Specialty Gases

In February 2014 Linde launched their new automated specialty gas facility in Hammond, Indiana. The 4000-sq-ft. facility is an addition to Linde’s established 35-year-old production facility.

Over the years, as regulations evolved, many independent companies experienced some level of confusion about which grade of gas they were permitted to supply to what type of company or application.

Linde LLC has received certification of its Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, electronics gases plant under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program.

Pfeiffer Vacuum has introduced new IKR and PKR vacuum gauges to its family of ActiveLine total pressure measurement devices. The new gauges include the pure cold cathode (IKR 360/361) and Pirani cold cathode (PKR 360/361).

SCIEX held its 6th Berliner LC-MS/MS Symposium in Germany on April 14th, bringing together more than 600 experts to discuss the latest techniques across pharma, omics, clinical, environmental, water, food, and forensics applications.

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Scion Instruments have announced a gas chromatography instrument control agreement. This exchange agreement provides customers the freedom to operate instruments from both manufacturers in each company’s chromatography data systems.

Nordic growth capitol investor, Alder, has acquired 100% of Gasmet’s shares.

Technische Gase und Gasetechnik (TEGA) GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, has signed an agreement with A. S. Trust & Holdings, Inc. to blend the climate-friendly, ASHRAE-listed hydrocarbon refrigerants HCR188C/R441A and HCR188C/R443A.

Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the Agilent 6545 Q-TOF mass spectrometry system, designed to provide added sensitivity for routine analyses.

The Japanese industrial gas and equipment market has entered into an era of upgrading, as the industry seeks to maintain a competitive edge in its manufacturing sector and the solutions that drive it.