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CO2 fundamentals and safety, part two

2021-01-20T16:53:00+00:00By Keith Hall

Last month in part one of this article, we discussed the makeup of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the four phases or states of matter for CO2 that we typically deal with (solid, liquid, vapor, and supercritical fluid). On a pressure-temperature phase diagram we learned where these states occur. We learned ...

Selecting on-site gas mixers for welding shield gases

2021-01-20T17:08:00+00:00By Dennis Richardson

A common application for on-site gas mixing is creation of shield gas mixtures for welding. An on-site gas mixer may be used for one welder or hundreds of welders. On-site gas mixing allows the user to control the gas mixture from a single point; gas mixers with gas analysers improve ...

Options and limitations with digital strategies

2021-01-18T12:15:00+00:00By Doug Iversen

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020 are behind us, and they revealed several staggering statistics. Black Friday in-store shopping tanked by 52% while online spending surged 22%. Cyber Monday sales were expected to reach $13bn – a 60% increase from 2019’s $7.8bn. Yes, the pandemic has driven the dramatic increase ...

Meeting demands, staying innovative

2021-01-18T12:24:00+00:00By Nick Parkinson

For Harris Products Group, a Lincoln Electric company, 2020 was a strong year for its specialty gas sector with an increased demand for products such as its changeover systems. In the last 12 months, Harris also provided critical help in setting up temporary hospitals to treat overspill patients suffering from ...

Help is at hand

2021-01-18T12:35:00+00:00By Nick Parkinson

Faced with changing demographics over the last decade where buyers are shifting to online shopping, further accelerated by our current global pandemic, the Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC) is offering its members a way to improve their e-commerce strategy.

Telemetry innovations for gas users and suppliers

2021-01-18T12:49:00+00:00By Mike Ahren

The gas industry began using telemetry several years ago when suppliers developed technology for monitoring pressure differential in bulk gas systems. Having remote access to information provided great advantages to customers and suppliers, but there has been a hesitancy in some circles to embrace telemetry, perhaps because of unease about ...

The US distributor type business

2021-01-18T12:57:00+00:00By Maura Garvey

It is hard to start any article regarding business in 2020 without mentioning the impact the management of the pandemic and the subsequent effect on the economy and markets. Like other parts of the industrial gas business, the US distributor type business (DTB) that includes packaged gases and hardgoods has ...

Helium: Understanding the market in 2021

2021-01-15T13:37:00+00:00By Rob Cockerill, Nick Parkinson

If the message this time last year was that everything you knew was about to change, then with the dawn of 2021 we are on the cusp of that significant step change in the global helium business.

Helium: Focus on Europe

2021-01-15T13:43:00+00:00By Rob Cockerill

From Helium Shortage 2.0 to the early curtailment of Helium Shortage 3.0 last year at the hands of the Covid-19 pandemic, the last decade in the global helium business has been dominated by stories of supply and demand.

New home for growing manufacturer

2020-12-03T16:49:00+00:00By Molly Burgess

Tekno Valves North America has been serving the North American compressed gas/liquefied gas marketplace since its founding in 2009 as the exclusive representative and distributor of Tekno Valves. As one of the world’s leading manufacturer’s of industrial, medical, and specialty gas cylinder valves, Tekno Valves currently enjoys market share in ...

‘Most innovative year yet’

2020-12-03T16:57:00+00:00By Molly Burgess

Deemed an essential business during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 has been a demanding year for family-owned business Cyl-Tec, as it continued to serve its customers while producing new and innovative products.

Recovery business

2020-12-03T17:12:00+00:00By Joe Arencibia

The dramatic rise in helium prices has made it financially attractive for Arencibia to recover exhaust streams that otherwise would not make economic sense. For instance, we are now recovering helium exhaust streams that suffer from very significant dilution, impurities and low volumes.

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