Chauvin Arnoux: more than a century of history
Founded in Paris in 1893 by Raphaël Chauvin and René Arnoux, Chauvin Arnoux has played a major role in the history of measurement. The long and prestigious list of its inventions, such as the universal tester, the ancestor of the multimeter, or the current clamp, provides ample proof of this. In the 20th century, more than 350 patents and brands were registered by Chauvin Arnoux.
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Foundation of the company by René Arnoux and Raphaël Chauvin.
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Creation of the first subsidiary in Poland, bombarded during the war and now closed.
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Opening of the first factory in Normandy (France) at Conches en Ouche, now closed.
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Founding of Manumesure.
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Opening of the second factory in Normandy at Villedieu-les-Poëles.
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Establishment of the Italian subsidiary at Lissone (a suburb of Milan).
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Opening of a third factory in Normandy at Vire and establishment of a subsidiary in the USA.
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Opening of a fourth factory in Normandy at Pont-l'Evêque, which currently houses the central inventory.
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Opening of the Spanish and British subsidiaries.
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Inauguration of the new Head Office at 190, rue Championnet in Paris, the Group's current headquarters.
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Chauvin Arnoux celebrates its hundredth anniversary, launches a new logo and sponsors the Grand Prix de la Mesure prize awarded by the French Académie des Sciences.
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Chauvin Arnoux becomes the first French manufacturer of measuring instruments to set up an anechoic chamber to measure its products' electromagnetic compatibility.
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Takeover of the company Normandie Mesures by Manumesure: atmospheric pollution testing and dimensional metrology.
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Takeover of Metrix, no. 2 on the French portable measuring instruments market, and Pyrocontrole, formerly owned by the American company Engelhard.
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Takeover of Enerdis and the Measurement branch of Oritel.
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Takeover of the Chinese company Puji Wung for integration in the Chinese subsidiary.
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Opening of a subsidiary in Lebanon to cover the Middle East and a Scandinavian subsidiary in Sweden the following year.
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Opening of the Chauvin Arnoux Group's new industrial site in Meyzieu, near Lyon (France).
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Chauvin Arnoux celebrates its 120th anniversary and receives a Gold Electron prize for the PEL loggers and a Bronze Electron prize for the Digiflex sensors.
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Creation of a new logo for Manumesure