DISA History
Year |
History of DISA |
1900 |
DISA was established and production of light machine guns started up |
1930 | A.P. Møller bought shares in DISA |
1937 | Georg Fischer (GF) started production of shot blast machines |
1940-1961 | DISA produced a variety of products like: sewing machines, refrigerators, tractors, petrol pumps, motorcycles & electronic devices |
1962 | A scale model of a DISAMATIC was presented at GIFA |
1964 | The first DISAMATIC vertical moulding machine was sold to the United Danish Iron Foundries |
1986 | Acquisition of BMD (shot blast, horizontal moulding and filter equipment) |
1996 | Founding of Georg Fischer Disa, a joint venture between DISA and Georg Fischer's foundry equipment division |
2000 | Acquisition of V&S (shot blast equipment) |
2000 | Founding of the DISA Group after the acquisition by DISA of all shares in the joint venture |
2005 | The DISA Air division sold to Dantherm |
2005 | DISA Group is acquired by Procuritas |
2008 | DISA Group is acquired by Mid Europa Partners |
2009 | DISA and Wheelabrator Group merge. Wheelabrator Group is the world-leading surface preparation provider, and the DISA surface preparation divison is rebranded Wheelabrator. DISA (moulding and foundry solutions) retains it's brand. |
2014 | DISA and Wheelabrator Group enter into a binding agreement with Altor Fund IV ("Altor") to sell a majority of its shares. |
2017 | Norican Acquires LMCS Group |
2018 | Norican have sold the DISA core division |