In 1986, with the rapid progression of computer technology, we felt there would be a market for automated filling of compressed gas cylinders. In the mid 1970s, as a young engineer, I had been involved...
There is a sense of real momentum in the hydrogen transport industry right now.
About 12 years ago I stumbled into a public lecture by an innovative Belfast manufacturing company called Andor, who had developed very clever (and expensive) infrared cameras, primarily for looking at stars.
Time is money. So not surprisingly, solutions to enhance gas operation productivity represent a major growth area for all kinds of gas control equipment – across all gas applications – both upstream and downstream in...
Linde has chosen Cryostar to accompany it in the ambitious project of standardising tools for cylinder filling facilities on a worldwide scale. In early 2013, Linde created its Performance Transformation Function to drive improvements in...
The future of the European chemicals sector is in the headlines, as fears arise about a combination of dynamics that leave the region in an uncompetitive position.
Early 2013 saw specialty gas industry mavens describing a buoyant and growing market for specialty gases, particularly in the energy, automotive and environmental sectors.
Argon (Ar) is a critical element for industries that include stainless steel production, metal fabrication and lighting manufacture.
As hard commodities go, gold is arguably the constant, always in demand and long recognised for its tendency to appreciate when other financial devices like stocks and bonds decline. It is, quite simply, robust both...
Necessity is the mother of invention – an often used term that could also apply to describe what, exactly, leads to ‘that’ eureka moment when a solution is found to a problem.
