Gases News Archive
Knowledge Is Power
The first overall objective to strive for with systems and equipment is efficiency. Time and resource management affects everyone and, whether looking...
Acetylene Oxygen Company acquires Bailey Oxygen
50-year-old company acquired by the oldest and largest independent compressed gas and supply distributor in Texas...
Praxair acquires packaged gases business
Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (www.praxair.com), has acquired Kirk Welding Supply, Inc. of Kansas City, Mo. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed...
Dresser-Rand expands for global equipment operators
Dresser-Rand Company (www.dresser-rand.com) has opened an office in Bethlehem, Pa., as the base for a team of personnel who will provide technical capability...
Gas production equipment prices to increase
The Distribution and Storage Group of Chart Industries, Inc. (www.chartindustries.com) announced it would increase surcharge and base price schedule for...
What do you know about handling oxygen?
The safe handling of oxygen is a principal safety practice in welding, especially when you are using an oxyacetylene rig. The issue came up in an unusual...
New regulations on medical gas containers
On April 10th of this year, the Food and Drug Administration issued a set of proposals on regulations intended to augment the good manufacturing practices...
CO2 Keeps Jets Flying
New laser welding techniques can repair the fine blades of an impeller (above) and jet engine blades (below). The blades and vanes of a jet turbine engine...
Prototyping the future
The Taxi 2000 prototype's welded skeleton. The futuristic PRT get finishing touches. Working from geometry to prototype in less than 12 business days,...
When good GTAW arcs drift
CK Worldwide's Gas Saver front-end kit lets welders save up to 40 percent of shielding-gas consumption, while improving sheilding-gas coverage. The V200T...
Sawing the moody metal
A carbide-tipped blade with triple-set tooth design provides good swarf clearance for long tool life. by Paul Duffy, Babco Milford Bandsaws Edited by...
High-speed aluminum MIG welding
Tim Nacey, group manager, Industrial Group, Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America Edited by Kimberley A. Gilles, associate editor A brushless DC...
The sights and sounds of failure
Recognizing potential sawblade problems before they happen makes for better cutting and increased productivity. By Frank Tielli Bahco North America Inc....
The total cost of GMAW
A total-cost-of-ownership approach lets distributors slash customer GMAW costs. In short arc welding with 0.045-in. diameter solid wire, the transfer...
The ABCs of central gas-supply systems
A primer to drive sales. Nick Wojnicz, Specialty Gas Equipment manager, at Linde Gas LLC Stainless steel lines transport gas at DAF Trucks' central gas-supply...
