| 1938 |
Company formed by brothers H & F Talley, 10 & 12 New Cavendish Street, London, W1, England |
| 1949 |
The Emotril launched |
| 1950s |
Throughout the 50’s and 60’s MIE made a range of Anaesthetic machines like the Comprex, Cavendish, Weymouth, Wimpole, Salisbury, The portable models Enderby (named after Dr Enderby), Harley |
| 1953 |
Everseal Facemask |
| 1959 |
Johnson Infant resuscitation Cot launched |
| 1971 |
Superlite range launched |
| 1973 |
Launch of Cavendish 5 and Cavendish 4 |
| 1976 |
Superlite Exhaust valve launched |
| Mie sold along with Amalgamated Dental Industries to DentSply a large American Dental manufacturing company. |
| In May of ‘76 a pilot assembly plant was set up at Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, Devon. |
| 1977 |
MIE sales and distribution moved to the Falcon Road factory, Sowton Industrial estate, Devon from Broadwick Street London and the stores from Walton On Thames Surrey. |
| Launch of the Cavendish 500 Anaesthetic machine |
| The launch of the first Lack circuit developed by MIE and Dr Alistair Lack at the Oddstock Hospital, Salisbury, Wilts |
| 1978 |
June saw a new Managing Director appointed by DentSply |
| Launch of the Cavendish 250 Anaesthetic machine |
| 1982 |
The rights to the manufacture of the Flomasta ventilator were purchased from Wilf Jones the inventor and then patent holder |
| 1985 |
Carden ventilators introduced “Ventmasta” |
| 1986 |
New Jumbo 90 Absorber launched |
| The Vapamasta range of TC vaporisers launched |
| 1988 |
Cavendish 460 and 680 Anaesthetic machines launched |
| 1989 |
Moved to new premises in Falcon Road just across from the old factory now used by Howmet |
| 1991 |
Launch of Cavendish 460M and 680M replacing the earlier models |
| 1992 |
January 1st Company sold to Gambro, Sweden and became Engstrom MIE, and a new managing director was installed |
| 1994 |
In September the company is sold to Instrumentarium of Finland |
| 1995 |
Jan 1st Company sold to Vickers Medical |
| Launch of Cavendish 460E Anaesthetic machine |
| Launch of the Flexima 2 Anaesthetic machine |
| 1997 |
Launch of Falcon Anaesthetic machine |
| Launch of Hawk Induction apparatus |
| During this year the company was sold to Hillenbrand Industries USA to became part of Hill-Rom Europe |
| 1999 |
Dec 99 the company Moves to premises in Exmouth, Devon this being a previously a shoe factory for Clarks |
| 2000 |
In May Hill-Rom announce the closure of MIE and on the 7th July the majority of the staff leave, with just a few remaining staff to finalise the closure |
