range Type DKB 32

1979

Last slip ring machines produced.

1980

Received Queen’s Award for UK export business.

1980

AvK alternator placed in the Prince Ryiadh Palace.

1984

Onan Corporation acquires alternator business of NEWAGE Engineers Ltd.

1984

New COSIMAT AVR

1985

HC range of alternators introduced.

1985

SEG acquires AvK and consolidates in AvK SEG holding GmbH & Co. KG.

1985

Acquisition and development of Coil Systems GmbH.

1985

Cooper Industries acquires McGraw Edison, majority shareholder of Onan Corporation.

1986

Cummins Engine Company Inc. acquires Cooper Industries' holding in Onan Corporation and becomes majority owner of NEWAGE.

1986

Cummins acquires ONAN and picks up NEWAGE in the transition.

1987

NEWAGE acquires Markon

1987

NEWAGE acquires Markon Engineering, Oakham, UK manufacturer of 2 & 4 pole 2 kVA - 1875 kVA alternators.

1988

NEWAGE name changed to NEWAGE International Ltd.

1988

Introduction of UC range of alternators.

1988

NEWAGE name changed to NEWAGE International Ltd.

1988

New innovative DYBAT energy storage system.

1990

Development of AvK DIG range.

1991

Newage subsidiary opens in 'Ahmednagar, India'.

1991

Manufacturing starts in 'India'.

1992

Newage subsidiary opens in China.

1992

Cummins acquires remaining shares of Onan Corporation from Hawker Siddeley Group.

1992

Development of AvK DSG range.

1995

Launch of Newage Power Products Division, Ryhall Road, Stamford.

1995

Establishment of AvK SEG Controls Ltd. Joint venture in Noida, India for the production of alternators and electronic devices.

1996

Development of the variable-speed CONCYCLE® alternators for marine, UPS and wind applications.

1996

Joint venture with Jiangsu Haixing Electric Machinery Group for production of generators in Wuxi, China.

1997

Manufacturing starts in 'China'.

1997

Tatoosh was the first ship equipped with the 2 new CONCYLE shaft alternators.

1999

“Newage in the Community” scheme started.

1999

Reaching nearly 50 years of participation at the Hannover Fair.

1999

Establishment of AvK/Elektroputere S.A., Craiova, Romania. Joint venture for production of LV alternators.

1999

New AvK factory opened in Ingolstadt. Production area of 10,000 m2.

2001

New Cummins factory opened in San Louis Potosi, Mexico for the production of alternators to 850 kVA. Business transferred from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

2001

NEWAGE and AvK SEG complete the business combination. The announcement was made jointly by Newage Managing Director Steven Zeller and AvK SEG Chairman Werner Schmitz at the PowGen Europe Exhibition in Brussels on May 30th. Final approval was issued by the German Cartel office on October 11th 2001.

2001

New Cummins factory opened in San Louis Potosi, Mexico for the production of alternators to 850 kVA. Business transferred from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

2002

India plant renamed Newage India Electrical Ltd.

2002

100% ownership of Wuxi facility, China.

2002

Joint venture with Sawafuji Electric Company of Japan to manufacture and distribute 2 pole alternators from 0.1 kVA to 15 kVA at the MARKON site in Oakham, United Kingdom.

2006

SEG sold to Woodward Group.

2006

NEWAGE AvK SEG changes it's name to Cummins Generator Technologies, in line with the Cummins branding strategy.

2006

Cummins rebrands all subsidiaries, forming Cummins Generator Technologies in the process.

2006

Cummins sells SEG to Woodward Governor of the US in October.

2007

Record production year - 190,000 units made worldwide.

2008

Cummins Generator Technologies India opens new facility in 'Ranjangaon, India'. The facility incorporates an impressive list of sustainable features that minimize its impact on the environment and is Cummins first truly "green" facility.

2009

Launch of P0, P1 range. The new small range of alternators by STAMFORD, offering self-excited base machines and an optional Excitation Boost System (patent applied for).