The All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers Association (AIIGMA) (www.aiigma.org) held its 34th Seminar on Industrial Gases from January 9–11, 2012, at Hotel Atlantis the Palm, Dubai. Representing the industrial gas industry in India, AIIGMA disseminates information on national and international developments related...
The Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) will be hosting its annual conference, AISTech 2012, May 7–10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The event will feature a four-day program with more than 400 technical presentations, plant...
The Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) (www. gawda.org) provides its members with opportunities to meet and network with other gases and welding distributors and their key suppliers. This spring, GAWDA is holding their Spring Management Conference (SMC) in...
After a pretty solid 2011 among the major industrial gas companies, the expectation seems to be for continued steady growth in the US (consistent with results of the 4Q11 Baird/CryoGas Survey as summarized on the previous page), ongoing growth and...
Discovered early in the twentieth century, argon was one of the first rare gases to find commercial application. Making up slightly less than one percent of air, argon is best known for the properties it lacks—color, odor, and taste—and for...
Carrying an umbrella liability policy with an adequate limit can be the difference between having your company today and losing it tomorrow. Selecting a proper limit should be taken seriously. Don’t let the fate of your company‘s future be left...
Recent announcements of domestic air separation unit expansions and builds indicate that 2012 is going to be a busy year for the US air gases markets. Changes in the economic landscape during 2011 have led to an increase in demand...
For over 75 years, GOW-MAC® Instrument Company (www.gow-mac.com), Bethlehem, PA, has been a leading provider of gas analysis solutions. GOW-MAC designs, engineers, and manufactures gas chromatographs, gas analyzers, and gas detectors for use in chemical, industrial gas, laboratory, and educational applications.
In just the recent past, “Specialty Gases,” to the Independent Gas and Welding Distributor, were considered mysterious and novel. They were to be purchased from and sold as directed by the major gas companies. Independents regarded these gases as too...
In the 45 years I have been active in the compressed gas business, our core assets—cylinders— have maintained the same look. The tools to market them, however, have been transformed. Sales representatives used to drive around industrial parks, knock on...
