Cornerstones of Compression: “Making Cold”

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.”

In addition to the demands of air blowing for blast furnaces, ice making and refrigeration was one of the needs that drove the development of early compressors during the industrial revolution. Discovering how to make cold changed the way people ate and lived, almost as profoundly as discovering how to…

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