Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I), a U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has begun operation at its manufacturing and service facility in Pearland, Texas, outside Houston. The newly constructed facility is MCO's first overseas-based compressor manufacturing and service location. The facility will provide one-stop manufacturing, repair and maintenance services for compressors and the steam turbines used to drive compressors, and will also respond to new installation and renewal demand at petrochemical plants.
"With the new operation, we are closer to our customers and can respond to their manufacturing and service needs more quickly than ever before," said Gampa Baht, president of MCO-I, at the ceremony. He also said that the new facility will enable the customers in the Gulf Coast and across the country to benefit from shorter order lead times and reduced costs.
The 17,000 square meter (180,000 square feet) facility is located on a 105,000 square meter (26 acre) site. It houses a variety of capabilities including packaging and assembly, rotor (Rotors are core components of compressors and turbines) storage, repair and maintenance services, administrative offices, and a training center. To date, MCO-I has invested more than $75 million into the state-of-the-art Pearland Works facility. Additionally, MCO-I has purchased $26 million of new manufacturing equipment including state-of-art NC lathes and parts processing machinery along with a 300-ton overhead crane, allowing for accommodation of various-sized compressors and turbines.
28-Apr-15 
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