Regulations & compliance
A clean bill of health
Ron Ball leads us through the shifting regulatory landscape for bulk medical gas systems.
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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.
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
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.
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.
Change is in the air
The EPA’s Protocol Gas Verification Program (PGVP) has been evolving over the past few years, and is due to be finalized this year.
Other headline topics
The perfect package
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in the food processing industry has facilitated major shifts in the consumer experience, says David Bell.
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.
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.
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.
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.
North by Northwest
Business is booming at Norco, the United States’ largest regional gas and equipment supplier and its specialty gases division, NorLab. Helen Carmichael reports from the company’s headquarters in Idaho.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The perfect package
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in the food processing industry has facilitated major shifts in the consumer experience, says David Bell.
