please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message burckhardt compression type six swiss exchange industry compressor technology founded 1844 headquarters winterthur switzerland key people marcel pawlicek ceo products reciprocating compressors revenue chf 328 mn number of employees 983 2011 website http www.burckhardtcompression.com burckhardt compression ag is a winterthur based swiss firm specialising in reciprocating compressors . according to the enterprise it is the world leader in this field with its products being used around the world in various industrial applications . the company was founded by franz burckhardt as a small mechanical workshop in basel in 1844 which he expanded to a factory making air and vacuum pumps . the firm was taken over by sulzer in 1969 and became independent again in 2002 after a management buyout . in may 2006 burckhardt compression announced its intention to go public on the swiss stock exchange probably in june 2006 . references edit robert brookes 2006 05 27 . burckhardt compressors pressurise the world . swissinfo . matthew allen 2006 05 11 . swiss firms profit from oil boom . swissinfo . this swiss corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article related to a manufacturing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title burckhardt compression & oldid 713487727 categories gas compressorsmanufacturing companies of switzerlandcompanies based in winterthurmanufacturing companies established in 1844swiss company stubsmanufacturing company stubshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articleswikipedia articles in need of updating from november 2010all wikipedia articles in need of updatingall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 4 april 2016 at 09 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view