Girodin-Sauer S.A.S. is a company incorporated under French law, founded in 1948 and based in Cormeilles-en-Parisis in the Paris region.The company was founded in 1948 under the name Girodin by the aeronautical engineer Marius Girodin. He had invented the innovative barrel engine, the technology of which was later used for air compressors for naval ships and submarines.With its own design office, production unit, sales team and customer service department, Girodin-Sauer is able to design, manufacture and service complete air or gas compression and treatment systems.Since 1989 Girodin-Sauer has been part of a German family group Sauer Compressors (J.P. Sauer & Sohn Maschinenbau) with 14 international subsidiaries. The group was founded more than 135 years ago and has more than 85 years of experience in compressor technology.