Gases & Welding Distributor articles from July 2001

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from July 2001

Joint Adventure.(Welco-CGI Gas Technologies L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... There are some interesting things going on in New Jersey lately. And in case you haven't noticed, it might be worth your while to take a look at the story behind the newly formed Welco-CGI Gas Technologies, LLC, as described in our two-part...

Twin Events Signal Change.(National Welding Supply Association)(Compressed Gas Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Two recent events herald far-reaching advances for NWSA members and the welding supply and industrial gas industry -- a key medical gas demonstration for the FDA by Roberts Oxygen and the approval of NWSA's strategic plan at its meeting in...

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW).(Bernard, PlazCraft, WeldCraft, and K&K Welding acquired)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), Glenview, IL, has acquired Bernard, PlazCraft, WeldCraft, and K&K Welding from DovaTech Ltd., a subsidiary of Dover Corp., Beecher, IL. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. Bernard, Beecher, IL, manufactures...

Watson Coatings Inc.(Sigma Coatings distribution contract)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Watson Coatings Inc., St. Louis, MO, has recently signed a distributor and representation agreement with Sigma Coatings, Harvey, LA. Watson now distributes Sigma coatings in Missouri and Southern Illinois.

Air Liquide America Corp.(contract with Shell Chemicals)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Air Liquide America Corp., Houston, TX, will construct two co-generation units to provide steam and electricity to Shell Chemicals complex in Geismar, LA. The facility is scheduled to start up in mid-2002.

Weldship Corporation.(opens new facility in Gainesvill, Texas)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Weldship Corporation, Bethlehem, PA, has opened a full service tube trailer retest and rehabilitation facility at its Gainesville, TX, plant. The expansion allows Weldship to boost service to regional industrial gas and specialty chemical...

BOC Gases.
July 1, 2001... BOC Gases, Murray Hill, NJ, signed a multi-year, multimillion dollar supply agreement with Rockford Industrial Welding, Rockford, IL, a distributor of industrial, medical, and special gases. BOC will supply Rockford with the full range of bulk...

Praxair, Inc.(acquires Logistics Supply Company L.L.C. and CSF Technology L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Praxair, Inc., Danbury, CT, has purchased Logistics Supply Company, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary CSF Technology, LLC in an effort to expand its product offering to the semiconductor market. CSF Technology is one of the largest...

Chart Industries.(Chart Industries Inc. in alliance with Thermax Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Chart Industries, Cleveland, OH, has entered into a strategic marketing alliance and supply agreement with Thermax Inc., Dartmouth, MA. The alliance includes all of Chart's U.S. operations and covers all of Thermax product lines. Under the...

Valley National Gases Inc.(acquires Dixie Gas and Oil propane operations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Valley National Gases Inc., Wheeling, WV, has purchased two propane operations of Dixie Gas & Oil, Inc. located in Franklin and Moorefield, WV. Combined annual sales of the two locations approach $2.5 million.

Consolidated Cryogenics Inc.(acquires Pacific Cryogenics, PCI Clean Fuels)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Consolidated Cryogenics Inc., Fontana, CA, has purchased Pacific Cryogenics, Inc. and PCI Clean Fuels, Inc. both located in Woodland, CA. Pacific specializes in high-pressure tube trailers, cryogenic trailers, CO2 trailers and cryogenic tank...

Worthington Cylinders.(to supply Praxair)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Worthington Cylinders, Columbus, OH, was selected as the primary supplier of small and medium high-pressure and acetylene cylinders for Praxair, Inc. in North America.

Web Wise.(Web sites)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Air Products, Allentown, PA, has launched a new distributor website, www.airproducts.com/distributor, showcasing the firm's portfolio of value-added programs, products, and services. The site features information on the Alliance of Air Products...

Thermadyne Amends Credit Agreement.(Thermadyne Holdings Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Thermadyne Holdings Corp., St. Louis, MO, announced that it has entered into an agreement with its bank lending group under which the lenders agree to refrain from exercising any rights or remedies with respect to existing financial covenents...

AGA's New Name.(AGA Gas Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... AGA Gas Inc., Cleveland, OH, has announced a name change to: AGA Gas, Inc., Member of the Linde Gas Group. The change is the result AGA's acquisition by Linde Gas AG of Germany completed last July. AGA manufactures and distributes industrial,...

