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The new Explosives Regulations 2014 (ER 2014) and the Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 (ASR 2014) came into force in November 2014.

From the energy industry, to research and development (R&D) and healthcare, gases are present everywhere in our daily lives and the cylinders containing them must always ensure maximum safety for users.

Packaged acetylene is commonly used for welding and cutting applications. It has the ability to produce the hottest flame temperature of any fuel gas when burnt with oxygen and it is able to pierce steel...

In the welding sector, much like last month’s focus on cylinder filling equipment, the quest for automation plays a vital role for many in the industry – driving a boost in profitability, an increase in...

Every business and market faces changes and challenges, whether those are related to labour, cost, quality or other factors. The welding industry, of course, is no different.

There was much trepidation and speculation surrounding the hydrogen economy. Doubters questioned if the public would embrace it; and would companies be able to provide the investment required to establish it?

Whether a large shipyard or in a small steel fabricating shop, there is a common need for welding gases that are delivered and stored in cylinders. From a basic high-pressure cylinder to a large bulk...

A rapidly changing outlook ensues in the European market in 2015, as twists and turns continue to take shape in the region.

With the Eurozone becoming increasingly constricted by the tightening grip of deflation, coupled with the effects of several other simultaneously poorly-performing global economies, Europe finds itself in a potentially precarious position in 2015.

Summer 2014 saw In Focus… analyse the trends in the cylinder filling sector and found automation to be the driving force in this business of late.