As the company continued to grow, so did its product line, with the company expanding the use of the Sight Feed Generator into Floodlights and flare-lights.

Little did the company know that these increases in application would make it a prime product that would be called upon for support of the allied efforts in WWII. As is often the case, these boom years were met with a significant downturn for the company as the equipment used for the war effort re-entered the market after it was no longer needed.

To address this, the company developed larger and larger stationary generators for industrial use within the pipelines of manufacturing facilities.

Also seeing a shift in the market towards acetylene distribution and use in cylinders, a team of engineers began applying the knowledge gained from over 20 years of generator innovations into a closed loop, on-demand cylinder filling system which was smaller, safer, and more efficient for gas producers. Again revolutionizing a market, the bright future continued and the company remained committed to developing more efficient systems within Medium Pressure Acetylene Generation Plants.

By the 1960’s, the development team at a newly renamed company of Rexarc, had developed a fully automatic generator that could be operated safely and efficiently, as well as easily support plant expansions as they were needed.

Over the next 50 years and into today, the company designed, produced, and shipped Acetylene Plants of various sizes to over 80 countries that meet the needs of industries and applications in acetylene gas.

As the refinement of equipment design continued, other areas of development included improved purification methods and safety devices. These safe and efficient operations make Rexarc acetylene plants among the most desirable equipment today.

Still located on the site of those original tobacco barns, the company remains committed to developing innovations in the acetylene process with recent product developments that include automated solvent filling to improve operator efficiency as they weigh in cylinders prior to filling, and again prior to distribution for use. Data logging and reporting development provide additional insights into plant efficiency.

Today, and the future continue to shine brightly at Rexarc as we apply our knowledge, attitude, equipment, and processes to support your needs in the vessel production and value add services of piping, instrumentation, paint, and other controls integration. Rexarc is the global leader in acetylene gas plant production, and is trusted in over 50 countries around the world with the generation, purification, and compression of the highly volatile gas.

Rexarc’s traditions of customization, communication, and on-time delivery of products has been passed down through four generations of owners and 95-plus years of business.

Rexarc - Model 301 - Acetylene Cylinder Filling Plant - 8.5 m??/hr - Brochure