Over the past five years, the American welder shortage has gone from concern to crisis. In 1988, according to the US Bureau and Labor Statistics, there were 570,000 welders in the US, but by 2012...
The naysayers are a part of the MagneGas, Inc., story, CEO Ermanno Santilli tells you by phone from his offices in Clearwater, FL. These doubters, he adds, actually help drive and inspire innovation for this...
They’ve done these demos hundreds of times, and it never ceases to draw oohs and ahhs. A firefighter generously covers his hand in FireIce Shield® gel, then applies a lit welding torch to his flesh.
Take 10 minutes out with Pete Ullman, Executive Director for the Association of Independent Welding Distributor’s (AIWD) and formerly, VP Technical Services, Techniweld, as he discusses his appointment at the AIWD and what he aims to achieve...
While suspense grows over the long-anticipated mega merger between Praxair and Linde, speculation is surfacing of another significant deal that could also be part of an overall tectonic shift when it comes to industrial gas...
Much of the technology is familiar and mature, and it could be the next big opportunity for cryogenics equipment manufacturers from New Jersey to California.
Worthington Industries, a company that for 60 years planted a large stake in the ground around steel processing, has grown that marker in recent years as a leading global supplier of pressure gas cylinders and...
For years, innovation in cryogenic insulation technology mainly focused on the important aspects of creating maximum payload with minimum losses. Most of the attention was on developing technologies around reducing conduction, convection, and radiation heat...
With its critical level of importance, most companies in the industrial gas industry make safety an integral part of their corporate culture.
Although not common within the industry, gas cylinder accidents do occur, and over the past several years these incidents — most of them small and isolated — have caused property damage, injuries, and even death....
