Elliott

Elliott Company is an industrial engineering and manufacturing business headquartered in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. It designs, manufactures, installs, commissions, and services turbomachinery and related rotating equipment for demanding process-industry applications. Its portfolio includes steam turbines, centrifugal air and gas compressors, power-recovery expanders, power-generation equipment, lubrication systems, dry-gas-seal packages, auxiliary piping systems, and digital control solutions. The business traces its origins to the Liberty Manufacturing Company, established in 1901 to produce boiler-cleaning equipment based on patents developed by William Swan Elliott. The company adopted the Elliott Company name in 1910 and moved to the former Clifford-Capell Fan Works site in Jeannette in 1914. That Pennsylvania complex became the long-term center of the company’s engineering, administration, manufacturing, and service activities. Elliott expanded from boiler-related equipment into rotating machinery through acquisitions. The purchase of Kerr Turbine Company in 1924 and Ridgway Dynamo & Engine Company in 1926 gave it capabilities in turbines, compressors, dynamos, and engines. During the 1930s and the Second World War, the company supplied the United States Navy with electric motors and generators for fleet submarines and produced a wider range of equipment and components for warships and engines. It also developed turbines, generators, blowers, ejectors, heaters, and other machinery for industrial and military use. In 1941, Elliott became the first American manufacturer to build a turbocharger for diesel engines. The company subsequently produced more than 40,000 diesel turbochargers, strengthening its position in heavy-duty machinery. In 1957, the Elliott family sold the business to Carrier Corporation. Carrier later became part of United Technologies Corporation in 1979. Elliott also developed its Plant-Air-Package line in 1962; that business was sold to Taiwan’s Fusheng Group in 2003 and became FS-Elliott, a separate company that is not affiliated with Elliott Company. The company broadened its global service infrastructure during the 1980s, launching the first of what became 32 service centers in 1984. In 1987, management returned the company to independent operation through a management buyout. Ebara Corporation, a Japanese engineering and environmental-services group that had previously licensed Elliott technology, acquired Elliott in 2000. Elliott now operates as part of Elliott Group, Ebara’s worldwide turbomachinery business. Elliott equipment serves oil and gas production, petroleum refining, chemical processing, steelmaking, power generation, mining, sugar processing, pulp and paper, and related industries. Its products are generally specified for continuous-duty industrial installations where efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle service are important. The company supports customers through engineering, manufacturing, field installation, repairs, upgrades, aftermarket parts, and service locations in multiple regions. The principal U.S. manufacturing and engineering campus remains in Jeannette. The site comprises approximately 40 buildings on about 102 acres, and its production capacity was expanded through the Factory 2000 initiative. Elliott Group has more than 2,000 employees across 32 locations, with approximately 900 employees associated with the Jeannette operation according to the referenced company history. An Asia-Pacific manufacturing facility operated by Ebara in Sodegaura, Chiba, supports customers in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific region. Elliott also maintains a location in Houston, Texas, as well as international sales and service offices.

Elliott Company began in 1901 as the Liberty Manufacturing Company, producing boiler-cleaning equipment derived from William Swan Elliott’s patents. It adopted the Elliott Company name in 1910 and relocated to the former Clifford-Capell Fan Works in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in 1914. The Jeannette site has remained the company’s principal engineering and manufacturing base. The company’s transition into turbomachinery accelerated during the 1920s. Elliott acquired Kerr Turbine Company in 1924 and Ridgway Dynamo & Engine Company in 1926. These transactions expanded its capabilities beyond boiler equipment into turbines, compressors, dynamos, engines, and other forms of rotating machinery. During the 1930s and the Second World War, Elliott supplied the United States Navy with electric motors and generators used in fleet submarines under the Elliott Motor Company name. Its wartime production also included turbines, generators, blowers, ejectors, heaters, and other parts used in naval and engine applications. In 1941, the company became the first American manufacturer to produce a diesel-engine turbocharger. It later manufactured more than 40,000 diesel turbochargers. Ownership changed in 1957, when the Elliott family sold the company to Carrier Corporation. Carrier was subsequently acquired by United Technologies Corporation in 1979. Elliott continued developing industrial equipment during this period, including the Plant-Air-Package product line introduced in 1962. The Plant-Air-Package business was sold to Taiwan’s Fusheng Group in 2003 and became FS-Elliott, an independent company with no affiliation to Elliott Company. Elliott began building a worldwide aftermarket presence in 1984, when it opened the first of a network that later grew to 32 service centers. In 1987, Elliott management completed a buyout that returned the company to independent operation. In 2000, Ebara Corporation of Japan acquired Elliott. Ebara had been an Elliott licensee and incorporated the company into its global turbomachinery activities, now known as Elliott Group. The company marked a century under the Elliott name with a centennial celebration in Jeannette in 2010. Its modern business combines engineered equipment with installation, commissioning, field service, repairs, modernization, controls, and replacement parts. Elliott’s machinery is used in oil and gas, refining, chemicals, steel, electric power, mining, sugar, pulp and paper, and other industrial sectors. Its global network includes sales and service operations across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Jeannette remains the main U.S. engineering and manufacturing center, while Ebara operates an Asia-Pacific manufacturing facility in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan.

