Aerus LLC, formerly Electrolux Corp. USA, manufactures air and surface purifiers, water filtration and treatment systems, and vacuum cleaners.

[1] Electrolux Corporation USA was founded in 1924 by Gustaf Sahlin, a Swedish businessman who emigrated to the United States.

[2] In 1989, Electrolux Corp. USA created Purelux, the first residential under-the-sink water purification system combining ultraviolet (UV) light and activated carbon filtration.

The machine was the revolutionary Lux Model V made by AB Electro-Lux of Sweden and invented by Axel Wenner-Gren.

In 1929, a shipment of Model XI cleaners sank, forcing Electrolux Corp. to build machines in the US.

In 1931, the White Sewing Machine Company in Cleveland, OH was contracted to build the Model XII,[4] however this was not a permanent move as Electrolux Corp. wanted its own factory.

A Model XXX is currently on display at the Smithsonian and it is considered one of the top hundred U.S. inventions of all time.

In 1968, AB Electrolux sold its minority shares to Consolidated Foods, which then bought enough stock to make it the majority shareholder.

In 1970, Electrolux Corp. opened up its Bristol, VA manufacturing center[6] which eventually replaced the much older Old Greenwich factory.