2Linde Gas Division

Total Sales : 13,8 Mrd. €Employees: 50000

Linde Group Sales and Employees 2011 - worldwide by divisions

Engineering Sales:Employees:

1,5 Mrd. Euro 3000

Sales:Employees:

11,5 Mrd. Euro 45000Linde Gas

Gist + others

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The Historical Beginning - Linde

Carl von Linde and his first patentGesellschaft für Linde‘s Eismaschinen, established 1879

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1895 Linde patent No. 88824

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The Air consists of

Nitrogen78.09 %

Argon0.93 %

NeonHeliumKryptonXenon

0.002 %

Oxygen20.95 %

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Luftzerlegung nach dem Niederdruckverfahren

VersorgungMD-N2-Kreislauf

Kreislauf-Verdichter mitZwischen- undNachkühlung

Wärme-tauscher

Boostermit Nach-

kühlung

Expansions-maschine

Kälteanlage

Luft Filter

Luftverdichtermit Zwischen-

und NachkühlungWasser-abscheider

Molekularsieb-Adsorber

Wärme-tauscher

Druck-säule

Nieder-druck-säule

gasförmig

flüssig

EV

EV

EV

LOX

LIN

Rohargon-kreislauf

GOX

GAN

Füllwerk Flaschen-transport

Kunde

Gase-Produktions-Zentrum

Flüssig-transport

Kunde

Direktlieferungper Rohrleitung

Kunde

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Air Separation Plant, Worms 190t LOX, 270t LIN und LAR/d

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From the Source to the Customer

Gas productioncenter

Filling station

Pipeline

PipelineOn-site supply

Retailer

Transport of liquefied gas

Cylinder transport

C U S T O M E R

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Gases can be used for

Cooling/Freezing

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Gases can be used for

Enabling Processes

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Gases are used in the metalworkingindustry

Metallurgy and Glass: Hardening and Tempering

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Metal Fabrication: Oxy-fuel Gas Cutting

Cutting steel with oxygen and acetylene or propane

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Metal Fabrication: Material Processing with Lasers

Gases are used for cutting and welding with lasers

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Combustion in pure oxygen in the glass-making industry

Metallurgy and Glass: Heating

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Specialty Gases

A concept for gas supply systems, waste gas management systems, services and Total Gas Management solutions.

The Li-Pur concept serves the semiconductor and fibre optics industry

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Future Care

Future care for all patients with gas-enabled medicine

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Hydrogen for Future Applications in the Aviation Industry