Featured interviews
Gaining ground
Based in West Alexandria, Ohio, Rexarc has successfully spanned the globe with its service and equipment sales. Specialty Gas Report caught up with the company’s president, Jim Bowman, in New York.
Equipment and products
The perfect package
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in the food processing industry has facilitated major shifts in the consumer experience, says David Bell.
Carbon dioxide in food & beverages
Carbon dioxide is principally sold in the developed markets to the food and beverage industries. Food grade standards are somewhat vague at times, however, beverage applications demand strict quality standards.
Purification technology for the independent distributor
The decision to install purification technology at the cylinder fill plant, especially for the independent distributor, is difficult at best. The factors involved are quite different as compared to the decision processes of the major industrial gas producer.
Absolute measurement – ‘The possibilities may be endless’
After unveiling the LaserTrace 3TM at SEMICON West this July, Tiger Optics exudes optimism about the prospects for CW-CRDS technology in the future.
United Vacuum – Consider your options
Choosing the right vacuum pump technology is important across a number of applications, not least in the semiconductor industry that’s so in-focus this quarter. United Vacuum offers some valuable insights on pump selection.
Expanding sales opportunities overseas
Concoa’s Daniel Cruz looks at practical issues for those targeting world markets.
Gulf Coast Conference 2011
The 2011 edition of the Gulf Coast Conference, which provides attendees with information about the latest in petro-chemical, refining, environmental, and industrial hygiene, was held on October 11th and 12th at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.
SEMICON West & InterSolar 2011
Despite current global market conditions in the semiconductor sector, the annual SEMICON West conference ended on July 14 in San Francisco on a relatively positive note.
Pittcon 2011
Pittcon 2011 remains the year’s key event for anyone who works in the laboratory, Pat Carlucci reports.
EPA Protocol Gases move ahead at Pittcon
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gas Panel Meeting held in Atlanta on March 15 in conjunction with PITTCON saw further discussion on upcoming revisions of the 1997 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Traceability Protocol for Gaseous Calibration Standards
Gulf Coast review
Hank Grieco’s experience of the recent Gulf Coast Conference suggests this growing event is one to mark on your calendar this year.
A clean bill of health
Ron Ball leads us through the shifting regulatory landscape for bulk medical gas systems.
Maintaining food and medical grade gas quality
Pedigree requirements implemented by the FDA for medical gases will be the template for food and beverage grade gases in the near future, suggests Ron Ball.
Safe handling of compressed gases: training is an important responsibility
Specialty gas equipment supplier SGD, Inc. has created a two-disc training video to help ensure that you and your employees fully understand the basic principles of handling and controlling compressed gases and cryogenic liquids.
Expanding sales opportunities overseas
Concoa’s Daniel Cruz looks at practical issues for those targeting world markets.
EPA Protocol Gases move ahead at Pittcon
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gas Panel Meeting held in Atlanta on March 15 in conjunction with PITTCON saw further discussion on upcoming revisions of the 1997 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Traceability Protocol for Gaseous Calibration Standards
Getting a handle on HAPs
The Clean Air Act depends on our ability to measure hazardous air pollutants - but this is no simple task, as Jim McKinley explains.
Medical gas
A clean bill of health
Ron Ball leads us through the shifting regulatory landscape for bulk medical gas systems.
Hydrocarbon gas
Maintaining purity – Hydrocarbon gases in the semiconductor industry
Matheson explains why the use of hydrocarbon gases in the semiconductor industry has risen so rapidly in recent years.
Electronic gas
Maintaining purity – Hydrocarbon gases in the semiconductor industry
Matheson explains why the use of hydrocarbon gases in the semiconductor industry has risen so rapidly in recent years.
