Supply of helium to the worldwide market has been tight since early 2011 and will remain so until the second half of 2013 or early 2014, when three new supply sources will have begun operations. Uncertainties relating to the timing...
Representing a true world summit of welding experts, the 2012 Annual Assembly of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) was held last month in Denver, Colorado. In the 65-year history of IIW Annual Assemblies, this notable meeting has been held...
On June 19, 2012, Jeff Serfass, Managing Director at California Hydrogen Business Council and President of the Hydrogen Education Foundation, welcomed top hydrogen and fuel cell industry executives, including Cryo- Gas publisher, J. R. “Buzz” Campbell, to The Washington Fuel Cell Summit...
Over 1,100 leading manufacturers and 25,000 attendees will converge at the Las Vegas Convention Center for FABTECH 2012 from November 12–14. The action-packed, three-day event is a convenient one-stop shop to source the best products...
There is a buzz in the transportation sector and it’s all about natural gas (NG). The industrial gas business, and its related production, distribution, and applications businesses, develop, design, and build equipment directly applicable to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied...
Cryogenic hauler GenOx Transportation Inc. (genoxtransportation.com) operates in one of the smallest niches within the tank truck industry. However, that doesn’t mean the management team has small dreams and goals. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Launched 10 years ago,...
Customers, distributors, and gas manufacturers all want it. So do regulatory authorities and local emergency responders. “It” is a reliable and simple tool for keeping track of cylinders (and other gas containers). Every reader here already knows about many of...
Over the last 12 months the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been stepping up their audit activity, including at medical gas facilities. B&R Compliance (br compliance.com) offers clients an analysis of the kinds of questions FDA inspectors are asking,...
In this, the seventh article in a series on Continuous Improvement as a key business strategy, the authors look at how eliminating waste in the workplace positions a successful company for greater achievements, efficiencies, and productivity. Gas and Supply (gasandsupply.com), headquartered...
On June 28th, 2012, the United States Supreme Court decided in a 5 to 4 decision that The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was constitutional. At the heart of that decision was the individual mandate— the requirement that...
