Ateliers François SA roots go back in history, it came into being initially as ‘’Etablissements François” in 1870 in Sclessin-lez-Liège in Belgium. This company manufactured pneumatic hammers for tunnelling. By 1896 it transformed into Moteurs S.A. to build high speed steam engines.

The early 1980s saw the first entry, into the world of bottling liquids, of PET material. To form bottles, which are blown into a mould, required much higher than normal pressure of air and AF Compressors were to realise that this was en emerging market of importance and designed a range of 40 bar oil free PET compressors to meet this need.

Since then it is now common to see, mineral water, carbonated soft drinks, fruits juices, edible oil, beers, vinegar, wines, dipping and sauces, liquid soaps, medicines, cosmetics and perfumes all in PET bottles and AF’s production is almost totally now in High pressure oil free compressors for this application.