Salmson is a French engineering company, initially in the automobile and aeroplane manufacturing area, turning to pump manufacturing in the 1960s.
It was established by Émile Salmson (1858-1917) as Emile Salmson, Ing. as a workshop in Paris (1890), making steam engine-powered compressors and centrifugal pumps to railway and military purposes. Being joined by engineers Canton and Unné, it was renamed Emile Salmson & Cie, building petrol-powered lifts and motors (1896).
The company became one of the first to make purpose built aircraft engines starting before World war I and continuing into World War II.
After World War I the company looked around for other work and started making car bodies followed by complete cars.
Car production finished in 1957.
Focus also moved back to pump production and the facilities moved to Mayenne in 1961 and the firm was bought by ITT-LMT in 1962 and then by Thomson in 1976.[1]
It is today headquartered in Chatou.
Salmson is a French engineering company, initially in the automobile and aeroplane manufacturing area, turning to pump manufacturing in the 1960s.
It was established by Émile Salmson (1858-1917) as Emile Salmson, Ing. as a workshop in Paris (1890), making steam engine-powered compressors and centrifugal pumps to railway and military purposes. Being joined by engineers Canton and Unné, it was renamed Emile Salmson & Cie, building petrol-powered lifts and motors (1896).
The company became one of the first to make purpose built aircraft engines starting before World war I and continuing into World War II.
After World War I the company looked around for other work and started making car bodies followed by complete cars.
Car production finished in 1957.
Focus also moved back to pump production and the facilities moved to Mayenne in 1961 and the firm was bought by ITT-LMT in 1962 and then by Thomson in 1976.[1]
It is today headquartered in Chatou.
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