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This is a list of manufacturers of equipment specifically intended for use for underwater diving, though they may also manufacture equipment for other applications

The list is laid out alphabetical order and lists types of diving equipment manufactured and brand names associated with the entity.


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  • Aerotec Industries Inc. Norseman scuba regulators.[1]
  • Erik Andersson of Stockholm, Sweden: Standard diving dress.[2]
  • AP Diving, also known as AP Valves – British manufacturer of underwater diving equipment. Inspiration rebreathers, Buddy and Commando buoyancy compensators, Mk IV Jump Jacket.
  • Apeks – British manufacturer of scuba diving equipment. Scuba regulators
  • Aqua Lung America – American company manufacturing recreational diving equipment
  • Aqua Lung/La Spirotechnique – French company manufacturing breathing apparatus and diving equipment
  • L.G. Arpin Company Divair scuba regulators.[1]
  • Atomic aquatics. Scuba regulators.
  • Avelo (diving system) – Variable density scuba buoyancy control system. Integrated scuba cylinder and buoyancy compensator.
  • Avesta Jernverks AB – Swedish manufacturer of seamless steel gas cylinders (Sweden) Steel diving cylinders.[3]
  • Avon Protection – British manufacturing company

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  • C.E. Heinke & Co. Ltd. – British manufacturer of diving equipment
  • Carleton Life Support – Subsidiary of Cobham based in Davenport, Iowa
  • Emil Carlsson of Stockholm, Sweden: Standard diving equipment.[7]
  • Catalina Cylinders – American manufacturer of aluminum gas cylinders. Aluminium diving cylinders.[3]
  • Cavalero-Champion – French manufacturer of underwater diving equipment Spearguns, swimfins, half-masks.
  • Cis-Lunar – Manufacturer of electronically controlled closed-circuit rebreathers for scuba diving
  • Citizen Watch – Core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Tokyo, Japan – Dive computers and diving watches.[8][9]
  • Clouth Gummiwerke AG of Cöln Nippes, Germany. Standard diving equipment.
  • Cobham (company) – British defense industry manufacturing company
  • Cochran Undersea Technology (Cochran) was the supplier of dive computers to the US Navy. They were programmed with US Navy specified algorithm based on the Thalmann algorithm.[10] Cochran has closed down after the death of the founder, and the US Navy has been using Shearwater Research computers programmed with the decompression model specified by the Navy since then.
  • Cressi-Sub – Italian manufacturer of recreational diving and swimming equipment. Scuba, snorkel, and spearfishing equipment.

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  • Dacor (scuba diving) – Former American diving equipment manufacturer. Buoyancy compensators.[11] Scuba regulators, cylinder valves.[1]
  • Dalmine (cylinders) – Italian manufacturer of seamless steel gas cylinders (Italy) (historical)[3]
  • John Date, of Montreal, Canada: Standard diving equipment [12]
  • Deepblu – Manufacturer of dive computers Dive computers.[13]
  • Delta P Technology – Technical dive computer manufacturer. (VR2)[14]
  • Demone Manufacturing Company Scuba regulators, cylinder valves.[1]
  • DESCO, also known as Diving Equipment and Supply Company Inc. – American manufacturer of commercial diving equipment. Surface supplied and scuba equipment, standard diving equipment.[1]
  • Dive Rite [15] marketed the first commercially manufactured backplates in 1984,[16] and a wing for diving twin cylinders in 1985.
  • Divesoft – Manufacturer of diving rebreathers and accessories. Libery rebreathers,[17][18] Freedom dive computers.[19]
  • Dive Xtras – Manufacturer of diver propulsion vehicles
  • Divex – Scottish provider of diving equipment and related services.
  • Diving Unlimited International (DUI) – American manufacturer of dry suits and other diving equipment
  • Dräger (company) – German manufacturer of breathing equipment. Dräger & Gerling, Lubeck, Germany: Established 1889. In 1902 name changed to Drägerwerk, Heinr. & Bernh. Dräger. Draegerwerk produced both rebreather and free-flow standard diving helmets.[20][21]
  • Dunlop Rubber – British multinational company manufacturing natural rubber goods

