Our Timeline

1854

Curtis & Co. – Empire Saw founded in St. Louis, MO, USA

1857

Earned Agricultural and Mechanical Fair award for excellence and quality

1876

Named Curtis and Co. Manufacturing

1897

Built first reciprocating air compressor that later evolved into the Master Line Series

1914

Supported U.S. Government efforts by producing more than 2 million Howitzer shell forgings

1940

Designed and developed mobile oxygen compressors to be used in Aerospace applications

1955

Merged with U.S. Air Compressor Company, Central Petroleum Company, Lewis Machine Company

1976

Merged with Toledo Tools as Curtis-Toledo Inc.

1979

Introduction of Challenge Air Series reciprocating air compressors

1995

Began manufacturing and assembling Rotary Screw Air compressors

2005

Expanded global market reach by joining forces with Fusheng Industrial

2006

U.S. Headquarters certified as ISO9001:2000 and ISO14001:2004

2010

Introduced next generation GSV Variable Speed Rotary Screw compressors

2015

Introduced NX series Fixed and Variable Speed Rotary Screw compressors

2016

NX Series named Plant Engineering’s 2015 Product of the Year – Gold Award for Compressed Air

2017

NX Series claims Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year – Gold Award 2nd year in a row

2020

NXHE claims Plant Engineer’s Product of the Year- Gold Award

2021

Introduced the FS-Curtis Centrifugal Compressors ECO-Turbo Series

2024

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