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SUMMARY36891011Pump it upLNG MotoringSmart PlantCommissioning StoryBusiness CentresNewsTraining CentreEDITORIALHeart and soulToday Cryostar competes strongly in all of its businesssegments, but the company’s foundations are built on industrialgas. This segment is where Cryostar started out,and remained the sole focus for many years. Although todayindustrial gas is joined by its fellow business segments inCryostar, it remains the heart and soul of the business.We hope you enjoy the lead article on p3 of this Spring’sCryostar Magazine, intended as a pull out guide to pumpsfor industrial gas applications.Cryostar’s activities in the industrial gas business beganin 1966 as a joint venture between the US industrial gascompany, Airco Inc, and Swiss compressor manufacturer,Burckardt. Until 1983, Cryostar was the European arm ofthe Airco Cryogenics Division. Then the company began toevolve from pure pump manufacturer to progressively takingon the manufacturing of compressors and turbines. Firstbased in Switzerland, Cryostar started a production facilityin Hesingue, France, in 1973. The site is a few kilometresfrom the Swiss boarder, and remains the company’s headquartersand main production site today.Cryostar’s strategy in the industrial gas segment is relativelysimple, and is based on two pillars: First, build onthe technological know-how and experience the companyhas accumulated over more than four decades. With around100 engineers, Cryostar has a higher development potentialthan most of its competitors. Cryostar is resolutely thetechnological leader in its field and significantly invests inR&D, not only in response to specific issues but also inanticipation of tomorrow’s needs.The second pillar centres on Cryostar’s service organisation.The company has progressively opened service centresacross the world starting in the UK in 1985, followed bySingapore, then the US East and West coasts, China andlately Brazil. There are more to come in the near futurebecause the company considers that being close to its customersis key to success in this business.From an historical as well as from a technical point of view,industrial gas is Cryostar’s core segment. We view this business,although now mature, as a growth driver with increasingapplications such as Gas-to-Liquid or Coal-to-Liquidthat are demanding more and larger equipment. Despitethe present economic crisis, which may slow activity for atime, certain geographical areas will continue to invest andconsequently need air gases.Cryostar supplies pumps and turbines to all major industrialgas companies worldwide. The figures speak for themselves:In 2007 and 2008, Cryostar received more than €70 millionin new equipment bookings annually.Daniel MEYERPresident2Spring 2009
PUMP IT UPPump it upHistorically and technically, industrial gas has been the mainstay of Cryostar’sbusiness. Industrial gas continues as a major growth driver today for the company,which supplies over €70 million in orders for pumps and turbines to the world’smajor industrial gas companies each year.Distribution pumpsLiquefied gas transfer from a trailer to a stationarytank is done either by gravity or by transferpumps. Until around 20 years ago, the transferwas only effected by gravity: the pressure in thetrailer tank was very high, the tank was heavyand the transfer was slow. However, there wasa growing need to transport more liquefied gas.New, low-pressure trailers hit the market, whichwere able to transport more liquid and featureda transfer pump. This pump significantly cuttransfer time, and could be mounted on thetrailer or the ground.Always at the forefront of cryogenic technology,Cryostar reacted rapidly in the 1980s by designinga unique transfer pump specifically designedfor this type of application: the GBS. In 1985,this was the first pump to introduce the compositemechanical seal, with four times the lifetimeof a carbon seal.Thanks to its reputation for reliability androbust design, the GBS became the market goldstandard. Today Cryostar remains the leader inthis market due to its constant effort to improvetechnology and design.Recently, requirements demanding high pressureliquid delivery, amongst others for Laser applications,appeared on the market. Cryostar imme-diately contacted customers to analyse their newflow and pressure requirements. The company’sResearch and Development department thencreated a new GBS model: the GBSD, which isavailable in two versions: GBSD 155/4.5 andGBSD 185/3.The GBSD retains all the features that makethe GBS a runaway success of. To meet customers’needs, Cryostar developed breakthroughtechnology in the GBSD. This system does notoperate through a gearbox but is driven by avariable frequency drive with power capacity upto 37kW. As a consequence the enhanced performancepump is also much simpler to maintain,cutting out the need for gearbox oil. The GBDStakes the GBS’s most successful ingredients andadds heightened performance and a motor customdesigned in cooperation with a major motormanufacturer.Since 1980, Cryostar has sold more than 3800GBS pumps. The newer GBSD has sold 200 sinceits launch. This success is also thanks to customers:Cryostar’s constant efforts to make itsproducts the best are driven by their inputs andchanging needs. This GBSD certainly won’t bethe last product development: Cryostar is alwaysimproving its solutions to increase customerproductivity.Spring 20093
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