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It was the early 1950’s when an ingenious industrialist by the name of Arthur Cohen invented the Airpot dashpot.
A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and subsequent founder of the Electric Regulator Corporation in 1945, Cohen invented, manufactured and successfully marketed a line of electromechanical voltage regulators which he named Reghom.
The unique design of the regulators required a dashpot with low friction, long life, and high reliability. Since no such device was commercially available at the time, Cohen designed one himself.
To meet the demanding performance requirements of the Reghom, Cohen employed a unique combination of materials for the dashpot: graphite and glass. The design worked so well that the dashpot became a stand-alone product.
By 1954 it was being marketed as the Airpot Precision Air Damping Dashpot. Airpot thus became the world’s first commercially available instrument quality air damping device.
The earliest major uses of Airpot were in mechanical time delay switches and relays, professional motion picture equipment, and textile winders.
As the years passed, radical changes in technology and the emergence of high tech equipment created scores of new applications for precision mechanical devices. The Airpot found its first niche—in computer tape drives, in the early designs of large disk drives and printers, and in professional recording equipment.
In 1969, after more than four decades of success, Arthur Cohen sold Electric Regulator Corporation and founded Airpot Corporation to stay active in his retirement. From 1969 to 1975, Cohen continued to improve the Airpot design to meet the growing demands of new applications.
Then, at the still young age of 59, tragedy struck. Arthur Cohen died of a stroke, but his new company lived on in the capable hands of his wife, Ruth Cohen. At that time, the company had just 10 employees.
Ruth Cohen’s focus on marketing and human resources dramatically changed Airpot’s exposure to the world and set the course for the ensuing years of growth. To the great sadness of all her employees, she succumbed to cancer in 1992.
A constant devotion to customer service, product quality, and on-time delivery has vastly expanded Airpot’s markets. Today, Airpot Corporation continues to be a trusted supplier to many of the world’s most prestigious original equipment manufacturers. We are proud to have earned an international reputation for excellence, as well as a number of awards from customers and state and community organizations.
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Airpot Corporation - 35 Lois Street - Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone (800) 848-7681 Fax (203) 849-0539 Email service@airpot.com
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