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CECO Expands Precision Repair to Include Baton Rouge Facility
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. FEBRUARY 26, 2003 - A new Precision Repair Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana will be Compressor Engineering Corporation's largest, the company announced today. CECO has acquired the assets of Parts Maintenance, Inc. (PMI), which has been serving compressor users and petrochemical plants since 1973 and has a reputation for high quality and quick turnaround. The 21,000 square foot facility on Cherry Hill Avenue is the third Precision Repair Center for CECO. Other CECO Precision Repair Centers are located in Houston and Odessa, Texas. The new purchase gives CECO more than 100,000 square feet of repair and manufacturing space.
This CECO Precision Repair Center will specialize in thermal metal spraying, rolled thread piston rod production, compressor cylinder repair and specialty grinding. The facility features a very large vertical boring mill capacity with a 118-inch table, 15-ton crane capacity, lathes with up to 118-inch swing and 28-foot centers, large long-bed grinding capacity up to 44 inches outside diameter, 168-inch lengths and internal grinding up to 120 inches.
CECO Precision Repair-Baton Rouge will offer a range of expert machining and grinding capabilities. Unique to the area, this facility will also provide a highly developed thermal metal spray operation and will operate one of the largest thread rolling machines in Louisiana.
The location will provide engineering and design support and employ a staff of precision machinists to work with customers throughout the South and the United States.
Compressor Engineering Corporation (CECO), headquartered in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1964 and has grown to become the world's largest independent manufacturer of compressor and engine replacement parts. In 1977, CECO opened its New Orleans warehouse and sales office, and in 1980 added a sales office, warehouse, and repair center and in Odessa, Texas, which expanded again in 2002. Precision Repair - Baton Rouge was launched in 2003. Custom engineered components and repair is only a portion of CECO's solution packages. They also provide customized software solutions, testing, training and consulting through the subsidiary, ACTT. More information about CECO and its Family of Companies is available at www.TRYCECO.com