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Cooper Honors Mel Helmich, One of Our Greatest Innovators

The Cooper family would like to take a moment to honor one of the great engine innovators and inventors in our company’s history. Mel Helmich, who passed away last week at the age of 96, spent 41 years with Cooper from the 1950s to the early 1990s and rose to the position of Chief Engineer. During his remarkable tenure, the company created the following products under his tutelage: W-330 engine / Z-330 engine / Quad engine / LSVB 4 cycle engine / CleanBurnᵀᴹ technology / M-Line compressors. In addition to being one of the all-time Cooper greats, Mel was also a member of the Greatest Generation and honorably served his country in combat with the 100th Engineering Division of the Army during WWII. After the war, he attained a Mechanical Engineering degree at Purdue University. Mel will be missed by his family, friends and former Cooper colleagues, but his legend inside the compression industry will live on forever.

Read the Latest Cooper Article in Compressor Tech²

Cooper Machinery Services has expanded its high-speed engine programs that include a full array of parts, service, and upgrades for Waukesha VHP and CAT G3600 engines. Both after-sale support offerings are part of Cooper’s Emerging Legends Series, a collection of seven inaugural products, programs, and services aimed at natural gas compressor operators.

“It’s really important to us to take care of our customers, no matter what compression equipment they’re using.” said Cooper Chief Executive Officer John Sargent. “Our commitment is to extend the life of legacy equipment and bring environmentally sustainable solutions to the market.”

To support the thousands of high-speed engines currently in operation, Cooper’s 200,000 square-foot facility in Deer Park, Texas serves as a Center-of-Excellence (COE) for service of Waukesha VHP, CAT G3600, and Superior engines. The COE is a warehouse, manufacturing facility and service center, and it houses three engine dynamometer stands capable of load testing engines up to 5,000 brake horsepower. It is standard practice to load test all overhauled engines.

Click here to read the article in Compressor Tech² Magazine’s August-September issue, pages 18-19!

This article appears in the August-September 2021 issue of Compressor Tech2 Magazine. You can read the entire article right now by clicking the link above.

Read the Latest Cooper Article in Gas Compression Magazine

When Cooper returned to independent operation in 2019, company leadership made it no secret that the Houston-based original equipment manufacturer (O.E.M.) of such stalwart brands as Cooper-Bessemer, AJAX, Superior, and Gemini would be changing! Almost immediately, the company began making substantial investments to grow its portfolio and strengthen customer ties. Continuing its evolution, Cooper has introduced the Emerging Legends Series – a lineup of new products and services designed to optimize legacy engines and compressor assets, helping customers extend the life of their equipment, while also bringing environmentally sustainable solutions to the industry.

The Emerging Legends Series expands Cooper’s portfolio by introducing two new after-sales support product service lines: Caterpillar G3600 and Waukesha VHP; adding three new products: Extended Life Power Piston Rings, Electrolytic Hard Iron Plating for Power Cylinders, and Dual-Coated Power Pistons; and creating two new service offerings: Field Machining and Compressor Repackaging.

Click here to read the article in Gas Compression Magazine’s August issue, pages 16-19!

This article appears in the August 2021 issue of Gas Compression Magazine. You can read the entire article right now by clicking the link above.

Cooper Acquires TrueRock Holdings, LLC

Houston, TX, July 30, 2021 –(PR.com)– Cooper Machinery Services (“Cooper”), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management today announced the strategic acquisition of TrueRock Holdings, LLC (“TrueRock”), a division of FlatRock Compression, Ltd. This action advances Cooper’s position as the leading manufacturer and service provider of mission-critical compression and engine systems.

Founded in 2011 and based in Stafford, Texas, TrueRock is a provider of parts, repair, and technical support on several prominent compression brands with an emphasis on Gemini® compressors. TrueRock brings strong engineering and technical support capabilities to the Cooper organization. Through its network of agents and distributors, TrueRock has grown from a regional player into a worldwide provider of compression parts and service.

“We are very excited to add TrueRock to our Cooper family. TrueRock’s reputation for quality, engineering and customer service is highly regarded in the compression market, and we will benefit from their best practices and passion for the industry,” said Cooper CMO, Matt Forcey.

About Cooper Machinery Services

Cooper Machinery Services is the original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and supplier of parts and after-sale services, and emissions reduction technologies to a large installed base of highly respected engine-compressor brands. The company’s OEM brands include AJAX, Cooper-Bessemer, CSI, Enterprise, Gemini, Superior, TSI, and TXC. They also are a major supplier of after-sale support for non-Cooper engine-compressor brands such as Clark, CAT (3600 engines), IR, Waukesha (VHP engines), and Worthington. Manufacturing is conducted in its facilities in Houston, Texas, Salina, Kansas and McPherson, Kansas, while on-site services are delivered through its extensive network of field technicians operating out of fully equipped repair and overhaul shops strategically located around the world.

