Industrie Meccaniche di Bagnolo (IMB)

IMB is renowned for its expertise meeting challenging heat exchanger requirements, including high pressures and temperatures, complex fabrication, critical welding and specialist metallurgy, for multiple applications across the oil and gas refining and petrochemical processing sectors.

About IMB

Industrie Meccaniche di Bagnolo (IMB) was established in 1961 to design and manufacture specialty heat exchangers for the refining, chemicals and petrochemical sectors.

We have remained at the heart of our community ever since and are proud of the thousands of units carrying the IMB name performing reliably in the in the most demanding services and critical applications in plants all around the world.

Chart acquired IMB in 2018. The Chart product portfolio, strong aftermarket focus and global presence represent an exciting new chapter in IMB's continued development.

Similarly, it bears testament to the quality and reliability of our equipment that Chart chose IMB as part of the strategy to diversify out of its traditional cryogenic processing sector.

Featured Products

LUMMUS ADVANCED BREECH-LOCK EXCHANGER®

LABLEX is suitable for services with high pressures on both the shell and tube sides and those with high pressure only on the tube side.

SPINTUBE™ Replacement Bundles

SPINTUBE replacement bundles enhance the performance of shell and tube heat exchangers.

Hairpin Heat Exchangers

Hairpin heat exchangers are the most efficient design when the process requires a temperature cross.

Specialty Heat Transfer & Process Equipment

Specialty heat exchangers for refining, petrochemical and fertilizer industries.

Service & Maintenance

IMB can be relied upon to provide the highest level of support throughout the product lifecycle. Services include:

Engineering consultancy
Thermal and mechanical design optimization
Operator training - can be virtual, classroom or site based
Installation and commissioning
Site assistance
Spare parts

IMB service and maintenance

Our superior service starts at the at the design phase working with prospective clients on project and product optimization. Once our equipment has been delivered to site our skilled technicians are on hand to provide installation and commissioning support and operator training as required.

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Clean-Burning Energy

Delivering Clean Burning LNG

Each of Chart's 1000 m3 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanks provides sufficient clean-burning natural gas energy to meet the average family's demand for 500 years.

IMB Product Portfolio

IMB brochure covering LABLEX, Hairpin Exchangers, SPINTUBE and other specialty heat exchangers.

Lock Breaking Kit

IMB's lock breaking kit facilitates simpler and safer maintenance of LABLEX units.

SPINTUBE Replacement Bundles

Environmental, Health & Safety Policy IMB (English)

With reference to to the HSE context of the facilities where IMB Srl carries out its own activities. This policy further supplements the standard QHSE policy of Chart Industries.

Environmental, Health & Safety Policy IMB (Italian)

With reference to to the HSE context of the facilities where IMB Srl carries out its own activities. This policy further supplements the standard QHSE policy of Chart Industries.