Helium

Two-thousand and fourteen was an eventful year for the world’s helium industry, although “plentiful supply without allocation” was the mantra. In 2013 new large sources of helium came on-stream in Algeria and Qatar and ramped...

An enormous research balloon, filled with 1,830 cubic metres of helium from BOC Australia, was launched to research a star – 1,000 light years away from Earth.

Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading producers of vacuum products and services, offers the light weight and portable ASM 310 leak detector for maintenance of power plants and industrial facilities.

Oxford Instruments has launched a new customer portal that enables customers to keep track of all their OiHealthcare systems, locate their service engineer contact information and much more.

BOC has agreed to supply UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) with the helium gas required to launch the Airlander’s first commercial test flights in 2016.

Everything leaks” is a frequent comment in the leak testing business, and it is wise to consider the ramifications of that statement in the industrial gas business.   

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PC) scientists have developed a prototype for a new life support system for divers.The goal of the new system is to accelerate the deployment of Navy divers, increase...

The University of Illinois has recently made considerable investment in helium recycling technology as it strives to achieve sustainability in the gas against a well-documented backdrop of fluctuating supply dynamics.

Why is leak detection so important in vehicles? Due to the complex operation of new multi-speed transmissions, transmission-fluid leaks can significantly affect performance.

The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to provide its helium purification and processing technology to Richmond, Virginia-based Weil Group Resources, LLC.