The roots of our digital lifestyles certainly are semiconductors, which allow for the creation of complex transistor structures. Semiconductors are crystalline or amorphous (non-crystalline) solids with distinct electrical characteristics.
Our laboratories are vital to research and development, as well as to the production of countless products. For many industrial gas distributors, supplying gases and related equipment to laboratories is an important part of their...
After a slight decline in 2015, the US industrial gas market returned to growth in 2016 by posting total revenues of $20bn – growth of 2%. The key event of 2016 was of course the...
Testing and qualifying a cylinder’s integrity on a regular basis is an important function of industrial gas distribution and is regulated by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Recently, DOT issued special permits that allow...
Founded by President and CEO Bob Ernull, Chief Operating Officer Jack Smith, and Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Tim Lowrey, Applied Cryo Technologies (ACT) has been building and selling aluminum trailers since 2012 for use...
As anyone following the oil and gas market in the US knows, ethane is now plentiful and available at economical prices. The sudden growth in US shale gas development has brought an equally dramatic surge...
Amid increasing costs, ongoing political instability in nations with the largest proven reserves, and mounting concerns about environmental impact, crude oil/petroleum and its derivatives (gasoline/petrol, diesel, and propane/LPG, for example) face an ever-widening spectrum of...
Medical gas supply systems are a critical part of patient care in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Among medical gases, oxygen is one of the most widely used. Sourced from very large holding tanks installed...
Without gases, the barbecue on a perfect summer day wouldn’t be half as nice: anything delicious, aesthetic or practical almost always owes some of its pleasant properties to one or several gases.
Diving to see the seabed’s deepest depths; taking the plunge to get up close and personal with seldom seen marine life; taking a deep dive underwater to check out the integrity of an offshore rig;...
