Dinges Fire Company teamed up with Dräger in 2007 to become an Authorized Channel Partner and has grown to be one of the largest Dräger SCBA suppliers in the Midwest! In addition to breathing apparatus, we offer their full Safety product line including Gas Detection, Training Systems, APR, and more. For over 100 years, firefighters all around the world have trusted Dräger for reliable equipment, services, and training that are fit for purpose and based on real-world experience.
Dräger is the World Leader in SCBA production. This family-owned company was founded in Lübeck, Germany, in 1889 and has been growing and evolving into an industry leader in innovation and technology over the past five generations. “Technology for Life” is the guiding philosophy. Whether in the operating room, in intensive care, or in emergency response services, Dräger products protect, support, and save lives. Dräger US Safety is based out of Houston, Texas.
Milestones in Dräger History
1889 – First carbon dioxide pressure regulator, the Lubeca valve
1902 – First anesthetic device in the world, the Roth-Dräger, for oxygen and chloroform
1904 – First reliable mining device allowing continuous operation, the Model 1904/09. Members of mine rescue teams are still called “Draeger men” in the USA.
1907 – First respiration device, the Pulmotor.
1923 – After the First World War, Dräger has to partially convert to the production of substitute goods such as linen, clothing, and curtains
1924 – The Model 1924 mining device with breathing mask replaces helmet respiration
1931 – Oxygen equipment from Dräger on board the first flight into the stratosphere
1937 – The “Dräger tube” marks the beginning of mobile gas detection technology
1947 – In the fight against the effects of polio: The “iron lung”, the first continuous breathing device
1951 – Dräger starts developing incubators
1953 – Dräger starts developing incubators
1958 – Halothane replaces dangerous ether anesthesia. The “Vapor” from Dräger allows anesthetics to be dosed precisely
1982 – A revolution in respiration: First electronic respirator, the EV-A
1989 – Milestones in neonatology: Dräger release the Babylog 8000, a respirator for newborns and infants, to the market
1994 – Interlock, the first electronic immobilizer from Dräger, prevents vehicle use if the breath alcohol concentration is too high
2008 – Dräger DrugTest 5000 – Dräger develops the first drug testing system for saliva samples
2011 – The PulmoVista 500 provides, for the first time, the ability to monitor the distribution of air in the lung directly at the patient’s bedside – at up to 50 images/second
2016 – The synchronously-working heat sources of the IncuWarmers Babyleo TN500 keep the temperature balanced even if the hood is lifted.
2019 – Atlan, a new series of devices: State-of-the-art anesthetics technologies for more patient safety and user-friendliness