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FeaturesA key challenge to reducing argon costs
Many common manufacturing processes in metals, aerospace, automotive, medical, silicon, and a range of other industries require an inert environment and use argon to achieve it. The argon used in these processes is very pure, usually 4N or 5N purity (99.99% to 99.999%). At the outlet of the process, the ...
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Airgas ASU now being powered by wind energy
Airgas is now operating an air separation unit (ASU), located in Cleburne, Texas, with an energy mix that includes locally sourced wind power and other sources.
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A stream of neutrinos
There is a very exciting project underway in the US that involves the use of lots of argon. The construction of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), an international flagship collaboration to unlock the mysteries of neutrinos, represents the largest particle physics project ever ...
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Evonik, Arencibia focus on air gases with gasworld TV
Air gases were once again in focus today (15th Oct), when gasworld’s Global Managing Editor, Rob Cockerill, was joined by Dr. Jorg Balster of Evonik, and Thomas Scaramellino of Arencibia, for part two of gasworld’s air gases webinar series.
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Air Products to make North American price increases
Air Products will increase product pricing, monthly service charges, and surcharges for merchant customers in North America, effective 1st October.
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Linde increases capacity in Florida
Linde plans to increase production capacity by almost 50% at its air separation plant in Mims, Florida, to meet rapidly growing demand for industrial gases.
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Maintaining cleanroom safety with sampling gas detection
Analysis meets electronics specialty gases in the cleanroom, explains an insightful feature from International Gas Detectors (IGD).
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Measuring argon: A case study
A snapshot in argon control and the many potential benefits, by VPInstruments.
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Gas analysis in ASU process control
A significant application of gas analysis and control explained, courtesy of Servomex
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Air Liquide to construct a €70m gases plant in Wuhan, China
Air Liquide will invest approximately €70m in a new state-of-the-art gases plant in Wuhan, Central China, to produce 52,00 Nm 3 of nitrogen an hour, as well as oxygen, argon and other ultra-high purity gases.
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Are you shielding correctly?
GCE asks if your welding operations and argon usage are truly optimised, at a time of increased focus on efficiencies and gas saving.
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Making metal powders for additive manufacturing
Insight into making metal powders for additive manufacturing, by Stephen B. Harrison, sbh4 consulting.
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NET Power, G2 to work on net-zero mix of industrial gases and LNG
G2 Net-Zero LNG and NET Power have stepped up their collaboration on a zero-emissions LNG project with a new letter of intent after the release of a pre-FEED (Front End Engineering Design) report.
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INOX Air Products to construct eight ASUs across India
INOX Air Products (INOX AP) has today (22 nd Feb) announced major plans to build eight new air separation units (ASUs) across India as part of a ₹2,000 crore ($276m) development that will double its liquid medical oxygen production.
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Air Liquide to construct €40m ASU in Poland
Air Liquide will build a €40m state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU) in Poland.
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Air Liquide to build €60m ASU in China
Air Liquide China will build a €60m air separation unit (ASU) in the Lingang Economic District, Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone.
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Messer to construct €35m ASU in Spain
Messer today said it will construct a new €35m air separation plant in Vila-seca, Spain as the world’s largest family run industrial gases company continues its growth in Western Europe.
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Air Liquide to build ASU in South Korea
Air Liquide Engineering Construction will design and build an air separation unit (ASU) in South Korea as part of a new contract with steel producer POSCO.
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TNSC among new investors in VELO3D
VELO3D, a California-based metal 3D printing company, has raised $28m in a Series D funding round, with Japanese industrial gas manufacturer Taiyo Nippon Sanso (TNSC) among the new investors.
