Articles by Norm Shade
Published on: October 06, 2025
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. This is the third of six Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide a look the evolution of natural gas pipelines and compressor stations.
                                
                            Published on: September 20, 2025
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. This is the third of six Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide a look the evolution of natural gas pipelines and compressor stations.
                                
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                                Published on: July 22, 2025
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. This is the first of six Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide a look back at the evolution of natural gas pipelines and compressor stations.
                                
                            Published on: June 12, 2025
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue concludes a brief look at compressors developed for “making cold.”
                                
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                                Published on: May 19, 2025
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue concludes a brief look at compressors developed for “making cold.”
                                
                            Published on: May 01, 2025
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue continues a brief look at compressors developed for “making cold.”
                                
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                                Published on: March 31, 2025
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue introduces compressors developed for “making cold.”
                                
                            Published on: January 10, 2025
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue continues the evolution of air compressors for mining, construction and manufacturing.
                                
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                                Published on: November 11, 2024
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue continues the evolution of air compressors for mining, construction and manufacturing.
                                
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                                Published on: October 28, 2024
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue continues the evolution of air compressors for mining, construction and manufacturing.
                                
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                                Published on: October 03, 2024
                                
                                    This continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide an historical look at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors and that supported the growth and development of the industries that depended on them. This issue begins a review of the evolution of air compressors for mining, construction and manufacturing. By Norm Shade
                                
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                                Published on: August 16, 2024
                                
                                    This story continues a series of Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide a look back at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors that supported their growth and development. This issue completes the evolution of compressors used for making iron and steel.
                                
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                                Published on: July 08, 2024
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. This is the first of a series of corollary articles that look back at the industries that drove the invention and technological evolution of compressors that supported their growth and development.
                                
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                                Published on: June 18, 2024
                                
                                    Fuller Sliding Vane Compressors
                                
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                                Published on: April 30, 2024
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. However, there were also some great engine and compressor ideas that were unsuccessful. This brief Cornerstones of Compression corollary series features several development failures. By Norm Shade
                                
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                                Published on: April 09, 2024
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. However, there were also some great engine and compressor ideas that were unsuccessful. This brief Cornerstones of Compression corollary series features several development failures. By Norm Shade
                                
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                                Published on: March 05, 2024
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. However, there were also some great engine and compressor ideas that were unsuccessful. This brief Cornerstones of Compression corollary series features several development failures.
                                
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                                Published on: February 02, 2024
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. However, there were also some great engine and compressor ideas that were unsuccessful. This brief Cornerstones of Compression corollary series features several notable product development failures.
The Cooper-Bessemer Free Piston Engine
                                
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                                Published on: December 19, 2023
                                
                                    Cornerstones Corollary: Great ideas that didn’t make it!
                                
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                                Published on: November 28, 2023
                                
                                    The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products and companies over more than 160 years of continuous progress. However, there were also some great engine and compressor ideas that were unsuccessful. Starting with this issue, this brief Cornerstones of Compression corollary series features several notable product development failures.
                                
                             
                 
                         
         
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                    