From exploration to delivery, FMC Technologies supports it all.

Our Energy Production Systems and Energy Processing Systems businesses are global leaders providing solutions for customers engaged in petroleum exploration, production, measurement and transportation. Those solutions include the design, manufacture and supply of technology and equipment.

How did we get here?

FMC Corporation acquired O-C-T (Oil Center Tools) in 1957 and committed the assets to enhance manufacturing and service capabilities, grow the business into the offshore sector and expand internationally. There were numerous acquisitions by FMC following O-C-T, including Well Equipment Company (WECO), Chiksan, Smith Meter, SOFEC and Kongsberg Offshore (KOS). Now these entities are all part of FMC Technologies.

This pattern of acquiring companies with strong products and name recognition assisted in growing our Airport Equipment and Services business as well.

The acquisition of Jetway Systems in the 1990s aided our Airport Systems division in becoming a leading supplier of proven and advanced technology solutions to airlines and airports worldwide. In more than 200 airports in 40 countries, FMC Technologies is the standard for passenger boarding bridges, cargo loaders, deicers, push-back tractors, automated guided vehicles and a wide range of airport services.

FMC FoodTech, the food processing equipment group of FMC Technologies, is an important player in the history of FMC Technologies. FMC Technologies traces its roots to 1884 when inventor John Bean developed a new type of spray pump to combat San Jose scale in California's orchards. By the mid-1930s FMC was the world's largest manufacturer of machinery and equipment for handling fruits, vegetables, milk, fish and meat products.

In 1996 FMC purchased Frigoscandia Equipment, the leading food freezing equipment manufacturer -- and now FMC FoodTech equipment is used to prepare more than 50% of the world's frozen food. FMC FoodTech sterilizes more than 50% of the world's shelf-stable canned foods as well.

This is the legacy of FMC Technologies. Strong brands. Key innovations. A global leader.