Rotork history

The company established its first foreign sales agent in 1958, in Australia.

1960: Rotork develops an O ring seal and Syncroset.

By 1962, orders for the A range forced the company to expand its manufacturing capability, and the company built a new plant, in Bath, which quickly became Rotork's headquarters site as well.

The next major step in Rotork's actuator design was the introduction of the Syncropak in 1964.

In 1968, the company opened its first United States, Rotork Inc., in New York.

1970: The company opens a manufacturing plant in the United States.

1971 saw the establishment of Rotork Italy, further solidifying our presence in the European market.

By 1974, the company had reached an annual production of 13,000 units, building up its actuator sales to more than £5 million per year.

In 1977, the company entered a new market, quickly industrializing India, where it entered a joint-venture manufacturing agreement.

In 1983, the A Range 1600 Series was launched; it was the first Syncropak actuator with electronic control circuitry.

In 1984, however, Rotork achieved a new breakthrough.

Rotork had been developing its own dedicated control systems for its valve actuators, a process which was speeded up in 1985 with the acquisition of a company specializing in instrumentation and control systems.

By 1986, Rotork was ready to launch its latest product, Pakscan, which offered microprocessor-based control over multiple actuator arrays.

Further investment in the Rotork Gears Division began in 1993 with the completion of the purchase of Exeeco, a gearbox company.

As part of this effort, Rotork established a specialized Fluid Power Division, operating from manufacturing plants in Rochester, New York; Leeds, England; and Singapore in 1995.

1999: The company acquires Fluid System Srl, based in Italy, and the U.K. firm the Valvekits Group.

By the end of 2000, the company had successfully launched the latest generation of IQ actuators.

2002: Rotork acquires the United States company Jordan Controls.

Six new acquisitions were made in 2011 alone, allowing expansion into instrumentation and control solutions.

In 2012, Rotork launched the IQ3, which is the most robust actuator in the industry, capable of providing exceptional reliability.

In 2015, the CK range of stockable modular electric valve actuators was launched.

In 2019, the Rotork Master Station was launched; it can operate up to 240 actuators in a single loop from an intelligent control centre with a simple to use interface.