ESAB Ships Friction Stir System.(Esab Welding Equipment AB)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Esab Welding Equipment AB, Goteborg, Sweden, installed a friction stir welding (FSW) system at Tower Automotive, Milwaukee, WI, in the first quarter of 2001. The machine was designed using two independent welding heads operating vertically, one...

Air Liquide Divests.(Air Liquide America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Air Liquide America, Houston, TX, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell two of its welding retail stores to Weld Direct, a cylinder and hardgoods distributor. Effective April 30, the Daytona and Jacksonville, FL, stores were...

American Torch Tip Forms New Division.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The American Torch Tip Co., Bradenton, FL, has announced the formation of a new Thermatec Division. The division was formed to produce replacement consumable parts used on various types of thermal spray equipment. The Thermatec division will...

ACME CRYOGENICS, INC.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... ACME CRYOGENICS, INC., Allentown, PA--Bert Sweeney, group leader, Acme Specialty Gas Equipment Group.

AIRGAS, INC.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... AIRGAS, INC., Radnor, PA--Thomas S. Thoman, vice president, gases; Shaun Powers, division president, Eastern region.

AIR PRODUCTS.(Air Products and Chemicals Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... AIR PRODUCTS, Lehigh Valley, PA--Jeff Byrne, regional vice president and general Manager, Chemical and Process Industries (CPI), North America, Art Katsaros, group vice president, Engineered Systems and Operations, John McNallen, vice...

AMERICAN TORCH TIP COMPANY.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... AMERICAN TORCH TIP COMPANY, Bradenton, FL--Rich Connelly, director of sales-MIG, Welding Products, Eric Gereaux, Lasertec sales, Gary Jones, district sales manager, William Schriver, national sales manager, and Bob, Reeser, district sales...

CONCOA.(Controls Corporation of America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... CONCOA, Virginia Beach, VA--Alex Bresnikar, district manager -- west coast, Steven Coburn, manager technical service, and Robert Montgomary, district manager -- midwest.

DIRECTED LIGHT, INC.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... DIRECTED LIGHT, INC., San Jose, CA--Jeff Smith, president and chief operating officer.

FIBA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... FIBA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Westboro, MA--Bob McBride, general sales manager, southern region; Dave Pfister, director of purchasing for all FIBA facilities.

HYPERTHERM, INC.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... HYPERTHERM, INC., Hanover, NH--John Brennan, manual systems marketing product manager; Michael Wendell, engineering manager Manual Systems Team.

LEVEL PROPANE.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... LEVEL PROPANE, Westlake, OH--Walter J. Himmelman, president.

LINCOLN ELECTRIC, CO.
July 1, 2001... LINCOLN ELECTRIC, CO., Cleveland, OH--Paul Klingensmith, treasurer.

NELSON STUD WELDING.
July 1, 2001... NELSON STUD WELDING, Elyria, OH--Ken Caratelli, president.

NORRIS CYLINDER.
July 1, 2001... NORRIS CYLINDER, Longview, TX--Stan Urban, southeastern regional sales manager.

PFERD INC.
July 1, 2001... PFERD INC., Leominster, MA--Gene Huegin, executive vice president sales and marketing.

PRAXAIR, INC.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... PRAXAIR, INC., Danbury, CT--Steven L. Lerner, senior vice president and chief technology officer.

PRC LASER.
July 1, 2001... PRC LASER, Landing, NJ--Greg Hewett, OEM account representative, and Ray Johnson; direct salesman Detroit Automotive Sales Group.

SCOTT SPECIALTY GASES.(David Hermance)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... SCOTT SPECIALTY GASES, Plumsteadville, PA--David Hermance, director of national accounts.

SELECT-ARC, INC.
July 1, 2001... SELECT-ARC, INC., Fort Loramie, OH--Ronald B. Smith, senior development engineer.

SERVO-ROBOT.
July 1, 2001... SERVO-ROBOT, Montreal, Canada--Jeffrey Noruk, Servo-Robot Corp., Milwaukee, WI.

SWAGELOK CO.
July 1, 2001... SWAGELOK CO., Solon, OH--Michael L. MacKay, vice president planning, business, and market development; Hans J. Goemans, vice president, distributor support services and information systems; Franziska H. Dacek, vice president corporate...

VALLEY NATIONAL GASES, INC.
July 1, 2001... VALLEY NATIONAL GASES, INC., Wheeling, WV--Richard A. Hersick, vice president of distribution and operations; David M. Quinlin, director of information technology.

