Gases & Welding Distributor articles from January 2008

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from January 2008

New Homeland Security rules on storing gases and chemicals.(Compliance)(Cover story)
January 1, 2008... Last April, when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposed new rules for storing gases and chemicals, many trade organizations protested the complexity and cost of the rules, especially for small companies such as distributors. The...

New duties imposed by federal regulations.(Viewpoint)
January 1, 2008... It's a cliche that, when the government steps in, things often go from bad to worse. That seems to be the case with new regulations for gas storage that are being pushed by the Department of Homeland Security, and the deteriorating...

Helium shortage means welders must get creative.(Gas Industry)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are a lot of uses for helium ranging from party balloons to magnetic resonance imaging machines to specialized testing equipment and, of course, helium is used as a shielding gas for welding. Although it is...

Old line business reaps new online revenues.(Marketing and Sales)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gas and welding equipment distributors typically are retail outlets that have a wide selection of products and retail clerks who answer questions and help to find products. And, as everyone knows, when it comes...

Airgas acquires Smith Welding/Bayer Welding near Detroit.(News)
January 1, 2008... Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) acquired the assets and operations of Smith Welding Supply & Equipment, Inc. and its affiliated company, Bayer Welding Supply, LLC, effective December 31. The acquisition includes six locations in the Detroit...

Praxair, Inc. and Praxair Canada Inc. announced price increases.(News)
January 1, 2008... Praxair Inc. and Praxair Canada Inc. notified industrial gas customers in the United States and Canada of price and facility fee/ monthly basic charges increases, effective Jan. 1, 2008, or as contracts permit. The increases are as...

Wind Point Partners acquires GasServ businesses.(News)
January 1, 2008... Wind Point Partners (www.wppartners.com), a private equity investment firm, has acquired the Harsco GasServ group of gas technology businesses from Harsco Corp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The acquisition includes Taylor-Wharton compressed...

Air Products delivering over-the-fence gas supplies in the Middle East.(News)
January 1, 2008... Air Products (www.airproducts.com) said in late January it was planning to ship a cold box for an air separation unit to Abu Dhabi at the end of February for an air separation unit and a hydrogen production facility that would provide...

Gas cylinder and bulky-item storage cabinets.(Products)(Durham Manufacturing Co. launched gas cylinders cabinet)
January 1, 2008... Durham Manufacturing Co. (www.durhammfg.com) has introduced a revamped line of gas cylinder storage cabinets that is in compliance with OSHA and NFPA standards. The line consists of six models of cabinets for the storage of most types of...

Differential pressure switch.(Products)(Astra Associates Inc. launched Differential Pressure Switch)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mid-West Instrument (www.midwestinstrument.com) has introduced the Model 121 Indicating Differential Pressure Switch. The unit is a heavy-duty version of its Model 120 with the same piston/housing design of the Model...