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FeaturesAI, Machine Learning, and the future of the gas industry
There are those who think Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subset of technologies called Machine Learning (ML), are simply new ways to do the old things. There are others who think AI, especially Machine Learning, are much more than that and represent a new way to solve new problems. I ...
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The impact of Covid-19 on distributors’ use of technology
As this is being written, Covid-19 has accounted for nearly 120,000 deaths nationally. As we sift through the on-going wake of the disease, few things are understood clearly enough to plan for business beyond the various stages and phases through which states are hop-scotching their citizens.
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A great deal has changed
Jim Appledorn could not mark his retirement after 43 years with Lincoln Electric as he wished due to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, so had to make do with a virtual send-off.
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Using Covid-19 to improve cylinder management
As I write this in early June 2020, the world is still reeling from coronavirus (Covid-19), but with the initial economic shock behind us, companies are finding ways to work in the new normal. Below are some observations of how companies are using technology to both weather the crisis and ...
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The pandemic’s digital silver lining
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic, digital technology has become our lifeline and link to continuing business. We’ve all had to become familiar with the ins and outs of new technologies to keep moving forward, and it is impressive to see how quickly people are adapting their work to their current ...
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Fast forward to the future
Automation companies are reporting more interest in their cobots, which they claim are a solution to the restrictions and challenges created by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
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Fully automated manifolds for a continuous gas flow
Gas control manifolds are key products for many involved in the gases industry. The concept of a manifold has been around in the welding, gases and hardgoods industry for a number of years, but as markets develop, companies have kept up with the trends.
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An introduction to… The Scorpion
Eleet Cryogenics, Inc. is bringing out a new product this year called the Scorpion, a portable/delivery unit. The Bolivar, Ohio-based company is the exclusive North American stocking partner and sales channel for Taylor-Wharton Malaysia’s microbulk tanks, atmospheric bulk tanks, and vacuum jacketed carbon dioxide tanks. Eleet’s capabilities includes repair, but ...
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Valves: the overlooked component of a cylinder
Valves are one of the most purchased components in the gas industry – and one of the most overlooked.
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RegO: Working with customers to develop new solutions
Created by combining the two words “regulator” and “oxygen” in 1920 when it split off from a Chicago-based soda fountain manufacturing company, RegO now stands as a global manufacturer of specialty valve and control parts.
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Harris Products Group
Since 1899, the Harris name has been identified with innovative products. This began when John Harris invented the flame-cutting torch, leading to the founding of The Harris Calorific Company. And in 1914, Joseph W. Harris, Sr. founded the J. W. Harris Company and developed many of the brazing alloys and ...
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Top five label technologies
As the compressed gas industry continues to adapt to the “new normal” of doing business today, it’s no surprise that gas suppliers and distributors continue to face a host of unanswered questions as they adjust their forecasts for the second half of 2020.
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Paving the way for clean hydrogen
The consensus across the energy industry, from producers to vehicle manufacturers to utilities to government, has perhaps never been so complete – hydrogen, with its high energy content and zero-emissions profile, will play a key role in a decarbonized future with reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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Liquid hydrogen trailers – custom solutions, repair, rehab
Worthington Industries provides a service to ensure hydrogen gets to end-users.
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Financial prospects falter for LNG projects
The financial prospects for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ‒ once one of the globe’s hottest energy commodities – seem to be imploding before our eyes.
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Major milestones
Longevity in the industrial gas industry allows companies to better serve their customer base and develop trust, while keeping up with trends in the market. To recognize some of those key players that have been serving the market throughout the years, gasworld takes a look at this year’s big birthdays. ...
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Welding hardgoods expect 10% sales decline in Q2
If business was bad in the first quarter (Q1) 2020, then expect figures to be worse in Q2, according to responses in the latest Baird/gasworld Q1 2020 Welding and Industrial Gas Survey.
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The workforce is changing…
Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and GenZ; are we all really as different as our own perceptions? Putting all of our ‘so called’ differences aside, each generation grew up with a different technology tool-set and a very different mind-set. It makes perfect sense then, that each generation learns in a ...
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Monitoring exposure to ethylene oxide
AMETEK MOCON’s Baseline® 9100 gas analyzer is being used to minimize exposure to the sterilizing agent during coronavirus.
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Covid-19: The ‘snowball’ effect
Since our founding in 2009, Global Calibration Gases has operated under two, hard fast rules. First, we will always be a wholesale provider, never dealing directly with the retail customer. In this way we never compete with the reseller of our products. Second, we only focus on product lines where ...
