Articles by Norm Shade

This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue reviews some early advances in piston rod packing and compressor valves that enabled higher compressor operating speeds and pressures.

Unique reciprocating compressor technology was first introduced by Sulzer in 1935