9th July 2024
Routine maintenance is essential for long-term reliability, especially for equipment that operates for long periods far from a workshop. LNG carriers rely on numerous pieces of equipment to operate safely and efficiently, including the boil-off gas (BOG) compressors, which maintain the gas pressure in the storage tanks within defined parameters.
2nd July 2024
Enacting its ongoing sustainability strategy, Burckhardt Compression (US), Inc., has signed a four-year renewable energy agreement with ENGIE to decarbonize operations at its locations nationwide. The leading compression expert will purchase the equivalent of 4,656,000 KW/h of renewable energy, saving 1,941 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
19th June 2024
Routine maintenance often highlights items that need repairs, but discovering a major high-pressure asset is severely corroded has the potential to significantly impact operations. One crop nutrition company in Germany identified just such a problem and needed a new compressor cylinder to be installed at the next scheduled shutdown, just six months away.
22nd May 2024
Reciprocating gas compressors are used in many applications and their operators demand excellent reliability. Unscheduled downtime that causes a process to be halted can have very significant financial costs for the business.
16th April 2024
Burckhardt Compression, a market leader in compression solutions, has helped a major European energy company extend the lifetime of an aging hyper compressor used in a low density polyethylene (LDPE) production line in France.
21st March 2024
All great adventures start out on the road, and that’s certainly the case for Burckhardt Compression’s field services teams. The company has released a new YouTube video, Real Work for Real People, where we get to meet its dedicated compressor field service technicians and experience the challenges they face every day out in the field.
14th March 2024
In the intricate world of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) production, operational efficiency is a dominant concern. For a Scandinavian chemical company specializing in this essential polymer, the aging condition of its critical equipment posed a significant challenge.
22nd February 2024
Modern industrial machinery is already benefitting from Industry 4.0 and digitalization with predictive maintenance solutions that can identify potential issues before they develop into unplanned downtime.
13th February 2024
In the expansive terrain of Idaho, where hydrocarbon reservoirs are rare and remote, a gas processing company faced a significant challenge.
16th January 2024
In the demanding world of maritime operations, even a minor hiccup can ripple into significant challenges.