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D-R History Page 4 DRESSER-RAND products A services eBusiness newsroom contact us about us Dresser Rand Company 1911 - 1950 1990 - 1994 1951 - 1970 1995 - 1999 1971 - 1980 2000 - present 1981 - 1989 3/6/03 4:45 PM L D-R Companies L History L Operations L Key Personnel L Backgrounder L Privacy Statement and Terms of Use In 1981 Turbodyne was made part of the Worthington Group, along with Worthington Pump and Worthington Compressors. In 1981, I-R introduced the model HOS reciprocating compressors, expanding the lineup in 2-4-6 throws to 6,000 hp and 60,000 pound rod load. In 1983, I-R combined packaging and rental operations into a single entity, all named I-R Compression Services, using the Broken Arrow, Ok., facilities as headquarters and for packaging. Southwest Industries' Houston facilities were phased out. In the early 1980s in Norway, KV started to look for a partner in order to penetrate the US cogeneration market. Dresser Industries expressed interest and in 1985 purchased 50% of the shares in the KV Gas Turbine Division. The named was changed to Kongsberg Dresser Power. In 1984, the LeHavre, France plant was equipped with a full load test stand. Two 26 MW tests benches with loop capacities of 1,500 Nm3 and 450 Nm3 of gas were built. The inauguration of the new test stand took place during Marathon train tests with a discharge pressure of 620 bars. In January of 1984, a new Turbodyne Division was formed by McGrawEdison. Later, in November, the Turbodyne Division was acquired by the Dallasbased Dresser Industries, an engineering-oriented company with long experience in and solid commitment to the broad energy markets. In 1985, after Dresser Industries decided to buy Turbodyne, the Le Bourget / La Defense locations were closed and single and multistage steam turbine production was transferred to the Le Havre, France plant. In 1985+, rapid expansion of the rental and contract compression markets takes place internationally - particularly in Venezuela and later in Argentina. http://www.dresser-rand.com/aboutus/history4.asp Page 1 of 2 D-R History Page 4 1986: Turbodyne received an order for a 55 MW turbine generator. Unit shipped in December of 1987. On January 1, 1987 Dresser Industries and IngersollRand combine their common businesses and form Dresser-Rand Company, a company that adds an unmatched dimension of global service and capabilities to the energy industry, headquartered in Corning, NY. DresserRand and its subsidiaries and affiliates, worldwide, have 10 manufacturing and testing facilities, 70 sales offices, 30 service centers and more than 7,300 dedicated people. The partnership starts as a 50-50 relationship, but later Dresser takes a 51% share of the assets while Ingersoll-Rand has 49%. Since Dresser had nothing comparable to I-R Compression Services, CS continues in much the same manner as before. Further to the merger, the Worthington Eloyes plant in France was closed and reciprocating activities were moved to the Le Havre facility. In 1987, a Dresser-Rand GT61 gas turbine became the first secondgeneration gas turbine to exceed 100,000 operating hours. The remaining 50% share in Kongsberg Dresser Power was purchased by Dresser-Rand after the start of the partnership and the named changed to Dresser-Rand Power in 1989 and later to Dresser-Rand AS. In 1989, Dresser-Rand initiates the Total Quality Management Program company-wide. This program was based on the quality program initiated by Corning Inc. Previous Next Lick to (op Copyright Dresser-Rand Co. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement and Terms of Use If you have difficulty using this site, please contact the Webmaster. 3/6/03 4:45 PM http://www.dresser-rand.com/aboutus/history4.asp Page 2 of 2