Breadcrumb Home History of NEWAGE International History of NEWAGE International History of NEWAGE International and NEWAGE AvK-SEG Before NEWAGE AvK became Cummins Generator Technologies, the company gained nearly one hundred years of experience in building electrical machines on the main manufacturing site in Stamford, United Kingdom. Prior to the merge with AvK®, Newage (the name created from the full title, Northern Electric Wireless and General Engineering Company) was founded in Manchester, UK in 1935 to manufacture alternator sets and air compressors. NEWAGE International Through manufacturing and international expansion of distribution in the 1960s and 1970's and acquisition and corporate restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s Newage was acknowledged as the world leader in alternators in the range 8 kVA to 2000 kVA. NEWAGE International and NEWAGE AvK-SEG Through manufacturing and international expansion of distribution in the 1960s and 1970's and acquisition and corporate restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s Newage was acknowledged as the world leader in alternators in the range 8 kVA to 2000 kVA. Timeline 1935 NEWAGE established in Manchester, UK to manufacture alternator sets and air compressors. 1948 Arthur Lyon & Co, London acquired by NEWAGE Engineers. 1950 NEWAGE Engineers acquires STAMFORD® Electrical and transfers Arthur Lyon & Co alternator business to Barnack Road site, UK. 1964 NEWAGE Group acquired by Charterhouse bank. Business portfolio consists of transmissions, compressors, pumps, marine propulsion, industrial engines, alternators and general engineering. 1965 Arthur Lyon Ltd and NEWAGE (Manchester) Ltd consolidated all generator production at the Barnack Road site. Company renamed NEWAGE Lyon Ltd. 1967 NEWAGE Lyon produces the world’s first brushless alternator. 1969-1977 NEWAGE subsidiary companies established in USA, Canada, Italy France, Norway, Australia, Spain, Germany and Singapore. 1973 NEWAGE produce world’s first alternator utilising a Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) for AVR excitation. 1979 Last slip ring machines produced. 1980 Received Queen’s Award for UK export business. 1984 Onan Corporation acquires alternator business of NEWAGE Engineers Ltd. 1985 Cooper Industries acquires McGraw Edison, majority shareholder of Onan Corporation. 1986 Cummins Engine Company Inc. acquires Cooper Industries' holding in Onan Corporation and becomes majority owner of NEWAGE. 1987 NEWAGE acquires MARKON Engineering, Oakham, UK manufacturer of 2 & 4 pole 2 kVA - 1875 kVA alternators. 1988 NEWAGE name changed to NEWAGE International Ltd. 1991 Alternator production commences in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. 1992 Cummins acquires remaining shares of Onan Corporation from Hawker Siddeley Group. 1992 Joint venture with Crompton Greeves Ltd. for production of alternators in Ahmednagar, India. 1996 Joint venture with Jiangsu Haixing Electric Machinery Group for production of generators in Wuxi, China. 1997 Power Products Division established for production of 2-5 MW and MV & HV machines. 2001 New factory opened in San Louis Potosi, Mexico for the production of alternators to 850 kVA. Business transferred from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2001 Joint venture with Sawafuji Electric Company of Japan to manufacture and distribute 2 pole alternators from 0.1 kVA to 15 kVA at the MARKON site in Oakham, United Kingdom. 2001 Consolidation of AvK SEG and NEWAGE. 2001 NEWAGE and AvK SEG complete the business combination. The announcement was made jointly by Newage Managing Director Steven Zeller and AvK SEG Chairman Werner Schmitz at the PowGen Europe Exhibition in Brussels on May 30th. Final approval was issued by the German Cartel office on October 11th 2001. 2006 NEWAGE AvK SEG changes it's name to Cummins Generator Technologies, in line with the Cummins branding strategy. 2006 Cummins sells SEG to Woodward Governor of the US in October.
