A.O. Smith Company was established in Wisconsin, USA.
1936a.o. Smith has become one of the largest manufacturers of water heaters in the United States with leading technologies such as patented liner coating technology.
1974a.o. The anniversary of the establishment of Smith Company100th, and in the same year, an energy-saving production line for household water heaters was developed.
1998
A.O. Smith invested USD 30 million to establish wholly-owned AO Smith (China) Water Heater Co., Ltd. in Nanjing.
1999 China a.o. Smith water heater passed the "UL" certification of American safety experiment and began to be sold back to the United States.
In 2000, AIO Smith (China) Water Heater Co., Ltd. passed ISO9002 and ISO900 1 certification successively.
In September, 20001,American A.O. Smith Company successfully acquired Start Company, the third largest water heater company in the United States with annual sales of 325 million dollars, further consolidating its market leading position.
200 1 1 1 On the day when China formally joined the WTO, A.O. Smith Company announced in China that it would increase its capital by 20 million US dollars, strengthen its R&D investment and expand its water heater production line.
China has become the new focus of the company's global development strategy.
In 2004
On the occasion of130th anniversary, A.O. Smith announced the establishment of WPC Global Engineering R&D Center in China.
In March 2005, the center was formally completed and put into use.
In March, 2005, China A.O. Smith water heater passed the US DOE energy-saving certification.
In 2006, A.O. Smith Company successfully acquired Canadian GSW Company, further consolidating A.O. Smith Company's leading position in the North American market.
In June, 2007, it decided to increase capital and start the third phase expansion project, so that its production scale in China doubled on the basis of the second phase just completed.
20 1 1 year, A.O. Smith Company successfully acquired Lochinvar Company, a North American boiler manufacturer, at a price of 4180,000 US dollars, which ushered in another major development opportunity.
20 1 1 increased its capital by 500 million yuan to build the industry's first R&D/ production base for low-carbon energy-saving water heaters, further consolidating A.O. Smith's leading position in innovation, energy saving and environmental protection in the water heater industry.
2013 a.o. Smith's global super production/research base in Nanjing, China was completed and put into use.
20 14 The 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of A.O. Smith Company14 was held in Nanjing.