All Distributor Zone articles – Page 3
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FeaturesDriver shortage
Driver shortage is a problem being felt across the US economy and it is at “near crisis point” in the industrial gases business, according to KAG Merchant Gas’ Vern Ingham.
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A unique approach to software development
A review of the 34 th Annual Computers Unlimited Users Group Conference, by Agnes H. Baker.
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Remodeling distribution
AgoNow is a pure industrial wholesaler and channel solutions provider that partners with distributors/resellers and manufacturers to grow their businesses profitably. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the company sells exclusively to distributors/resellers, including independent gases and welding companies.
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Everything you need to know about CGACB
The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) has formed a new entity, the CGA Certification Board LLC (CGACB), to offer certification services for industrial and medical gases industry personnel.
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There is a new way to deliver high-pressure gas cylinders
An interview with George Ratermann, by Jemima Owen-Jones.
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The cost of digital automation is always approaching zero
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the effect of increased automation is to push costs down via greater efficiencies. With digital automation that combines economies of scale, advanced software and the information distribution power of the internet – per unit or per transaction costs are on a trajectory approaching ...
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Carbon dioxide and the US distributor network
For those who have been in the gases business for some years now, it is a fact of life that ever-fewer independent carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and gases distributors exist today than years ago; or for that matter much fewer than decades ago.
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The distributor’s distributor
Behind every successful independent industrial gas and welding distributor are other great distributors who provide the reliable supply of the vast range of goods and services required by industrial gas markets.
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A spirit of participation
Jack Butler, President and CEO of Butler Gas Products Co. Inc., has assumed the position of Chair for the Compressed Gas Association (CGA). In an exclusive interview, Jack Butler shares with gas world his business and safety philosophies and discusses how he plans to assist the industrial gas industry maintain ...
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5 Steps to cylinder handling safety
Jemima Owen-Jones looks at five steps to cylinder handling safety, with insight from Harris Industrial Gases and Norris Cylinder Company.
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Available resources
Resources are available to help guide independent gases and welding distributors through these disruptive times. We asked Ken Thompson, as gas world contributor and person having experienced nearly five decades of supply chain changes, disruptions, and challenges, to share his thoughts on current circumstances, and just where the next evolution ...
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STEM: Education for future leadership
“The history of industrial gases is a story that starts at the dawn of science and continues to today’s huge global industry, which plays a role in almost every area of life,” wrote historian Ebbe Almqvist.*
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New products for cylinders improve profitably
For this month’s packaged gases issue, gas world US reached out to industry technology and equipment makers to learn about innovations that are helping to create greater efficiencies along the supply chain.
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Safety: DOT compliance and loading dock safety
Daily, thousands of compressed and liquefied gas cylinders are transported on specialized delivery vehicles all across the US and delivered to a wide diversity of private and public enterprises such as fabrication shops, job sites, manufacturing, retail, restaurants, R D, and medical facilities.
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Maximizing efficiency and safety through asset tracking and monitoring
So much of a distributor’s company’s value is tied up in cylinders, so you don’t want to be losing them!” expressed Eric Wise, CEO, Wise Telemetry.
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10 minutes with...Roy G. Nichols
Take 10 minutes out with Roy G. Nichols, Project Manager at the Gas Equipment Company, as he discusses the company’s roots, its main activities, and where GEC is currently investing its time and money.
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10 minutes with...Steve Tarrant
Take 10 minutes out with Steve Tarrant, Bulk and Specialty Gas Manager at Weldstar, as he discusses the company’s role in the gases industry, observations on emerging markets, and the importance of custom solutions.
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Controlling costs with vending solutions
Companies are always looking for ways to be more efficient. Carefully controlling inventory is one very good way to do that.
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Managing periods of quiet
Cryostar USA talks market lulls in distribution equipment and opportunities for realignment.
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Generant develops Cryosauna controls
For more than 75 years, Generant has been synonymous with the design and manufacture of innovative, high quality product solutions for pressure and flow control devices for liquids and gases.
