Cooper-Bessemer

Cooper-Bessemer was a brand of industrial engines and compressors manufactured in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

[2] Cooper Machinery Services is the current original equipment manufacturer for Cooper-Bessemer engines.

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.

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.

"[3] "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.