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About Burckhardt Compression

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG manufactures and sells reciprocating compressors worldwide. The company offers Laby, a labyrinth piston compressor that compresses bone-dry, dirty, abrasive, and other gases; Laby-GI compressors for offshore vessels and installations; process gas compressors API 618 for high-pressure compression of hydrogen, hydrocarbon, and corrosive gasses; hyper compressor, a high-pressure reciprocating compressor for low-density polyethylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate plants; and standard high pressure compressors that compress air, hydrogen, nitrogen, helium, argon, natural gas, and other non-corrosive gases and gas mixtures. It also provides high-speed compressors, which are used for natural gas processing and transport applications; compressor systems and packages; and diaphragm compressors that are used for hydrogen fueling and trailer filling stations, as well as for the compression of small quantities of pure gas for medical and other purposes, as well as marine high-pressure compressors, which are used to handle relatively low boil-off gases rates. In addition, it provides various compressor components, such as compressor valves, rings and packings, capital parts, labyrinth piston compressor components, and hyper/secondary compressor components. Further, it provides services comprising valve, spare parts logistic, revamp and upgrade, component repair, field, condition monitoring and diagnostic, technical support, and training services. The company offers compressor systems used in the petrochemical, chemical, gas transport and storage, hydrogen mobility and energy, industrial gas, refinery and gas, gathering, and processing sectors. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.