High Purity Systems will invest about $8.5 million to move into a new 30,000-square-foot facility in Manassas, Virginia, to increase piping fabrication capacity, creating 105 new jobs.

The John H. Carter Company acquired Process Pumps & Equipment and its affiliate LA Machine & Design, which will operate from existing facilities in Geismar and Shreveport, Louisiana, expanding its pump group offerings. The deal was announced on September 13, 2019.

Zhejiang Kaishan Compressor's wholly owned US subsidiary Kaishan Compressor USA (KCA) held an opening ceremony for a new $15 million plant in Baldwin County, Alabama, which makes oil-free screw compressors. The plant began construction in July 2018 and covers 65,000 square feet.

Elliott Group merged Ebara International Corporation, based in Sparks, Nevada, with its operations in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. The transaction was listed in the Q2 2019 pump M&A review.

The Massman Companies has acquired DTM Packaging and Custom Automation, a manufacturer and remanufacturer of bottling, packaging and custom automation equipment, adding it to its group of machinery companies.

BHGE-Nuovo Pignone won a contract to supply 18 compression trains and power generation equipment to Venture Global LNG for the Calcasieu Pass project in Louisiana, with total liquefaction capacity of 10 million tonnes per year.

IMEC redesigned the compressor system for Wyman-Gordon's forging press plant in North Grafton, Massachusetts, with a 5,000 PSI, 600 HP system that cut recharging time by 75%.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems will expand Sullair's Michigan City, USA air compressor plant with a new manufacturing building, warehouses and optimized production facilities, with an investment reported as about US$3000 million. The article also says the expansion is expected to create new jobs.

Worldwide Oilfield Machine expanded manufacturing capacity at its Canemont facility in Houston with a custom thermal welding machine and two new CNC machines. The equipment is intended to raise production rates and precision.

Rotary Power opened a North American service centre in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, occupying 8,500 sq. ft. The announcement is dated August 7, 2019.

KP Components announced in August 2019 a $16 million investment in a new 50,000 square foot building in Easley, South Carolina, to serve US demand. The project will create nearly 50 jobs and install several milling machines.

Vactor Manufacturing is expanding its Streator, Illinois plant by 170,000 square feet, adding up to 90 jobs and increasing production capacity, with parent Federal Signal investing up to $25 million. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

Waukesha Bearings unveiled plans to add a nearly 35,000 sq ft extension to its Antigo, Wisconsin plant, bringing the facility to nearly 100,000 sq ft. Completion is scheduled for January 2020. The announcement is dated July 23, 2019.

Arcline Investment Management signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Reciprocating Compression division of Baker Hughes, a GE company, which manufactures compression and engine systems in Houston, Texas and Salina, Kansas. The price was not disclosed.

As part of the Elite deal, Archrock will sell about 80,000 active and idle compression horsepower to Harvest Midstream for $30 million in cash.

Archrock agreed to acquire substantially all assets of Elite Compression Services, including about 430,000 horsepower of mostly large-horsepower compression units, for $410 million in cash and newly issued shares.

Global Compressor LP has added 7,300 square feet to its Houston headquarters, adding a machine shop, valve repair center and sales offices, doubling its machine count onsite.

Atlas Copco acquired the operating assets of Taylor Air Center, a compressor distributor and division of Vallen Distribution, in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The business has about 20 employees and will join Atlas Copco's Compressor Technique service division. The price was not disclosed.

Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company applied to FERC to modify the Kenai LNG Plant in Kenai, Alaska, adding a 1000 hp electric-drive boil-off gas compressor, valves and pumps. The filing was made in June 2019.

Swedish manufacturer Alfa Laval is adding a new brazed heat exchanger production line at its existing Henrico County, Virginia plant, creating 15 new jobs. The expansion was announced at a celebration on June 10, 2019.

Siemens will supply three Dresser-Rand reciprocating compressors to an unnamed large industrial gas company for a new steam methane reformer in Texas, scheduled for commissioning in 2020.

Siemens was awarded a contract to supply three centrifugal residue compression trains for two 250 MMcfd cryogenic gas plants in the Delaware basin, with commissioning planned for late 2020.

Siemens was awarded a contract to provide three residue compression trains for two 250 million standard cubic feet per day cryogenic gas plants in the Delaware Basin. The contract value was not disclosed.

Siemens was awarded a contract to provide three residue compression trains for two cryogenic gas plants in the Delaware Basin, each rated 250 MMSCFD. The compressors, motors and drives will be built in the USA and commissioned in late 2020.

Siemens was selected by a large industrial gas company to supply three Dresser-Rand 5HHE-VL-NL reciprocating compressors for a new steam methane reformer in Texas. Commissioning of the compressors is expected in 2020, with the reformer due in 2021.

Emerson is expanding operations at its Micro Motion facility in Gunbarrel, Boulder, with a $100 million investment and 250 new jobs, after accepting local incentives.

