Specialty Gases

In this feature we interview Praxair’s James Baughman, about the company’s North American specialty gases business.

Argon demand has been strong over the past year with key markets showing robust growth as the US economy comes out of recession. Production of argon is dependent on large volume oxygen production at air separation units (ASUs). Unfortunately, demand...

For four generations, the Haun family has been a major supplier of welding and industrial gas products, training, and repair for Upstate New York, Western and Northern Vermont, and Northern Pennsylvania. Haun Welding Supply’s 16 stores are...

Wlliams Ramsay and Travers Morris discovered the three gases — krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and neon (Ne) — more than 120 years ago. These three are part of a family of gases most commonly referred to as rare or noble....

The Gerhart Scale Corporation (Gerhart) (www.gerhart.com) began as an industrial scale distributor that supplied the transportation and manufacturing sectors. For the industrial gas sector, Gerhart’s scales service highway- and plant-located truck scale systems for merchant bulk weight and fill control systems for...

Most users of iPhones, iPads, and other wireless technology hardly imagine that gases are critical to the manufacture of the tiny chips that operate their devices. But, ultra-pure hydrogen chloride (HCl), hydrogen (H2), and nitrogen (N2) all play vital roles in the manufacture of super-fast,...

Moving your business to the next level can feel like jumping off a cliff — you know you need to make a leap, but you are not sure where you will land. With a clear vision of...

The Specialty Gases segment is one of the few markets that has been resilient in this recession and represents an excellent growth path for the independent gas distributor. Critical to success in this marketplace is a professional and knowledgeable specialty gas...

THE LIFE SCIENCES MARKET  For a gas supplier that has customarily serviced industrial accounts such as welding shops, providing gases and related equipment to the Life Sciences may require a whole new business plan. 

Manufacturing and selling highpurity specialty gases requires complex resources and represents a significant investment for industrial gas distributors.