In the world of oxyfuel welding and cutting, the gas regulator often does not get the attention or the respect that it deserves. Needing to operate across the entire range of cylinder pressures, this piece of equipment is the workhorse...

Named for the spark produced in the arc welding process developed by the Lincoln Electric Company (LECO) of Cleveland, Ohio, Spark, by author Frank Koller, is a very readable book that outlines the history of this American company. In Spark (Public Affairs: $25.95)...

Air gases, namely oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, are the largest and most dynamic markets within the industrial gas industry. By volume and value, oxygen and nitrogen are our industry’s “bread and butter” products and together represent the biggest generator of total...

Wlliams Ramsay and Travers Morris discovered the three gases — krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and neon (Ne) — more than 120 years ago. These three are part of a family of gases most commonly referred to as rare or noble....

CryoGas International (www.cryogas.com) is partnering with Robert W. Baird & Co. (www.rwbaird.com) to provide quarterly reports on the state of the US Gases and Welding & Cutting Distributor segment from the perspective of the broader US industrial distribution industry. These reports will...

This year’s Cryogen-Expo will be held November 9–11 in the exhibition center at the Moscow–Expocentre Fairgrounds. Chaired by Aleksey M. Arkharov, esteemed Russian scientist and Chairman of this year’s Exhibition Organizing Committee, the Expo will focus on actual problems and new developments...