Posted to News on 1st Dec 2025, 09:00
IMI Norgren celebrates a century of breakthrough engineering excellence
1925 marked the year entrepreneur Carl Norgren revolutionised engineering by beginning work on what would become the world's first inline lubricator, shortly after founding the company.
This pioneering innovation marked the beginning of IMI Norgren solutions, which have spent the last century at the forefront of the pneumatic motion control industry. From humble origins to industry leadership, IMI Norgren solutions have a legacy of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence.
As IMI's Industrial Automation sector celebrates a centenary of IMI Norgren products, it reflects on 100 years of delivering trusted solutions to some of the world's most complex industrial automation engineering challenges. Thriving under the IMI brand, it has expanded capabilities and addressed critical needs across diverse industries, including factory automation, food and beverage, hydrogen, industrial process control, material handling, and rail.
Today, IMI Norgren products are recognised worldwide as a high-quality portfolio of pneumatic motion control technology, including actuators, air preparation components, valve islands, control valves, pressure switches, and fittings. These solutions have become synonymous with reliability, safety, and efficiency.
Jez Ashton, Director of Digital and Marketing, Industrial Automation, commented: "For a century, IMI Norgren products have been at the heart of industrial automation innovation, providing solutions to the toughest challenges with precision and expertise. Under the IMI brand, we are committed to shaping the future of motion control technology with the next generation of Breakthrough Engineering solutions.
"This milestone is a celebration of our heritage, our founder Carl Norgren's pioneering spirit, and the collective achievements of our employees, suppliers, and customers. Together, we look forward to the next 100 years of innovation and progress."
As IMI's Industrial Automation sector honours its heritage, it remains steadfast in its mission to drive engineering innovation and sustainability, ensuring its technologies continue to power industries and improve lives for generations to come.