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Contact

Cooper Machinery Services
Matt Forcey
713-354-1900
www.cooperservices.com

Cooper Launches New Emerging Legends Series^TM of New Products and Services

Cooper is proudly launching the Emerging Legends Series^TM, a portfolio of new products and services that optimize the life of installed engine and compressor assets, helping our customers preserve their legacy equipment. Products and service offerings include the following:

Extended life power piston rings
Electrolytic hard iron plating for power cylinders
Dual coated power pistons
Field machining
Compressor repackaging
CAT G3600 after-sale support
Waukesha 7042 and 7044 after-sale support

Click here to learn more about the new Emerging Legends Series^TM.

Cooper Highlights Operations at Houston and Deer Park

Want to know what Cooper is up to? Check out our latest video highlighting Cooper operations in Houston and Deer Park, Texas.

Patrick Gillespie Named Vice President, Sales – Americas

Cooper is excited to announce the promotion of Patrick Gillespie, a 15+ year industry veteran, to the role of Vice President, Sales – Americas.

Patrick began his career in Moscow as part of GE’s market development team. After returning to the US, Patrick joined Cooper in 2015 and has held successive roles leading commercial teams in the US and Latin America. Patrick holds a BA in International Relations & Russian Language from Boston University.

In his new role, Patrick will lead Cooper’s sales effort for capital projects, key accounts, distributors, Canada, and Latin America.

Jay Guidry Promoted to VP of Operations

We are excited to announce Jay Guidry’s promotion to Vice President of Operations. Jay has more than 30 years of experience in operational roles with over 25 years in leadership. He has been with Cooper for 14 years working in various capacities within new compressor and after-sale operations including sourcing, procurement, repair, and service. In addition to Cooper, Jay has held plant and operations manager positions with companies like Epic and Gardner Denver.

In his new role, Jay will oversee manufacturing, material distribution & planning, tactical supply chain, field machining, and field service. He will lead implementation of strategic initiatives and ensure internal and external customers are supported at the highest level throughout the operations group.

Cooper Featured in Compressor Tech² Executive Outlook

John Sargent: The Resurgence of Cooper

Check out the October issue of Compressor Tech² to see the cover story on Cooper, beginning on page 20! John Sargent is featured in the Executive Outlook, and you don’t want to miss this great read.

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The PDF version of this article is available here.

Cooper Acquires Archrock’s Turbocharger Division

Turbocharger Solutions International (TSI) emerges as Cooper’s new service extension

Cooper Machinery Services has acquired the turbocharger division of Archrock Services. The move allows Cooper to form a new turbocharger division, known as Turbocharger Solutions International (TSI). The division comprises Cooper’s turbine specialties team in Salina, Kansas, and Archrock’s McPherson, Kansas, division. No financial details were announced.

“We’re very pleased today to bring these two fine turbocharger teams together,” said Mitch Opat, TSI’s leader. “We’ve been spirited competitors for many years. Together, we will drive value and improve the customer experience.”

TSI will focus on providing new and repaired turbochargers for ABB, Caterpillar, Clark, Cooper, Delaval, Elliott and others, the company said.

The new addition to the Cooper family comes nearly two years after Archrock expanded its turbocharger facility in McPherson, Kansas. The expansion gave Archrock’s Turbocharger Group 26,750 sq. ft. (2485 m²) of work space for its turbocharger operations.

The facility, which has an additional 15,000 sq. ft. (1394 m²) of warehouse and inventory space, handles the manufacturing, remanufacturing, repairs and testing of turbochargers for the gas compression, power generation and petrochemical industries, among many others. The company held an open house for the facility on Oct. 17, 2018.

The acquisition, its fifth in 10 months, gives Cooper another service extension to its already diverse portfolio. After emerging from the former Baker Hughes, a GE Company’s (BHGE’s) reciprocating compression division last summer, Cooper went on to purchase four companies in five months – Epic International, Reciprocating Technology Services (RTS), Sinor Engine Co. and Hoerbiger’s Engine Legacy Solutions business.

“We’re adding companies that accomplish the same goals we have,” Sargent said in an earlier interview with COMPRESSORTECH². “We’re trying to put all the pieces back together and be the best we can be.”

Click here to view the announcement on the CompressorTech2 website.