A HISTORY OF DORR-OLIVER

1904 Dorr Company founded by Dr. John Van Norstrand

Dorr, 1872-1962. Began his career at 16 years of age
working in the laboratories of Thomas Alva Edison

1907 Oliver Company founded by Dr. Edwin Letz Oliver,

1878-1955. A Californian from San Francisco and a
graduate of the University of California

1914 The Sanitary District of Chicago installs a new

Machine called a Dorr Clarifier

1916 The first DORRCOTM Suction Pumps are built

1919 Oliver sells the first Lime Mud Washer and enters the
Pulp & Paper industry.
Dorr develops the washer and slurry mixer

1920 Oliver sells the first Pulp Washer for washing Soda
Pulp
Dorr develops the Cane Juice Clarifier and sells the
first one through a Representative in Havana Cuba

1921 Dorr develops the Olivite® Centrifugal Pump

1922 Oliver sells the first Sewage Filter

1923 Dorr develops Rectangular Clarifiers for Sewage

Treatment
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1925 Oliver sell the first filter for Sugar Cane Mud to a mill
in Hawaii
Dorr develops Washing Tray Thickener and opens
overseas offices in Paris and Berlin

1927 Dorr designs the Detritor® for Sewage Degritting

1928 Develop and market the first Oliver-Campbell

Cane Mud Filter for Sugar Processing
Oliver acquires United Filter, and with it the
companies manufacturing facility in Hazleton, PA

1931 Dorr and Oliver merge.

Dorr establishes a facility in The Hague, Netherlands

1933 Dorr establishes representation in India

1934 Dorr and Oliver dissolve

1935 Dorr develops the Torq Thickener

1937 Oliver develops and markets the Precoat Filter

Dorr develops a combination Washing Type Tray
Thickener

1938 Dorr develops the Siaker

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1939 Oliver develops the ODS® Air Operated Diaphragm
Pump

1946 Dorr establishes representation in Venezuela

1947 Dorr-Oliver markets the WLF Sulzer Disintegrator.

First installation is Bergen/Dumont, NJ STP in 1948

1949 National Filter Media formed by consolidating two

Smaller companies to manufacture and market Filter
Media

1954 Dorr and Oliver merge for the second time

1955 Merrill Company acquired and adds the Merco®

Centrifuge

1965 Dorr-Oliver market the Gorator® under license

From Neidl, Germany
First two prototypes of the GN series sold to Du Pont
Washington, WV Polyvinyl Butal plant for plastic
laminate used in automobile safety glass. One
original unit replaced in Aug 2004

1968 Dorr-Oliver introduces the Cabletorq® Thickener

Curtis Wright acquires majority stock on Dorr-Oliver

1969/1970 ODS® Spring Assist and Air Cylinder assist

introduced to the market

1979 Curtis Wright completes acquisition of Dorr-Oliver

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1981 Kennecott acquires Dorr-Oliver
Kennecott and SOHIO merge

1987 Contor Holdings, a Canadian company, acquires

Dorr-Oliver and Keeler Boiler

April, 1988
Leveraged buy-out by Dorr-Oliver management

May, 1995
Krause-Maffei, Germany acquires Dorr-Oliver

Sep,1999
GL&V, Montreal acquires Dorr-Oliver

Sep 2000
Hazleton, PA manufacturing closed

Nov, 2002 GL&V purchases Eimco, Salt Lake City, UT

Dorr-Oliver and Eimco are integrated

Aug, 2007 FLSmidth Minerals, Denmark (Bethlehem, PA

North American Headquarters) acquires
Dorr-Oliver Eimco

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1904 -- John Van Norstrand founds Dorr Company.

1907 -- Edwin Letz Oliver founds Oliver Company.

1919 -- Oliver sells the first lime mud washer and enters the pulp and paper industry.

1919 -- DOff develops the washer and slurry mixer.

1920 -- Oliver sells the first pulp washer for washing soda pulp.

1920 -- DOff develops the cane juice clarifier and sells the first one through a
representative in Havana.

1921 -- Oliver develops the Olivite Centrifugal Pump and begins marketing it.

1922 -- Oliver sells the first sewage filters .

1923 -- DOff develops rectangular clarifiers for sewage treatment.

1925 -- Oliver sells the first filter for cane mud to a sugar mill in Hawaii.

1925 -- DOff develops washing tray thickener and opens overseas offices in Paris and
Berlin.

1927 -- DOff designs Detritor for sewage degritting.

1928 -- Oliver acquires United Filter, and with it the company's principal
manufacturing facility in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Also develops and markets
first Oliver-Campbell cane mud filter for sugar processing.

1931 -- DOff establishes a facility in The Hague (now in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands).

1931 -- DOff and Oliver merge for first time.

1933 -- DOff establishes representation in India.

1934 -- The merger is dissolved.

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1935 -- Dorr develops the Torq Thickener.

1937 -­ Oliver develops and markets the Precoat Filter.

1937 -- Dorr develops a combination washing type tray thickener.

1938 -- Dorr develops the slaker.

1939 -­ Oliver develops and markets the ODS® Pump (a diaphragm slurry pump).

1946 -- Dorr establishes representation in Venezuela.

1947 -­ Dorr-Oliver markets the WLF Sulzer Disintegrator. First installation

BergenfieldlDumont, NJ STP May 1948.

1949 -­ National Filter Media Corporation formed by consolidating two smaller

companies to manufacture and market filter media.

1954 -- Dorr and Oliver companies merge for second time.

1956 -- Merrill Company (Merco centrifugals) is acquired.

1965 -­ Dorr-Oliver begins to market, the Gorator™ under license from George
Neidl. First installation DuPonts Polyvinyl Butal plant for plastic laminate
use in automobile safety glass.

1968 -­ Dorr-Oliver introduces the Cabletorq Thickener.

1968 -- Curtiss Wright acquires Majority ofDorr-Oliver stock.

1969170 -­ Spring Assist and Air Cylinder Assist ODS Pumps are introduced .

1979 -­ Curtiss-Wright completes acquisition ofDorr-Oliver stock.

1981 -- Kennecott acquires Dorr-Oliver.

1981 -- Kennecott and Sohio merge.

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1987 -- Contor Holdings acquires Dorr-Oliver and Keeler.

1988 -- Leveraged buyout by Dorr-Oliver management.

1991 -- ODS® Automatic Pressure Control System (Patented 5,252,041) is

introduced. First installation Hershey Chocolate in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

1995 -- Krauss-Maffei purchases DOlT-Oliver.