Ingersoll-Rand Forms New Compressors Division

Ingersoll-Rand Company, Charlotte, N.C., recently announced the formation of a new division, the single stage products division, whose initial product offering will be XFLO, a mixed-flow single-stage turbo compressor. The new single stage products division, based in Charlotte, will be headed by Peter Baldwin, vice president and division general manager.

"The new division will allow Ingersoll- Rand to fill out its product line and to showcase X-FLO, a major advancement in impeller technology," said Mr. Baldwin. "We're filling a sizable segment of the compressor marketplace with X-FLO, and we plan to expand the new division to include similiarlv innovative products," he said.

Adaptable to air, gas and steam applications, X-FLO will serve major industries sqch as chemicals, utilities, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper, food, mineral processing and industrial pollution control.

The X-FLO is a more compact machine and, therefore, is easier to package, install and maintain. A typical X-FLO impeller is 30 to 40 percent smaller in diameter than typical centrifugal impellers, while achieving higher efficiencies and energy savings. X—FLO's simple design, coupled with its few moving parts (only the rotor assembly and gear), provides maintenance-free operation for extended period of time.

Integral gear designs are available to 175,000 CFM. Other features include: A horizontally-split gear casing, providing accessibility for easier inspection and maintenance of bearings and gears; case hardened AGMA Class 12 gearing; a shaft driven lube pump; variable inlet guide vanes to adjust flow rate; a variety of materials and seals to match application needs; and three types of bearings—tilting pad, three-lobe and tapered land thrust.

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Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 122, Jun 1985

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