Since the discovery of the Joule-Thomson (JT) Effect almost 150 years ago, scientists and engineers have pursued the efficient separation and liquefaction of air using low-temperature distillation. Reducing production costs of industrial gases is fundamental not only to the industrial gas...
The GAWDA convention returns to Maui this year with the upbeat theme of “Riding the Wave of the Future.” Be sure to join GAWDA members and their families at this year’s event. This is one luau you won’t...
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...
Business owners and managers can never ignore the bottom line. It represents the definitive snapshot of how well a company is doing in a given point in time. While this measure provides an easy-to-understand statistic on how well your business...
PCI (www.pcigases.com), a Californiabased on-site industrial gas manufacturer, was founded in 1984 to manufacture cryogenic air separation devices for operation in extreme and remote environments. Since then, PCI has continually expanded its technology platforms to include nitrogen membrane systems and Vacuum Swing Adsorption...
The Linde Group (www.linde.com), a world leading gases and engineering company operating in more than 100 countries, has large and widespread operations that require a well-run maintenance program. As such, Linde is no stranger to advanced monitoring techniques like the online monitoring...
In February, I reported on the financial results for the major players in the Latin American region, and noted that signs of an economic recovery were showing. (See “The Latin American Business Report,” CGI, February 2010, pp. 44–46.) This article presents an economic...
With the advent of summer, our thoughts turn to pleasant weather, some time off, and an idyllic place to enjoy that free time — like a trip to a farm. Today, there is more going on alongside the cows, corn,...
The Gases and Welding Distributors Association’s (GAWDA) (www.gawda.org) mission is to promote the safe operation and economic vitality of distributors of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related welding equipment and supplies in North America. GAWDA does this in...
The language is changing in hydrogen and fuel cell circles these days. That was evident at the NHA Hydrogen Conference & Expo held May 3–6, 2010, in Long Beach CA, where “ifs” were largely replaced by “whens” as industry stakeholders and...