NPK Construction Equipment, a subsidiary of Japan's Nippon Pneumatic Manufacturing, has purchased Genesis Attachments LLC of Superior, Wisconsin, and its German affiliates Genesis Holdings and Genesis GmbH. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Gardner Denver and Ingersoll-Rand agreed to combine Gardner Denver with Ingersoll Rand's Industrial segment via a spin-off, creating a global pump and compressor maker valued at about $5.8 billion for Ingersoll Rand shareholders.

Sealed Air signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based automated bagging systems maker Automated Packaging Systems for a total consideration of $510 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

Honeywell UOP will provide engineering, procurement and fabrication services for gas pretreatment technologies at Venture Global LNG's Calcasieu Pass export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The complex will produce 10 MTPA of LNG.

Lockport, NY packaging converter Bison Bag ordered a 10-color MIRAFLEX II AM flexographic press from Windmöller & Hölscher, its first from that supplier. The press is scheduled to start up in Q4 2019.

Ingersoll-Rand plc agreed to spin off its Industrial business and merge it with Gardner Denver Holdings in a cash-and-stock Reverse Morris Trust deal valued at about $15 billion, announced April 30, 2019.

Ingersoll Rand agreed to merge its air compressor, pumps, and fluid and materials handling business with Gardner Denver, spinning off its industrial business. The climate solutions business will receive $1.9bn in cash from the merger financing.

Parker-Hannifin entered a merger agreement under which it will acquire LORD Corporation for $3.675 billion in cash on a cash-free, debt-free basis, to be financed with new debt.

CSI Compressco LP completed the relocation and expansion of its East Texas facility from Longview to a 15-acre site in Kilgore, Texas, creating a Center of Excellence for compressor repair, overhaul and aftermarket parts. The facility is staffed by 35 personnel.

Siemens will supply three Dresser-Rand 5HHE-VL reciprocating compressors for a new steam methane reformer in Texas, which will become the largest hydrogen production unit in the U.S. when completed in 2021. Commissioning of the compressors is expected in 2020.

Emerson announced a $49 million investment in a 140,000 sq ft global headquarters in Brookfield, Connecticut, for its Branson assembly technologies line. Groundbreaking is set for June 2019 with opening expected in late 2020.

Fluid-power distributor Iowa Fluid Power plans a 45,000 sq ft expansion of its Blairs Ferry Road NE facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, valued at $5.7 million, with 12 new jobs and completion expected in August 2019.

Hypertherm signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire abrasive waterjet maker OMAX, which becomes a wholly owned subsidiary. Closing is expected on or around April 9, 2019.

Denyo Manufacturing opened a 63,000-square-foot sheet metal fabrication facility in Danville, Kentucky, adding 65 jobs, to make parts for its generators and air compressors using new Amada equipment.

Atlas Copco Compressors LLC has acquired Appleton Compressor Service & Supply Inc., a long-established Atlas Copco distributor in Menasha, Wisconsin, turning the territory into a factory-direct branch. The deal's value was not disclosed.

Atlas Copco acquired Appleton Compressor Service & Supply, a long-established US distributor of its compressors based in Wisconsin with about 15 employees. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Industrial Service Solutions, backed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners III, completed the acquisition of Madison-Smith Machine & Tool, a Kentucky-based plant maintenance, repair and precision machining provider, in December 2012.

Vactor Manufacturing announced plans to expand its Streator, Illinois plant, adding up to 90 jobs and increasing production capacity. Parent Federal Signal expects to invest up to $25 million in the project, with construction targeted to finish by end of 2019.

Air Products agreed to provide its proprietary AP-C3MR liquefaction technology, equipment and process license for the three-train Golden Pass LNG export facility in Sabine Pass, Texas, which is due to start up in 2024. Value was not disclosed.

Baker Hughes will supply six heavy-duty gas turbines and 12 centrifugal compressors to the $10 billion Golden Pass LNG export terminal near Port Arthur, Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed and the deal was confirmed on 7 February 2019.

Ingersoll Rand plans to transfer most core product line production from Buffalo, New York to its Mocksville plant by July 2019 and hire about 40 workers across Mocksville and Davidson, NC.

Portland private equity firm LVL3 announced its acquisition of privately owned Hoffman Instrumentation Supply, a Hillsboro, Oregon maker of high and ultra-high vacuum stainless steel components.

GP:50 is adding 12,000 square feet to its Grand Island, NY headquarters, mainly for its Aerospace Division, and has bought over $500,000 in test chamber, pressure test and turning equipment, with occupancy planned by late February 2019.

Kampi Components was awarded a Department of Defense order worth $1,578,910 to supply 28 electro-mechanical actuators manufactured by L-3 Technologies in Victor, New York, for the Defense Logistics Agency.