Considered instrumental in the analysis and identification of substances, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS) as a method has proven to be an essential tool across a range of sectors, including drug detection, environmental analysis,...
In 1968, at the age of 25, Stan Stearns founded VICI Valco Instruments to fulfill a need within the field of analytical chemistry for a new valve design. Though he had a machine shop make...
In 1986, Environics, Inc. was founded to fill a market need for a higher level of accuracy in gas calibration systems. Based on a groundbreaking development and using proprietary software they developed, the initial line...
Cryogenic fluid management is the foundation for current and future space programmes and developing the terrestrial hydrogen economy. The availability of these propulsive and power-generating fluids at launch, in orbital depots, and on lunar and...
Almost one year ago, at the time of publication, California-based Catalina Cylinders had its business turned upside down, when one of its aluminum dust collectors spontaneously detonated and caused a dozen small fires to blaze...
Within the typical gas packaging operation, nothing works harder than the pumps that either feed product to, or evacuate residual gas from, the production cylinders, but often these pumps are not properly installed and maintained,...
If you get the opportunity to tour the facility of gas cylinder supplier Cyl-Tec, Inc. in Aurora Illinois, you’ll notice a unique addition to the company’s main office that was incorporated into the building renovations...
When a new or revised standard is released, taking a short-sighted view might mean it’s perceived as a hurdle that makes business harder. Most of our industry, however, views standards as intended: a way to...
It’s now two-and-a-half years since the Covid pandemic took hold and changed our lives – personal and professional – as we know them. Many of the lessons learned from the pandemic have been discussed and...
There’s never been a better time to be in the CO2 (carbon dioxide) business. Traditional uses for CO2 are growing and evolving. New applications are constantly emerging, whether in its gaseous or liquid state, or...
