Cylinder design and manufacturing technology has evolved dramatically to support new markets and market demands over the years and Worthington Industries has been at the forefront of innovating gas and liquid containment.
Using safety as the foundation of its design and manufacturing processes, Worthington Industries’ pressure cylinders business has grown from humble beginnings as a $2.4m, narrowly-focused refrigerant cylinder manufacturer to a global industry leader producing more than 72 million units and $845m in revenue. The company’s expertise and experience is in materials engineering of carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, composite, and fiberglass; metal forming and welding; and design engineering, including systems and applications that use its storage technology and extend to a to a wide variety of markets and applications.
Recently, Worthington Industries made some strategic acquisitions, expanded their cryogenic technology portfolio, added MicroBulk to its line of industrial gas storage options, and named Geoff Gilmore president of its Pressure Cylinders division. For this Packaged Gases issue of gasworld US Edition, we talked with Geoff Gilmore about his new role and what trends he sees in the pressure cylinder business today.
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