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Linde Engineering (Linde plc)
Linde Engineering (part of Linde plc; NYSE/FRA: LIN; Dublin, Ireland; HQ Pullach Germany for engineering division; ~$34B revenue) designs and delivers small-scale LNG liquefaction plants using Linde's proprietary LIMUM (Linde Mixed reFrigerant Updated Modular) and other natural gas liquefaction cycles. Linde Engineering has built multiple LNG peak-shaving plants and distributed LNG liquefaction facilities in the US and Europe. Linde is one of just three technology licensors (with Air Products and Shell SEAP) that control the majority of global LNG process technology. Linde Engineering's LNG reference list includes utility peak-shaving plants in the US Northeast and Europe, and LNG satellite and virtual pipeline systems.
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chemical
Atmospheric Air →
manufactured
Cryogenic air separation unit (ASU) →
manufactured
Cryogenic cold boxes and heat exchangers →
manufactured
IQF Tunnel Freezer Equipment →
energy
LNG peak-shaving and import facilities →
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Linde Cryoline Manufacturing (Swindon, UK) →
GBWiltshire · manufacturing
Linde Engineering cryogenic food equipment manufacturing center in Swindon, UK; designs and manufactures the Cryoline LIN (liquid nitrogen) and Cryoline LC (liquid CO2) tunnel freezer product range for the IQF food processing market. Linde also designs cryogenic equipment in Pullach, Germany (Linde Engineering HQ). The Swindon site supports global food processor customers with equipment manufacturing, commissioning, and service. Source: https://www.linde.com/food-beverage/food-freezing
Linde Engineering Headquarters (Pullach/Munich) →
DEBavaria · engineering
Linde Engineering GmbH, Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14, 82049 Pullach im Isartal (near Munich). Primary global engineering and project execution center for Linde ASU design/build. Over 4,000 air separation plants designed and delivered since 1902. This facility hosts cryogenic process simulation, proprietary APCI and Linde cycle design tools, and project execution for large ASU EPC contracts globally. Linde AG was founded in 1879 by Carl von Linde, who invented the first practical air liquefaction machine. Source: https://www.linde-engineering.com/en/about-linde-engineering/locations/
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Industrial Gas Supply (Global)
55%Engineering (LNG & Process Technology)
25%Healthcare & Life Sciences Gas
15%Electronics & Semiconductor Gases
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Did you know2023
Linde plc's cryogenic IQF tunnel freezer engineering (Cryoline product line, Swindon UK) uses the same thermal insulation, vacuum-jacketed piping, cryogenic valve, and LN2 flow control technology as Linde's cryogenic systems for semiconductor manufacturing (LN2 cold traps, cryopumps for semiconductor etch chambers) and for biomedical storage (liquid nitrogen dewars for cell/tissue banking). Linde is simultaneously the world's largest LN2 supplier to food processors (cryogenic IQF), the primary LN2 supplier to semiconductor fabs (TSMC, Samsung, Intel use LN2 for fab cooling and cryogenic etch), and the dominant LN2 supplier to biomedical and pharmaceutical cold chain (vaccine storage, blood banking, fertility clinics). Linde's cryogenic engineering division — headquartered in Pullach near Munich — designs equipment for all three markets with overlapping engineering teams and shared technology platforms. A single Linde engineering disruption (strike, trade restriction, facility damage) would simultaneously affect frozen food IQF capacity, semiconductor fab cooling, and biomedical cold chain.
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