Image Breadcrumb Home History of AvK History of AvK HeritageSTAMFORDAvKMARKONNEWAGE International 191919201930194019501960197019801990200020102020 1919 Foundation of A. van Kaick as a trading enterprise for electrical machines in Frankfurt. 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. 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 1950 First self-regulating alternator tested and produced. 1950 First D2N alternator. 1953 Apprenticeship scheme at AvK. 1953 Emil Rona sells the Ingolstadt factory to van Kaick. 1958 Production of AvK alternators in Ingolstadt, Germany. 1959 Large AvK Machines in production. 1960s AvK sales brochure. 1965 AvK introduces new brushless alternator range. 1968 DIB alternator. 1969 Foundation of SEG Kempen: control systems, control units, protective and functional devices. 1970-1977 AvK and development of SEG worldwide distribution network. 1971 AvK German and International customers 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 1980 AvK alternator placed in the Prince Ryiadh Palace. 1984 New COSIMAT AVR 1985 SEG acquires AvK and consolidates in AvK SEG holding GmbH & Co. KG. 1985 Acquisition and development of Coil Systems GmbH. 1988 New innovative DYBAT energy storage system. 1990 Development of AvK DIG range. 1992 Development of AvK DSG range. 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. 1997 Tatoosh was the first ship equipped with the 2 new CONCYLE shaft alternators. 1999 New AvK factory opened in Ingolstadt. Production area of 10,000 m2. 1999 Establishment of AvK/Elektroputere S.A., Craiova, Romania. Joint venture for production of LV alternators. 1999 Reaching nearly 50 years of participation at the Hannover Fair. 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 100% ownership of Wuxi facility, China. 2002 India plant renamed Newage India Electrical Ltd. 2006 SEG sold to Woodward Group. 2013 Grid Code Compatible STAMFORD and AvK product range launched. 2019 100 Years of AvK. 2025 Launch of AvK A7 alternator: 'AvK A7'
