We are now more than half way through 2013 and in the US this year’s economy feels much like last year’s. We are moving ahead, but slowly. The recovery remains spotty with forward momentum being driven by a...
The Gases and Welding Distributors Association’s (GAWDA) 69th annual convention will open this year in Orlando on Sunday, September 15 and continue through Wednesday, September 18. Attendees will be able to soak in the...
The cryogenics industry has changed drastically in the past ten years. Although the general population may know very little about the business, those of us in the industry realize its significance as it impacts medicine, construction, transportation, electronics, and numerous other...
We define core specialty gases as all specialty gases except those sold into the electronics industries, but including specialty gas products sold into the medical market. In “The Next Big Deal for Specialty Gases” (CryoGas, February 2013,...
Precision cleaning of high value products has become more critical as products have become smaller and more complex. Traditional cleaning technologies such as aqueous and solvent based systems are increasingly not able to meet these new cleaning...
The current proliferation of electronic devices, including smart phones, music players, tablets, and cameras has created a huge demand for semiconductor memory chips. New and more complex applications and functionality for many of these devices is adding to that demand.
In today’s economy, in which metal fabrication is moving towards commoditization, life science offers specialization, value, and synergies to industrial gas companies. Life science markets are diverse and cover a broad range of applications and research including: biobanks (population based, therapeutic, and...
Four parts per billion (ppb) of moisture almost cost Tiger Optics a major order from a large chipmaker. In the demo phase, Tiger’s new LaserTrace 3 analyzer, boasting the lowest detection limits and greatest sensitivity in its field,...
It is generally accepted that the massive amounts of CO2 that have been released into our atmosphere from industrial and other human activities are harmful to our global environment. Much research has been done in attempts to find...
Over the last few years B&R Compliance (brcompliance.com) has been providing CryoGas International subscribers with periodic status reports on the impending changes to FDA regulations related to the processing and packaging of foods. We have been predicting the FDA...
