Products
Engines
In 1929, Cooper-Bessemer products included gas engine-driven compressors, stationary and marine diesel engines, and gasoline engines. During World War II, Cooper-Bessemer contributed to the war effort by manufacturing diesel engines for troop and cargo ships, as well as warships, tugboats, and rescue and patrol boats. Cooper-Bessemer gas engines were widely used in the production of rubber, alloys, light metals, high-octane aircraft fuel, and synthetic ammonia for munitions, and in refineries, chemical plants, shipyards, and petroleum pipelines. Many early GE diesel locomotives had Cooper-Bessemer engines.Compressors
From the 1920s to the 1980s, the company manufactured thousands of Cooper-Bessemer integral engine-compressors, including the GMV, GMW, and GMX series, and the V-250, V-275, W-330, Z-330, and QUAD compressors. These compressors used a "compact, V-angle engine design with an articulated connecting-rod arrangement, allowing power piston connecting rods to drive onto one master compressor rod for each throw of the crankshaft." "The GMV integral-angle gas engine-compressor was a major contributor to the world’s economy for more than a half century, providing compression energy for natural-gas transmission, gas treatment, and petrochemical, refinery, and power industries in the United States and 44 countries around the world."Current ownership
Thousands of Cooper-Bessemer engines continue to operate today. General Electric bought this product line from Cameron in 2014. Cooper Machinery Services is the current original equipment manufacturer for Cooper-Bessemer engines.References
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