Bangkok--10 Feb--Dresser Waukesha
Dresser Waukesha, a leading manufacturer of spark-ignited, gaseous-fueled engines, is partnering with its sister company, Dresser Wayne, an innovator of retail fuel dispensers and technologies, to supply engines that will drive compressors in CNG (compressed naturalgas) filling stations in Thailand.
In the first collaborative effort by the two Dresser businesses, Dresser Waukesha will supply 12 VGF(R) engines which will be packaged with Dresser Wayne’s Cubogas(TM) compression systems at the company’s facility in Talamona, Italy. The packaged compression units will be shipped from Italy to Thailand and are scheduled for installation later this year at new filling stations in and around Bangkok.
“We’ve specialized in clean burning natural gas engines for decades,” said Lloyd Beauchamp, vice president of sales for Dresser Waukesha, “and we’re pleased to participate in a project that supports a transportation infrastructure for the people of Thailand using this same plentiful, environmentally-friendly fuel.”
The new stations will help meet the increased demand for CNG. In Thailand, as in many other developing countries, the number of cars powered by CNG has grown rapidly in response to concerns about the environment, fluctuating gasoline prices, the accessibility of natural gas and consumer subsidies. However, at present, there aren't enough fueling stations to meet the demand for natural gas, so users often wait in long lines to fill their tanks.
The new stations, equipped with large engine-driven compression units, are designed for high volume and will service more customers more quickly. The stations are so-called “mother” stations that will also fill tanker trucks that will, in turn, supply smaller stations. The Waukesha engines, known for their reliable operation and fuel flexibility, will be fueled by methane and will provide back-up power for the compressor systems.
“This accelerated transition to CNG as a reliable alternative fuel for all kinds of vehicles presents significant new opportunities for Dresser Wayne and Dresser Waukesha to collaborate to meet an emerging need,” said Paolo Petracchi, vice president of CNG for Dresser Wayne, "It is also an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Dresser’s capabilities to ‘bundle’ various products to provide integrated solutions.”
Supported by its distributor Souer Ltd. of Bangkok, Dresser Waukesha already has numerous gas engines in use in Thailand all along the gas infrastructure, from well head to fuel nozzle.
About Dresser Waukesha
Founded in Waukesha, Wis. in 1906, Dresser Waukesha, a leading brand in the Dresser, Inc., portfolio, is a manufacturer of spark-ignited, gaseous-fueled engines widely used in power generation, gas compression and other mechanical drive applications. Dresser Waukesha also packages engine-generator sets and DC switchgear controls for the distributed generation market. Waukesha's manufacturing facility, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA, is ISO 9001 certified. The company's Web site is www.waukeshaengine.dresser.com.
About Dresser Wayne
Dresser Wayne, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is one of the largest business units of Dresser, Inc., and is an industry pioneer for the retail fueling industry. Among its innovations, Dresser Wayne was the first to introduce self-service consoles and fuel blending dispensers to service stations, in-pump card readers and cash acceptors, in-pump radio frequency identification payment systems and dispenser-mounted touch screen payment/communication systems. In addition, Dresser Wayne designs and markets software systems that enable its retail fueling customers to manage the convenience store aspects of their businesses more efficiently, including inventory control, price book management, labor management and site administration. The Dresser Wayne Web site is www.dresserwayne.com.
About Dresser, Inc.
Dresser, Inc. is a leader in providing highly engineered infrastructure products for the global energy industry. The company has leading positions in a broad portfolio of products including valves, actuators, meters, switches, regulators, piping products, natural gas-fueled engines, retail fuel dispensers and associated retail point-of-sale systems, and air- and-gas handling equipment. Leading brand names within the Dresser portfolio include Dresser Wayne(R) retail fueling systems, Waukesha(R) natural gas-fired engines, Masoneilan(R) control valves, Mooney(R) regulators, Consolidated(R)
pressure relief valves, and Roots(R) blowers and rotary gas meters. It has manufacturing and customer service facilities located strategically worldwide and a sales presence in more than 100 countries.
The company's Web site is www.dresser.com.
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