Tucked away in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island, in a 5,200 sq. ft. greenhouse accessible only by gravel road, is Agcore Technologies (agcoretech.com). The company was founded as Tomorrow BioFuels LLC in 2007 by Larry Dressler, President and CEO,...
The world’s demand for energy continues to increase. People depend on energy for fuels for transportation, electric power generation, manufacturing and commercial operations, domestic usage, and for many other applications. For this reason, it is important to be able to extract...
For those paying close attention to things happening in energy, it is becoming more obvious with each passing year that there is a brand new correction underway related to the previously perceived limitations of world oil resources. This new revolution,...
Application Modern landfills are monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations under 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63 (Federal Register/ Vol. 65, No. 201/Tuesday, October 17, 2000 /Rules and Regulations). PID Analyzers (hnu.com) has introduced its Model 108 Analyzer for...
A predominant element of the corporate culture of global manufacturing firms, which include the major industrial and medical gas manufacturers, is an integrated safety and risk management program that forms a core element of their management philosophy. These companies religiously adhere...
Last year, I estimated total 2012 world production of Kr would be 97 million liters, production of Xe at 10.5 million liters, and Ne production at about 625 million liters. In my follow up plant-by-plant analysis, I found that the...
“Fast Cars, Slow Change” could be the motto of many automakers. At least that’s Tiger Optics LLC’s (tigeroptics.com) observation when it comes to engine emissions monitors. While other industries have rapidly embraced cleaner and more efficient methods for quality assurance and...
The specialty gas industry is about 50 years old. During that time, there has been rapid innovation in production processes, instrumentation, cylinders, valves, distribution, and engineering. For example, Ultra High Purity (UHP, Grade 5.0) gases used to be produced in a...
In response to several recent chemical explosions, on February 3, 2012, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS) promulgated the Hazardous Materials Processing regulation (527 CMR 33). Any facility that conducts physical or chemical processing of a hazardous material, regardless of quantity,...
This year’s FABTECH, the largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event in North America, was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from November 12–14, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. FABTECH is co-sponsored by five industryleading associations: the American Welding Society...
