Essex Industries got established in 1947 by Harold Guller. It has been the significant military and commercial aerospace program since 1947. In 1991, it acquired the Portable Breathing and Rescue Products Division from The DuPont® Corporation. Its products include Platform Controls and Aircraft Components, Liquid Oxygen Equipment, Emergency Breathing, Gas Regulators, Sampling Canisters, Build-to-Print, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul. Essex has provided over 100,000 new LOX systems for military and commercial applications, ranging from a 5 Liter Converter to the new 500 Gallon LOX Trailer. The Guller Foundation, the charitable arm of Essex Industries, contributes to scholarships at the Olin Business School, research at Barnes Jewish Hospital and many other worthwhile causes. Members of the executive team are active in organizations that include the National Kidney Foundation, ALS Association, Boys Scouts of America, National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) and Association of the United States Army (AUSA). Essex employs over 360 people in Saint Louis, Missouri and Huntington Beach, California.
