Equipment profiles
An introduction to... Portable pumping skids Subscription
Aerospace, medical oxygen, beverage gas, disaster relief response and oil fields are just a few unique applications where the need for remote or portable cylinder filling or high pressure gas delivery is required. What benefits do portable pumping skids provide? Industrial gas distributors who would like to start filling their own pure and mixed gases…
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An introduction to... CO2 Vaporisers Subscription
Vaporising CO2 means to change the CO2 from a liquid phase into gas. Physically, this can only be done by adding heat to the liquid CO2. Adding heat can be achieved by using steam, electricity or simply ambient heat.
An introduction to... Flashback arrestors Subscription
Special safety devices such as flashback arrestors prevent dangerous backfire and flashback. But how do flashback arrestors work, which different versions are available, and what has to be considered for the installation?
An introduction to... MicroBulk Subscription
In today’s economy, most market sectors have been challenging and business professionals need ways to profitably grow their business. A MicroBulk system enables industrial gas distributors (from the independent to the international gas companies) to provide improved service to their customers.
An introduction to... ASU's Subscription
Air separation units (ASU’s) are integral to the production of all industrial gases such as argon, oxygen and nitrogen by separating air into their constituent components, as our equipment profile this month explains.
An introduction to...LNG pumps Subscription
As LNG occupies approximately 1/600th the space than in its gaseous state, it can be stored and transported by specially designed LNG carriers, cryogenic road tankers or railroad tankers. Fundamental across all of these applications, are LNG pumps. Read more about LNG pumps here.
An introduction to...Integrated valves Subscription
For nearly 100 years, and until recently, gas suppliers through the decades have relied on the use of simple valves to discharge their products from the gas cylinders in which they are supplied.
An introduction to...Cryobio equipment Subscription
Driven by the demands of expanding life science activities, a wide range of freezers have been developed including colder mechanical freezers and the perhaps more sophisticated liquid nitrogen-based equipment technology. Tony Wheatley explains.
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An introduction to...Gas monitors and detection Subscription
While ostensibly similar in nature, there are subtle but firm distinctions between gas detection and gas monitoring.
An introduction to...MIG/TIG welding Subscription
Although Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) are both shielded arc fusion welding applications, the two processes differ quite substantially. This month's equipment profile explains.
An introduction to...Cryogenic freezers Subscription
Chilling and freezing are critical steps in many food production and distribution processes, as our equipment profile this month demonstrates.
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An introduction to...Dry ice blasting Subscription
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An introduction to...Helium refrigerators Subscription
Regional analysis
Regional Markets: Global Update Subscription
According to Spiritus Consulting, the global market for industrial gas, equipment and related services reached a value of around $72bn in 2011, compared to its worth of approximately $66bn in 2010. This was achieved despite an apparent tail-off in industrial growth from Q1 (2011) toward Q4.
Gas profiles
Natural gas – Essential, everyday but unpredictable Subscription
Used in heating, cooking and electricity production, many facets of modern life could not exist without the fossil fuel natural gas.
Interviews
10 minutes more with... Sylvie Villepontoux Subscription
Spend 10 minutes more with Sylvie Villepontoux and see what else the Managing Director of Air Liquide UK had to say about the future of the gases business both in the UK and globally, issues close to the heart of the BCGA, and even the last book she read.
