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this article by introducing citations to additional sources . december 2013 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message neuman & esser group type private industry mechanical engineering founded 1830 founder johann leonard neuman friedrich august neuman theodor esser headquarters bach palenberg germany key people alexander peters stefanie peters managing partners products reciprocating compressors grinding & classifying systems packaging after market parts services application engineering compressor service & repair revenue 250 mio . euro 2011 number of employees 890 2012 website http www.neuman esser.com neuman & esser nea was founded as a family establishment in aachen germany in 1830 . the abbreviation nea stands for neuman & esser in aachen . nea is a manufacturer of reciprocating compressors and grinding systems for several industries including oil and gas chemical and petrochemical food industry and renewable energy . 1 contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 reciprocating compressors 2.2 grinding and classifying systems 2.3 aftermarket 3 locations 3.1 germany 3.2 worldwide 4 references 5 external links history edit neuman & esser was founded as j. l. neuman & cie. maschinenfabrik in 1830 during the industrial revolution . brothers johann leonard neuman and friedrich august neuman started the company gebr der neuman in 1829 which was later renamed j. l. neuman & cie. maschinenfabrik in 1830 . during that same year the neuman s brother in law theodor esser became partner of the company . this emergence founded the name of the company known today as neuman & esser . friedrich august neuman also worked in boiler construction that also still exists today in eschweiler under the name fa neuman gmbh & co. kg . 2 first logo of neuman & esser in the beginning nea produced hydraulic presses decatizing rollers reciprocating steam powered engines and napping mills . additionally nea serviced defective existing machines of customers . in 1888 the company moved into a new and larger production hall in the clasenstra e near the aachen west railway station . in the year 1891 oscar peters presided as the sole owner of the machinery factory . since then neuman & esser has been owned by the peters family . production hall near the aachen west railway station in the year 1888 in the early 1900s nea expanded its product portfolio to include piston steam engines reciprocating compressors vacuums liquid pumps and drying systems . later in 1930 1931 crushing plants followed . neuman & esser acquired the licenses for the construction of the raymond pendulum roller mills from the insolvent company mehler . at the same time nea developed the first oil free dry running compressor . the oil free compressors became an increasingly important aspect of brewing in the food industry as well as in the chemical industry . in 1972 neuman & esser expanded its facilities to a new factory site in bach palenberg 20 km away from aachen . providing 250 local employees jobs at the time nea provides over 890 employees jobs worldwide today . this change of company headquarters enabled the opportunity to development from an individual company to a group of companies with offices in ten countries . the worldwide offices account for 3 holdings in germany united states and china 3 manufacturing factories in germany 14 sales and applications centers in over 9 countries and 6 compressor service centers in over 5 countries . 3 these groups of companies comprise to form the name behind neuman & esser group . 4 divisions edit neuman & esser group includes divisions in sales & application centers for reciprocating compressors and grinding and classifying systems compressor aftermarket spare parts and repairs service centers as well as its holdings . reciprocating compressors edit reciprocating compressors also called recips or piston compressors from nea compress air and technical gases . oil free and lubricated reciprocating compressors range up to 100 000 nm h suction volume 30 000 kw driving power and 1 000 bar final pressure are produced at the headquarters in bach palenberg and in wurzen near leipzig . the larger compressors are manufactured in bach palenberg and smaller sizes are built in wurzen . the core competence in the production of compressors has also been expanded through the acquisition of stasskol a manufacturer of piston rings and sealing systems . 5 grinding and classifying systems edit neuman & esser has built grinding systems since 1930 . the first product was the pendulum roller mill which dominated the market for a long time with its particularly robust design . in 1994 nea introduced its own impact classifier mill to the market and in 1998 the company received the patent . nea mills are used for applications within the ceramic and chemical industries including pigment production and processing technologies . in recent years the areas of powder coating production confectionery and the food industries have followed . 6 aftermarket edit in addition to the production of compressors and grinding systems neuman & esser offers service . founded in 1983 nea separated the customer service in 1988 as neac compressor service an independent enterprise . 7 during the first 10 years neac was a joint venture with atlas copco . the global sales network provided by the large partner enabled to move directly into international business . the clear split between aftermarket and new machinery business provided both greater transparency and a clear focus on the company divisions . neac is the service organization for all piston compressor products of the neuman & esser group . moreover nea has access to all original order documents and original drawings of the compressor brands linde esslinger ghh demag mafa wurzen chicago pneumatic 8 halberg ksb erhardt & sehmer and ppc penn process compressors . furthermore neuman & esser acquired from man turbo ag the entire division of after sales service for borsig berlin piston compressors built in berlin up to the end of 1995 . locations edit neuman & esser headquarters in bach palenberg germany edit bach palenberg headquarters wurzen stassfurt company name stasskol worldwide edit united states wilmington delaware katy texas china hongkong beijing brazil belo horizonte italy milan india pune united arabic emirates dubai egypt cairo thailand rayong russia moscow references edit reciprocating compressors in use in photovoltaics and for biogas feed in pumps and compressors for the world market with compressed air and vacuum technology 2012 rita mielke hrsg . neuman & esser 1830 2005 grenz echo verlag eupen b 2005 isbn 90 5433 207 7 neuman & esser leaves room for growth in compressortechtwo issue jan. feb. 2012 neuman & esser group opens fourth new facility in compressortechtwo issue march 2009 compressor engineering innovative valve control enables high efficiency in pumps and compressors for the world market with compressed air and vacuum technology 2013 nea fine grinding system for dolomite marble in zkg international issue 7 2012 neac compressor service expands aftermarket capabilities in compressortechtwo issue april 2010 city bids farewell to remaining ties to cpt in the news herald monday feb. 11 2008 p. 1 and 5 external links edit neuman & esser website stasskol website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title neuman % 26 esser & oldid 735014154 categories industrial machine manufacturers1830 establishments in germanygerman brandsengineering companies of germanyhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from december 2013all articles lacking in text citationsorphaned articles from december 2013all orphaned articlesarticles with a promotional tone from december 2013all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional 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