Chart Industries Inc. (Chart) has acquired L.A. Turbine, is a global player in turboexpander design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and testing process for new and aftermarket equipment.
Chart is an independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the energy and industrial gas markets. Its product portfolio is used throughout the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service, and repair. With L.A. Turbine now in its portfolio, Chart is able to offer a more comprehensive “one stop shop” solution, expanding its offerings in applications such as hydrogen and helium liquefaction, carbon capture and energy storage, industrial gas, natural gas processing, small-scale LNG plants, propane dehydrogenation plants, heavy hydrocarbon removal process for LNG plants, and petrochemical.
“It is an exciting time for Chart and L.A. Turbine as we now work together to bring our customers expanded solutions across multiple molecules, including nearly all types of energy sources and multiple industrial gas applications,” said Jill Evanko, president and CEO of Chart. “L.A. Turbine is one of the only turboexpander engineering and manufacturing companies that can design and produce very specialized expanders; one of the longest lead time items in the hydrogen and helium liquefaction supply chain. With this capability in house, we are further differentiated in liquefaction – not just from decades of experience but also from world class efficiency and now, significantly shorter and guaranteed delivery times.”
Headquartered in Valencia, California, L.A. Turbine designs and manufactures application-specific, highly engineered turboexpanders used in hydrocarbon processing, geothermal power generation, industrial gas, power-recovery and refrigeration applications. The company’s global FX-TURBO field service team provides 24/7 aftermarket repair, redesign, and maintenance for all turboexpander brands and configurations.
“Since our company’s inception, L.A. Turbine’s focus is to be the go-to turboexpander solution provider, as an OEM of highly-engineered rotating equipment designs and process solutions for engineering, procurement and construction clients and end-user operators as well as aftermarket, service and repair. With Chart we can both capitalize on emerging market opportunities while also enhancing and extending the reach of the value chain to our collective customers through our people, technology, infrastructure and financial assets,” said Danny Mascari, President, L.A. Turbine. “In addition, we remain committed to providing the top-of-the-line FX-TURBO aftermarket service our turboexpander customers have come to know and expect.”
