Highly specialized equipment for cryogenic gases, heat exchangers and rotating equipment across the entire liquefied gas supply chain.
Chart Industries, Inc.
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About Chart Industries
Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) is a global manufacturer of custom-engineered plants and equipment for the industrial gas and clean energy markets. The product portfolio covers the entire liquefied gas supply chain: helium and hydrogen liquefaction plants, brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHX), air cooled heat exchangers, vaporizers, cryogenic tanks, ISO containers, transport trailers, LNG fueling stations, as well as rotating and compression equipment of the Howden brand. Manufacturing includes specialty welding, skid prefabrication, pressure vessel construction per ASME Code and engineering including 3D modeling; key materials are aluminum, steel and stainless steel. Customers come from industries such as LNG/Clean Energy, hydrogen and helium, CCUS, marine, oil and gas, beverage and water treatment. Headquarters are located in Ball Ground, Georgia (USA); manufacturing, engineering and service sites exist in the USA, Europe (including Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, UK), India, China and South Africa. In 2025, Baker Hughes announced the acquisition of Chart Industries; in 2026, Chart became part of Baker Hughes.
- Site
- Ball Ground, GA
- Processes
- Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger (BAHX) manufacturing, Skid manufacturing, prefabrication and specialty welding, New construction of pressure vessels per ASME Code, Engineering, machining and welding for the cryogenic and gas industry, Repair of cryogenic tanks and trailers including tank refurbishment, Turboexpander repair, redesign, retrofit and OEM manufacturing, Specialty welding service for trailers (welding, repair and servicing of liquefied gas trailers), Manufacturing of helium and hydrogen liquefiers (capacities: helium 50–600 mmscfy; H2 5–30 t/day)
- Materials
- Aluminum (Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger), Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger, Aluminum, Pressure Vessel Steel (ASME Code)
- Certificates
- OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, ISO 17020 (Type-C inspection body, Chart VRV Italy), ISO 17020 (Type C)
- Founded
- 1859
- Industries
- Industrial gases, LNG / Clean Energy, Hydrogen & Helium (Liquefaction), CCUS / Carbon Capture, Marine & Shipping, Beverage / Craft Brewing (CO2)
- 01
Engineering & Design (process, mechanical, 3D modeling)
- 02
Sheet metal and vessel fabrication
- 03
Specialty welding & prefabrication (skids)
- 04
Pressure vessel construction per ASME Code
- 05
Assembly & control panel construction (ATEX/SAFE)
- 06
Installation & commissioning
- 07
Aftermarket: maintenance, repair, spare parts, leasing
Materials & Processes
Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger
Brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers as a key component for the liquefaction of natural gas, hydrogen, helium and air.
Aluminum
Material of the BAHX heat exchangers and lightweight cryogenic components.
Pressure Vessel Steel (ASME Code)
New construction and repair of pressure vessels per ASME Code by Fronti Fabrications.
Components & Plants
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger (BAHX) manufacturingJoining | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Skid manufacturing, prefabrication and specialty weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| New construction of pressure vessels per ASME CodeCasting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering, machining and welding for the cryogenic and gas industryMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair of cryogenic tanks and trailers including tank refurbishmentAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Turboexpander repair, redesign, retrofit and OEM manufacturingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Specialty welding service for trailers (welding, repair and servicing of liquefied gas trailers)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of helium and hydrogen liquefiers (capacities: helium 50–600 mmscfy; H2 5–30 t/day)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of LNG tanks 1000 m3 and ISO containers (20' and 40')Casting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of Air Cooled Heat ExchangersJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
The majority of Howden's manufacturing and service sites worldwide are certified to OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001. Chart VRV in Italy is accredited as a Type-C inspection body under ISO 17020 for the metrological inspection of metering systems on tanker vehicles.
| Evidence | Ornago |
|---|---|
| ISO 14001 | |
| OHSAS 18001 | |
| ISO 17020 (Type C) |
History
- 1859
Origins: pioneering work on heat exchanger solutions for cryogenic liquefaction
- 2006
Acquisition of Cooler Service Co. of Tulsa (air cooled heat exchangers)
- 2008
Chart Ferox acquires Flow Instruments & Engineering (Germany)
- 2011
Acquisition of GOFA Gocher Fahrzeugbau
- 2012
Acquisition of AirSep Corporation; delivery of the largest integrated nitrogen rejection unit
- 2013
Revenue exceeds US$1 billion; LNG fuel system for the first dual-fuel catamaran ferry Francisco
- 2015
Acquisition of Thermax, Inc. (vaporizers, heat exchangers)
- 2017
Acquisitions of VCT Vogel, Hudson Products and HETSCO
- 2018
Acquisition of VRV (including IMB, FEMA, CryoDiffusion); sale of CAIRE Medical
- 2019
New heat exchanger plant in Tulsa, OK; largest liquid hydrogen tank in India in Sri City
- 2020
Acquisitions of SES (Cryogenic Carbon Capture) and BlueinGreen; sale of MVE; acquisition of the Worthington transport trailer business
- 2021
Acquisitions of Earthly Labs, L.A. Turbine, AdEdge and Cryo Technologies; launch of ChartWater; move to the NYSE
- 2022
Acquisitions of Cryogenic Service Center and Fronti Fabrications; LH2 fuel cell test with Ballard
- 2023
Completion of the acquisition of Howden
- 2025
Baker Hughes announces acquisition of Chart Industries; opening of aftermarket plant Chesterfield, UK
- 2026
Chart Industries becomes part of Baker Hughes