Former company brand of today's Elumatec AG in Mühlacker until 1984, as well as the current DeWalt brand until 2001.
The original Elu company was founded in 1928 by Eugen Lutz whose name also stands for the abbreviation Elu.
In 1930, the production of machines under the brand name “Elu” began in Mühlacker-Lomersheim. The first series product was the Elu MT 1 disk sander.
In 1951, Elu began developing machines for woodworking and power tools and selling them throughout Europe. In the same year, the MOF 11 motorized hand router with a high-performance universal motor was launched on the market and sold throughout Europe. In 1959, Elu founded Elu France, the first foreign subsidiary in France. In 1966, machines for aluminum and plastic profile processing were developed for the first time, including the first generation of copy routers, the SAL 54.
In 1967, Elu developed the TGS 71 table and mitre saw with a patented swivel mechanism. In 1972, the DG 79 double mitre saw was launched on the market. It was the first mass-produced double mitre saw for manual and industrial production. This was followed by the DG 102 and DG 104 models, further saws for aluminum construction which were unrivalled in the 1970s. In 1978, the double mitre saw DG 184 was introduced. In 1979, the logistics area was expanded and the company now used a computer-controlled, modern high-bay warehouse.
In the 1980s, the Elu company had two divisions:
- Stationary machines for processing plastic and metal profiles
- woodworking machines and hand tools
In 1984, the woodworking machines and hand tools division and the ELU brand name were sold to Black & Decker who continued to operate them unchanged for the time being.
The stationary machines division was continued under the new brand name elumatec at the Mühlacker site.
In 1992, Black & Decker introduced the DeWalt brand, previously reserved exclusively for radial arm saws, for the professional hand-held machine sector in America. The hand-held machines sold in Europe under the ELU brand were now increasingly identical to DeWalt models.
In 2001, the ELU brand was completely replaced by DeWalt and the former production facilities in Europe were closed.
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