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In 1981 Turbodyne was made part of the
Worthington Group, along with Worthington Pump and Worthington Compressors.
In 1981, I-R introduced the model HOS
reciprocating compressors, expanding the lineup in 2-4-6 throws to 6,000 hp and 60,000
pound rod load.
In 1983, I-R combined packaging and rental
operations into a single entity, all named I-R Compression Services, using the Broken
Arrow, Ok., facilities as headquarters and for packaging. Southwest Industries’
Houston facilities were phased out.
In the early 1980s in Norway, KV started
to look for a partner in order to penetrate the US cogeneration market. Dresser Industries
expressed interest and in 1985 purchased 50% of the shares in the KV Gas Turbine
Division. The named was changed to Kongsberg Dresser Power.
In 1984, the Le Havre, France plant was equipped
with a full load test stand. Two 26 MW tests benches with loop capacities of 1,500 Nm3 and
450 Nm3 of gas were built. The inauguration of the new test stand took place during
Marathon train tests with a discharge pressure of 620 bars.
In January of 1984, a new Turbodyne Division was
formed by McGraw-Edison.
Later, in November, the Turbodyne Division was
acquired by the Dallas-based Dresser Industries, an engineering-oriented company with long
experience in and solid commitment to the broad energy markets.
In 1985, after Dresser Industries decided to buy
Turbodyne, the Le Bourget / La Défense locations were closed and single and multistage
steam turbine production was transferred to the Le Havre, France plant.
In 1985+, rapid expansion of the rental and
contract compression markets takes place internationally – particularly in Venezuela
and later in Argentina.
1986: Turbodyne received an order for a 55
MW turbine generator. Unit shipped in December of 1987.
 On January 1, 1987 Dresser Industries and
Ingersoll-Rand combine their common businesses to form Dresser-Rand Company, a company
that adds an unmatched dimension of global service and capabilities to the energy
industry, headquartered in Corning, NY. Dresser-Rand and its subsidiaries and affiliates,
worldwide, have 10 manufacturing and testing facilities, 70 sales offices, 30 service
centers and more than 7,300 dedicated people. The partnership starts as a 50-50
relationship, but later Dresser takes a 51% share of the assets while Ingersoll-Rand has
49%. Since Dresser had nothing comparable to I-R Compression Services, CS continues in
much the same manner as before.
Further to the partnership, the Worthington Eloyes
plant in France was closed and reciprocating activities were moved to the Le Havre
facility.
In 1987, a Dresser-Rand GT61 gas turbine became
the first second-generation gas turbine to exceed 100,000 operating hours.
The remaining 50% share in Kongsberg Dresser
Power was purchased by Dresser-Rand after the start of the partnership and the named
changed to Dresser-Rand Power in 1989 and later to Dresser-Rand AS.
In 1989, Dresser-Rand initiates the Total
Quality Management Program company-wide. This program was based on the quality program
initiated by Corning Inc.
 
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