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F

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  • Faber Industrie SpA – Italian manufacturer of seamless steel pressure cylinders for gas (Cividale del Friuli, Italy) Steel diving cylinders.[3][24]
  • Favre-Leuba – Swiss watch manufacturer
  • Fenzy – French manufacturer of industrial and diving breathing equipment
  • Maurice Fernez – French inventor and pioneer in underwater breathing apparatus
  • Luigi Ferraro – Officer of the Royal Italian Navy and pioneer of Italian submarine warfare
  • James Fisher and Sons plc – marine engineering firm
  • Friedrich Flohr, Kiel, Germany: Established 1890. Manufactured apparatus of Denayrouze type with three-bolt helmets and regulator backpacks. Later also produced free-flow helmets.[25][26]

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J

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K

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  • Kimura (Nagasaki iron works), Japen: Standard diving equipment [34]

L

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  • C.A. Lindqvist of Stockholm, Sweden: Standard diving equipment.[35]
  • Liquivision Dive computers.[36]
  • Luxfer – Multinational manufacturer of seamless aluminium pressure vessels (United Kingdom, United States, France) (They announced in 2021 they are leaving the aluminum production market in the USA.) Aluminium diving cylinders.[3] Luxfer Gas Cylinders is based in Riverside, California, and has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., England, Canada, China and India.[37]

M

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  • Mares (scuba equipment), also known as Mares, S.P.a – Italian manufacturer of underwater diving equipment.. Scuba regulators, buoyancy compensators, swimfins.
  • Medi, East Germany: 3-bolt helmets [26]
  • Marinverkst of Karlskrona, Sweden: Standard diving equipment.[38]
  • Mercury Products, Billingshurst, UK. SDBA (Special Duty Oxygen Breathing Apparatus)
  • Miller-Dunn Diving Co. of Miami, Florida. Standard diving equipment, shallow water helmets.
  • Morse Diving, also known as Morse Diving International, A J Morse and Son. – American manufacturer of diving equipment. Standard diving equipment.[39]

N

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  • Nemrod – Spanish manufacturer of scuba and spearfishing equipment. Spain: Scuba regulators, cylinder valves.[1] Standard diving equipment [40]
  • Normalair Ltd. Scuba sets.[1]

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R

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  • Ratio Computers – Dive computers.[50]
  • Rose Aviation Incorporated Rose Pro scuba regulators.[1]
  • Rouquayrol-Denayrouze, later Specialites Mecaniques Reunis, then Societe Charles Petit, eventually Rene Piel , France. (several name changes) manufactured both 3-bolt and 12-bolt helmets, and both demand and free-flow air supply systems.[51] Trademarks include Rene Piel of Paris,[52] C H Petit, of Paris.[53]

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  • SALVAS (Società Anonima Lavorazioni Vari Appararecchi di Salvataggio), Italy: manufactured mostly military salvage equipment, including diving helmets.[54][55]
  • A Schrader's Son of Brooklyn, New York: Standard diving equipment.
  • Scott Aviation Corporation Hydro-pak full-face scuba sets.[1]
  • ScubaForce[56] SF2 (rebreather) – Back or sidemount ECCR with bellows counterlung.[56]
  • Scubapro – Brand of scuba diving equipment
  • Seamless Rubber Company Nemrod scuba regulators.[1]
  • Seaquest (scuba). Buoyancy compensators.[11]owned by Aqualung since 1990.[57]
  • Seatec. Buoyancy compensators.[11]
  • Scauda, of Mareilles, France: Standard diving equipment.[58]
  • Semperit – Austrian manufacturer of industrial polymer products
  • Shearwater Research – Canadian manufacturer of dive computers and rebreather electronics.
  • Sherwood Scuba, BCDs, regulators, computers, masks, fins, gauges, valves.[59]
  • Siebe Gorman – British manufacturer of diving equipment and salvage contractor. London, UK:Standard diving dress.
  • SM Gerzat (France) now Luxfer, France, Aluminium diving cylinders.[3]
  • Snuba – Limited depth airline breathing apparatus towed by the diver
  • Spearfisherman (company) – American diving equipment manufacturer
  • Sportsways Inc. Scuba regulators, cylinder valves.[1]
  • Submarine Products – Former British diving equipment manufacturer and distributor.
  • Suunto – Finnish manufacturer of compasses, dive computers and sports watches

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  • Vítkovice Cylinders a.s. – Czech manufacturer of seamless pressure cylinders for gas (Ostrava, Czechia) Steel diving cylinders.[3][61][62]
  • Voit, also known as W.J. Voit Rubber Corporation – Sporting goods manufacturer. Former manufacturer of diving equipment, including scuba regulators, cylinder valves.[1]

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Y

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  • Yokohama Diving Apparatus Company, Japan: Standard diving equipment (helium rebreather)[63]

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