WELDSTAR COMPANY.
July 1, 2001... WELDSTAR COMPANY, Aurora, IL--Larry Thomas, market specialist-gas systems.

Distributors Link with Manufacturer for Online Sales.(Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.)
July 1, 2001... Minding The Virtual Store Fifteen distributors have signed on for a new e-commerce program that links them to the manufacturer and the customer. As distributorships ponder how to provide the inevitable online buying option to their...

Commonwealth Supply Offers Formula for Growth.
July 1, 2001... When it comes to growth, Commonwealth Supply, York, PA, believes in a straightforward formula -- understand what customers want and ensure the company provides it. Commonwealth Supply Company, York, PA, developed a successful formula for a...

Product Demos, Classes Draw Show Crowds.(MAX International Show)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2001... The MAX International earns credit as the premier location for welding and machine tool professionals to learn of new processes and techniques to improve production through education programs and exhibits of products and services. Sore...

Re-engineering the Distribution Channel.(supply chain management)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Well-intended supply chain initiatives can have an unpleasant side effect -- driving down prices and requiring more services -- putting the big squeeze on profits. Yet a savvy distributor can still score a win in the final reel. ...

FDA Urges Added Precautions For Medical Cryogenic Gas Installations.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... On December 7, 2000, a nursing home in Bellbrook, OH, reported four patient deaths and six patients injured following a mix-up in their oxygen supply system. The nursing home had received a shipment of four cryogenic vessels containing medical...

Cylinder Tracking.(Dataweld Inc.'s AcuTrax gas monitor)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2001... Track toxic, hazardous, or high-valued gases with the AcuTrax, Cylinder Tracking System. System tracks location and billing information. Ideal for hospitals, universities, and research facilities. Optimizes cylinder asset management. Supports...

GIR Q & A.(gas advice)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Which fuel gas is best for heating and what equipment is required? The fuel gas with the highest BTU rating and the lowest cost-per-unit is the right choice. The alternative propylene family of gases is best suited for heating applications....

Proper Cryogenic Piping Makes Cents.
July 1, 2001... When it comes to selecting cryogenic piping, a low initial price presents a tempting mirage. A system with the cheapest initial outlay does not always deliver the best overall economy. Cryogenic liquids are used in an expanding number of...

Traditional Marketing in an Internet World.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... As the mirage of zero-cost transactions and endless customers from afar vanishes with the dotcom bust, distributors have begun to wonder if the pressure to evolve an Internet-based solution has also begun to recede. Despite recent turmoil,...

CGA Explains U.S. View on International Standards.(Compressed Gas Association, United States)(Column)
July 1, 2001... At the recent European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) Winter Symposium in Brussels, Belgium, I presented the U.S. perspective on the development of standards in an international arena and their harmonization. The U.S. standards system...

Distribution Management Software.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Full-color brochure describes upgrades, training and support for Gas-trend software. Program aims to help distributors manage their business more efficiently. Package includes modules on cylinder control, inventory control, accounts payable and...

Rivet Nut Tools Profiled.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Tour this 10-page color brochure for a look at this firm's complete line of specialized tools for installing threaded rivet nuts. Ideal system for blind attachment applications where only one side of a workpiece is accessible for fastener...

Point of Purchase Display Attracts.(helmets, retrofit filters)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Firm's point of purchase displays efficiently showcase lines of helmets, retrofit filters, and accessories. Selection guide gives key features of helmets and autodarkening filters. Makes the most of valuable retail store space. Available...

Plasma Cutting at Increased Thickness.(Hypertherm Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Model HD4070 HyDefinition plasma cutting system with 100 percent duty cycle at 200 A cuts from 26 gage to 3/4 in. thick metal. It can pierce and cut up to 1 in. mild steel. Promises faster cutting speeds than lasers. Optional dual torches...

Protecting the Welder's Hands.(protective gloves)
July 1, 2001... When it comes to designing a welder the well dressed welder won't neglect hands. A ands handle the job, them a primary tool as well as placing them at risk -- often mere inches away from arcs that can reach exceeding 6, 000 [degrees] F. ...

Anatomy of a Merger.(Welco-CGI Gas Technologies LLC)(Company Profile)(Interview)
July 1, 2001... In January 2001 Welco Gases, CGI Industries, and Praxair Distribution, Inc.'s Bethlehem, PA, medical and specialty gas manufacturing facility merged into a single $50 million enterprise--Welco-CGI Gas Technologies. The same forces that shaped...