The cryogenics industry has changed drastically in the past ten years. Although the general population may know very little about the business, those of us in the industry realize its significance as it impacts medicine, construction, transportation, electronics, and numerous other...
We define core specialty gases as all specialty gases except those sold into the electronics industries, but including specialty gas products sold into the medical market. In “The Next Big Deal for Specialty Gases” (CryoGas, February 2013,...
Precision cleaning of high value products has become more critical as products have become smaller and more complex. Traditional cleaning technologies such as aqueous and solvent based systems are increasingly not able to meet these new cleaning...
The current proliferation of electronic devices, including smart phones, music players, tablets, and cameras has created a huge demand for semiconductor memory chips. New and more complex applications and functionality for many of these devices is adding to that demand.
In today’s economy, in which metal fabrication is moving towards commoditization, life science offers specialization, value, and synergies to industrial gas companies. Life science markets are diverse and cover a broad range of applications and research including: biobanks (population based, therapeutic, and...
Four parts per billion (ppb) of moisture almost cost Tiger Optics a major order from a large chipmaker. In the demo phase, Tiger’s new LaserTrace 3 analyzer, boasting the lowest detection limits and greatest sensitivity in its field,...
It is generally accepted that the massive amounts of CO2 that have been released into our atmosphere from industrial and other human activities are harmful to our global environment. Much research has been done in attempts to find...
Over the last few years B&R Compliance (brcompliance.com) has been providing CryoGas International subscribers with periodic status reports on the impending changes to FDA regulations related to the processing and packaging of foods. We have been predicting the FDA...
Carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary greenhouse gas produced by human activities, is causing global warming and climate change, but higher levels of CO2 in the air can also assist plant growth and improve their ability to cope with...
The markets for carbon dioxide (CO2) are among the most diverse and dynamic in the industrial gas industry. Applications for CO2 range from carbonating beverages to recovering oil. Delivery methods include pipeline, bulk and microbulk trucks, cylinders,...