1. 2010Centennial celebration

   Elliott commemorated 100 years under the Elliott Company name with a public celebration in Jeannette.

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2. 2003Plant-Air-Package business sold

   The Plant-Air-Package line was sold to Fusheng Group and became FS-Elliott, a separate unaffiliated company.

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3. 2000Acquired by Ebara Corporation

   Japan-based Ebara Corporation acquired Elliott and incorporated it into its global turbomachinery business.

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4. 1987Management buyout

   Management returned Elliott to independent operation through a buyout.

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5. 1984Global service-center expansion began

   Elliott launched its first service center in a network that later reached 32 locations.

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6. 1979Carrier became part of United Technologies

   Carrier was sold to United Technologies Corporation, changing Elliott’s corporate ownership context.

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7. 1962Plant-Air-Package line developed

   Elliott introduced its Plant-Air-Package line, later sold to Fusheng Group and operated as FS-Elliott.

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8. 1957Sold to Carrier Corporation

   The Elliott family sold the company to Carrier Corporation.

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9. 1941Diesel turbocharger milestone

   Elliott became the first American manufacturer to build a turbocharger for diesel engines.

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10. 1926Ridgway Dynamo & Engine Company acquired

    The transaction helped Elliott enter and expand in rotating machinery, including compressors and engine-related equipment.

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11. 1924Kerr Turbine Company acquired

    The acquisition expanded Elliott’s capabilities in turbine production.

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12. 1914Move to Jeannette, Pennsylvania

    Elliott moved into the former Clifford-Capell Fan Works facility in Jeannette, which became its enduring headquarters and manufacturing center.

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13. 1910Elliott Company name adopted

    The company incorporated under the Elliott Company name.

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14. 1901Liberty Manufacturing Company founded

    The business was established as Liberty Manufacturing Company to produce boiler-cleaning equipment based on William Swan Elliott’s patents.

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A full-service industrial turbomachinery supplier focused on engineered, heavy-duty equipment and lifecycle support for process, energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure industries.

• Centrifugal compressorsIndustrial compressors

  Elliott manufactures multi-stage centrifugal air and gas compressors for industrial processes requiring controlled flow and pressure. Its portfolio includes M-line, MB-line, MBP-line, P-line, PH-line, and A-line configurations. The product families address different frame sizes, capacities, pressure requirements, and operating conditions, with equipment engineered for applications such as oil and gas, refining, chemicals, power generation, and manufacturing.

• Steam turbines and expandersIndustrial turbines

  The company’s steam-turbine range includes single-stage and multi-stage machines as well as single-valve and multi-valve designs. Units are offered across a broad power range, from approximately 10 to 100,000 horsepower. Elliott also produces power-recovery expander turbines that can drive compressors or generators in refinery fluid catalytic-cracking service and other process applications.

• Power-generation equipmentIndustrial power equipment

  Elliott supplies turbine-driven and rotating equipment used in industrial power-generation systems. These products are designed for integration into facilities such as electric-generating stations, refineries, chemical plants, mills, and other continuous-process operations.

• Lube-oil consoles and dry-gas-seal packagesTurbomachinery auxiliaries

  These auxiliary systems support the operation and protection of Elliott compressors and turbines. The offerings include lubrication consoles, seal systems, piping arrangements, and dry-gas-seal packages. Systems can be packaged and configured for individual customer requirements and plant layouts.

• Elliott Digital Control SystemsIndustrial control systems

  Elliott’s digital control systems enable monitoring and remote operation of turbomachinery. Graphical interfaces and integrated controls are intended to simplify the supervision of complex equipment, support operating decisions, and improve the manageability of compressor and turbine installations.

• Diesel turbochargersEngine turbochargers1941

  Elliott entered diesel turbocharging in 1941 and reportedly produced more than 40,000 diesel turbochargers over time. The line represents an important historical stage in the company’s development of high-speed rotating machinery, although its current portfolio is centered more broadly on industrial turbomachinery.

• 2003Plant-Air-Package business divestitureM&A

  Elliott’s Plant-Air-Package line had been part of its product history since 1962, but was separated from the main company’s later turbomachinery portfolio.

  What changed. The line was sold to Fusheng Group of Taiwan and became FS-Elliott.

  Aftermath. FS-Elliott operates as a separate company and is not affiliated with Elliott Company.

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• 2000Ebara acquisitionM&A

  Ebara Corporation had previously been an Elliott licensee and acquired the company as part of its international turbomachinery activities.

  What changed. Ebara Corporation purchased Elliott Company and integrated it into the Elliott Group, its worldwide turbomachinery business.

  Aftermath. Elliott continued operating as a turbomachinery business within Ebara’s corporate structure, retaining its Jeannette engineering and manufacturing base.

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