ELGi Sauer Compressors Ltd

ELGi Sauer Compressors Ltd

M/S. Elgi Sauer Compressors Limited

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Naval SystemsLand Systems & VehiclesDual-use
Founded 2008Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Naval Forces, Land Forces
Profile last updated: June 13, 2026

About

Founded in 2008, ELGi Sauer Compressors Ltd is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Coimbatore, India working in naval systems, land systems & vehicles.

ELGi Sauer Compressors Ltd is a joint venture established in 2008 between Elgi Equipments Ltd (Coimbatore, India) and J.P. Sauer & Sohn (Kiel, Germany). The company manufactures high-pressure air and gas compressor packages for naval, defence, commercial shipping, industrial, petro and offshore markets in India. Its products include compressors for navy starting air, centralized air systems for Indian Navy shipbuilding, and compressors supplied to the Arjun tank ARRV. It operates a manufacturing facility and an engineering support centre in Coimbatore, and provides product support through a sales and service network across India.

Location

Coimbatore, India

Founded

2008

Company type

Joint venture

Legal name

M/S. Elgi Sauer Compressors Limited

Focus areas

high-pressure compressorsnaval compressorsdefenceshippingoffshorehydropowerair compressorsgas compressors

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Naval SystemsLand Systems & Vehicles

Supply-chain role

Subsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareMaintenance & Repair

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Navy air compressors

High-pressure air compressors

High-pressure air compressors supplied to navies, including centralized air systems for new shipbuilding and retrofit projects.

Starting Air Compressors

Marine starting air compressor

Starting and instrument air compressors for commercial shipping and fleet operators.

Black-Start or Emergency Compressors

Emergency compressor

Emergency compressors for naval and shipping applications.

EK2 compressor

Naval compressor

Compressor accepted by a global navy and exported to naval customers.

WP5000 compressor

Marine compressor

Compressor used on naval engineering installations.

End users

Naval ForcesLand Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

Arjun ARRV

Named customers

Indian Navy

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Green Factory Building

Issued by: IGBC and CII

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