Shenyang Yuanda Compressor, Shenyang, China

Shenyang Yuanda Compressor (SYCC) operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Burckhardt Compression in Liaoning. The plant builds reciprocating compressor systems for the Chinese market, and we set out to document that operation at the scale it runs. We photographed the production infrastructure, the workshop floors, and equipment at various stages of completion. Few compressors on this floor stand finished; most are still on their way to becoming one.

A separate entry covers the SYCC foundry in Shenyang. Part of the wider Burckhardt Compression work, alongside Winterthur, Ningbo, Busan and Pune.