Superior Engines & Compressors

Superior Engines is a brand of industrial combustion engines that has a history which stretches back to 1889. It was in this year that Patrick J Shouvlin opened a small industrial engineering shop in "Springfield, Ohio". In effort to capitalize on the growing need for oil pumping engines, P. J. Shouvlin developed and sold his first gas engine for oilfield pumping applications. Twenty-five years later, the Superior Gas Engine Company was selling a line of engines which ranged from 20 to 100 horsepower.

Throughout the 1920’s the company employed a staff of roughly 500 individuals and was said to be the largest singly owned company in the world according to the Clark County Historical Society.

It the early 1960’s a line of Superior Compressors specifically designed to operate with Superior Gas engines were manufactured. In addition, these Superior Compressors could also be operated with a turbine or motor-driven. Throughout the 1960’s, refinements to existing engine and compressor lines continued. As part of these enhancements, twelve and sixteen cylinder V-engines were developed. These engines ranged from 400-2,650 horsepower and could be used for powering compressors, generators, blowers or pumps.

Although there are no new superior engines being manufactured today, companies such as Cameron Compression Systems provide aftermarket parts, sales and technical support for Superior Engines. In addition to providing parts and technical support, Cameron Compression Systems is the manufacture of reciprocating, Superior compressors.

External links

* [http://www.c-a-m.com/cs Cameron Compression Systems]