In 1930, the University of Paris awarded René Moineau a doctorate of science for his thesis on “the new capsulism”. His pioneering dissertation laid the groundwork for the Progressing Cavity Pump.
In 1932, Moineau partnered with Robert Bienaimé of the Gévelot Group (see box) to found PCM Pompes.
In the 1970s, PCM moved beyond PCP pumps with an investment in Delasco, a leading Peristaltic Hose Pump company, and the acquisition of Preci-Pompe, a maker of diaphragm and plunger dosing pumps.
It began expanding overseas in the 1990s with the opening of PCM Pumps UK, an investment in Kudu Industries in Canada, the creation of a PCM-Delasco subsidiary in Germany and a partnership with Moret Pumps Shanghai in China. In strengthened its presence in the Food industry with the acquisition of Dosys in 1993. In 2006 PCM opened a new factory in Houston, USA and expanded its offices and plant in China.
Today PCM operates in more than 70 countries in the Oilfield, Food and Industrial sectors.
Gévelot Group
The Gévelot Group's origins go back to 1820, when the company produced primers, cartridge for game shooting and military ammunition. After the Second World War, the Gévelot Group moved out of munitions and into precision mechanics, including cold extrusion, positive displacement pumps, motorcycle carburetors and gas equipment. Today, these activities are divided between PCM and the company’s other subsidiaries. Gévelot is listed on the Paris stock exchange.
