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Pump and Compressor Solutions for OEM Customers Worldwide

Pump and Compressor Solutions for OEM Customers Worldwide
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Pump and Compressor Solutions for OEM Customers Worldwide

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Introduction
Thomas is a leading provider of pump and compressor solutions for OEM customers worldwide, known for its compact, quiet, and efficient products. With nearly eight decades of experience, Thomas combines extensive air-moving knowledge with innovative engineering to remain at the forefront of pressure and vacuum technology.

Historical Background
Founded in 1928 as Electric Sprayit Company, Thomas has undergone significant growth and acquisitions, including ASF GmbH & Company, FL Pneumotive, Welch Vacuum, and Rietschle GmbH. In 2005, Gardner Denver, Inc. acquired Thomas Industries, consolidating OEM pump technologies under the Thomas Products Division.

Product Innovation
Thomas is renowned for its WOB-L® Piston pump, a dominant technology in OEM applications. The company continues to innovate with products like the twin-head Model 1420 miniature diaphragm pump, which offers exceptional airflow in a compact design suitable for medical and business equipment.

OEM Focus
Thomas specializes in serving OEMs, with over 90% of its products integrated into OEM applications. The company emphasizes rapid prototyping and production, delivering custom solutions that enhance performance and value for OEM customers.

Product Line and Customization
Thomas offers a broad range of pressure and vacuum technologies, including WOB-L® Piston, articulated piston, diaphragm, rotary vane, linear, and peristaltic pumps. The company excels in mass customization, providing tailored products that meet specific OEM requirements.

Global Manufacturing and Quality
Thomas operates globally with manufacturing facilities in the USA, Germany, and China. The company adheres to ISO quality standards and employs lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Kaizen practices to ensure high-quality production.

Global Presence and Support
Thomas has a worldwide footprint with sales offices and technical support centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company leverages its global resources to provide exemplary service and support to customers worldwide.
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Experience Combined with Innovation Compact, quiet and efficient, Thomas compressors are found in the world’s finest home and restaurant coffeemakers.

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With compressor experience extending back nearly eight decades, Thomas boasts a base of air-moving knowledge few companies in the world can match. Add to this a multi-disciplinary, internationally grounded engineering staff nearly 100 strong – averaging 20-plus years of OEM know-how – and Thomas stands alone. But experience is of little value if you’re stuck in the past. That’s why Thomas is committed to remaining in the forefront of pressure and vacuum technology – not only understanding, but also anticipating our customers’ requirements. You can see this in revolutionary developments like our...

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a focus on helping OEMs Succeed Thomas sales specialists and application engineers draw on a wealth of both technical and commercial experience to help guide OEMs to the optimum product for their needs.

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Simply put, we’re specialists in serving original equipment manufacturers. In fact, over 90 percent of everything we produce goes into an OEM product, either at the initial manufacturing point or as aftermarket pumps and components sold through distribution. While Thomas customers come from a multitude of industries with diverse applications, they share a common characteristic. All are looking for better ways, searching for solutions that improve performance while offering extreme value – and very often with accelerated speed to market. Our investment in the people, processes and equipment to...

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Product Line Breadth and Depth

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Within the vast engineering database at Thomas are detailed specifications for thousands upon thousands of standard product designs using a wide range of pressure and vacuum technologies including WOB-L® Piston, articulated piston, diaphragm, rotary vane, linear and peristaltic. It is a resource that’s the envy of every other company in our business. Yet the majority of the pumps and compressors we deliver to our OEM customers are not in our design library – not exactly, anyway. Instead, our standard designs provide a critical, pre-engineered head start to the custom products that OEMs require....

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Thomas is a true global manufacturing company with operations on three continents. All share a management mandate to continuously examine processes and procedures, continuously improve performance, continuously delight our customers. And while our quality certifications such as ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 might be viewed by some as factory-based, they are in fact deployed systemically across all Thomas business endeavors worldwide. Most of all, Thomas has focused its operations on the needs of OEMs for reduced lead times, unwavering reliability, and seamless adaptation to changing product...

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World-Class Manufacturing

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Global Strength and Resources

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The Thomas footprint is worldwide. You can see it in our modern manufacturing operations and major support centers in North America, Europe and Asia. And you can see it in dozens upon dozens of countries through the Thomas network of sales and service locations, as well as through affiliations within Gardner Denver, Inc., our parent company. But our global perspective is not built on brick and mortar locations alone. It also rests on a company-wide drive to translate the knowledge we’ve gained and capabilities we offer into exemplary service to our customers the world over. And at its core is...

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1419 Illinois Avenue Sheboygan, WI 53082 USA

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.