Gases & Welding Distributor articles from July 2003

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from July 2003

Keeping American manufacturing strong. (Viewpoint).
July 1, 2003... As distributors of industrial products, a significant part of your business, probably comes from the manufacturing sector. That being the case, the state of manufacturing in this country has a significant impact on your business. I...

Your company as a "living being". (GAWDA Commentary).
July 1, 2003... I was wrong. When talking to a company executive on the topic of our firm's position on a sociopolitical issue, I told him our organization was not a living, breathing entity. Companies had no conscience or sense of self. Therefore, they could...

www.hougen.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Hougen Manufacturing, Swartz Creek, MI, has recently launched its redesigned website at www.hougen.com. The site now has online resources for customers. Featuring portable magnetic drills, annular cutting tools, electro-hydraulic hole punches...

www.nwsco.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... National Welders Supply Company, Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, NC, announced the debut of a revamped website. The site, www.nwsco.com, boasts more than 3,500 items on the online catalog and access to more than 35,000 total products, as well...

www.wawhitney.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... W.A. Whitney, Rockford, IL, manufacturer of plate fabricating equipment including plasma and laser cutting and hydraulic punching machine tools, has added the Whitney Metal Fabrication News (WMFN) to their website at www.wawhitney.com. The WMFN...

http://b2b.airgas.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Airgas, Inc., Radnor, PA, announced enhancements to their business-to-business website including making its Catalog more widely available to customers on the Internet. Visitors to http://b2b.airgas.com can browse the most popular products in...

www.grecogas.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Greco Gas, Tarentum, PA, has launched a website, www.grecogas.com. This site features secure, online ordering capabilities for more than 1,000 items along with downloadable sales literature in pdf format for most products. Industrial and...

www.handy-one.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Lucas-Milhaupt, Milwaukee, WI, has introduced www.handy-one.com, a website featuring Handy One, a flux cored brazing wire, which improves joint strength and initial quality while reducing manufacturing costs. The site features a video of the...

www.neptuneflowmeter.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Actaris Neptune, Greenwood, SC, announced an upgrade to its website to enhance customer support services. With its new domain, www.neptuneflowmeter.com, the site is designed for improved organization, easy navigation, and ongoing expandability....

www.MillerWelds.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Miller Electric, Appleton, WI, has launched a revised version of its website, www.MillerWelds.com. The upgraded site features an easy-to-use navigation bar that remains a constant for users regardless of where they travel on the site. The bar...

www.polymet.us. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Polymet, Cincinnati, OH, the manufacturer of a high performance wires for welding, hardfacing, and thermal spraying, redesigned the company website at, www.polymet.us. Features new to the site include allowing users to print technical data and...

www.ornasco.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... Ors Nasco, Muskogee, OK, launched www.orsnasco.com as a part of its continuing merger alignments. The site is a source for pure wholesale supply serving industrial and welding distributors across North America. This effort streamlines the...

www.allfabcorp.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... All-Fab Corp. has recently upgraded its website www.allfabcorp.com. The site now features their line of welding positioners along with welding chucks, turning rolls, Handy Carriage for automatic fillet welding, and CNC cutting machines. ...

www.promotioncontrols.com. (Web Wise).
July 1, 2003... ProMotion Controls, Inc., Medina, OH, launched their new website www.promotionconlrols.com, which showcases their current line of shape-cutting controls solutions for metal cutting applications. Known as the iTechnology company for innovative...

Air Liquide America, L.P. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Air Liquide America, L.P., Houston, TX, introduces advances in packaging and shielding gas delivery for cylinder gases. The product enhancements combine advanced cylinder packaging with gas-mix accuracy to deliver improved safety and...

Bahco North America, Inc. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Bahco North America, Inc., Scranton, PA, created a team of application support specialties to serve high-volume bandsaw users throughout the NAFTA region. Combining more than 125 man-years of production bandsawing experience, the nine-man team...

Western International. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Western International, Bellville, TX, was honored with three safety awards at the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The three awards were: The Leonard Parker Poole Safety Award, Fleet Safety Award Bulk under 20 million...

G. Raymond Peacock, president of Temperatures.com, Inc., Southampton, PA, received the Award of Merit from ASTM International, W. Conshohocken, PA. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... G. Raymond Peacock, president of Temperatures.com, Inc., Southampton, PA, received the Award of Merit from ASTM International, W. Conshohocken, PA. The honor, which is accompanied by the title of fellow, is the highest Society Recognition for...

Acme Cryogenics Electrical Shop. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Acme Cryogenics Electrical Shop, Allentown, PA, has developed some PLC innovations and is continuing to expand its controls offerings to include a variety of user-friendly products geared toward saving money and time. In response to this...

Central Welding Supply's Xpress Cryogenics Division. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Central Welding Supply's Xpress Cryogenics Division, Lynnwood, WA, agreed to terms with Taylor-Wharton for a 2,300 gallon Express II Liquid Argon Delivery System. The truck is expected to be in service by August 2003, providing micro-bulk...

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA and Nanotechnologies, Austin, TX, announced a joint development agreement and an equity investment to allow for exclusive commercial development efforts in select strategic market segments. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA and Nanotechnologies, Austin, TX, announced a joint development agreement and an equity investment to allow for exclusive commercial development efforts in select strategic market segments....

The Research and Special Programs Administration. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its anticipated response to the CGA's appeal of the original rulemaking (HM220SD) issued on Aug. 8, 2002. Among the changes made to...

Air Products. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Air Products, Allentown, PA, alerts the compressed gas community to two events involving two different products where cylinders were shipped back to the facilities in close to an overfilled condition. The overfilling could have caused the...

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, Washington, D.C., announced its selection of EULER American Credit Indemnity as its exclusive Insure-Link credit insurance provider, because of the firm's comprehensive approach to providing risk management solutions, and their long-standing commitment to helping wholesaler-distributors better manage credit risks. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, Washington, D.C., announced its selection of EULER American Credit Indemnity as its exclusive Insure-Link credit insurance provider, because of the firm's comprehensive approach to providing...

Airgas, Inc. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Airgas, Inc., Radnor, PA, extended its eBusiness presence into three more eMarketplace systems, which allows companies to manage procurement with multiple suppliers through a single common interface. The new eMarketplaces added include Commerce...

BOC, Murray Hill, NJ, has been recognized as a certified supplier of Worthington Cylinders. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... BOC, Murray Hill, NJ, has been recognized as a certified supplier of Worthington Cylinders, a subsidiary of Worthington Industries, at the company's recent supplier conference call in Westerville, OH.

Linde Gas, Cleveland, OH, acquired assets of the Puerto Rico industrial gas business of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Linde Gas, Cleveland, OH, acquired assets of the Puerto Rico industrial gas business of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. The business includes bulk liquid production and sales, packaged gas production and sales, specialty gases, and on-site gas...

Praxair announces delivery system. (Business Snapshot).
July 1, 2003... Praxair, Inc., Danbury, CT, announced the launch of the AccuStar cylinder delivery system, an on-board computer for cylinder gases delivery vehicles, which allows drivers to process transactions electronically at the customer site. This...

Scott gas produces NIST-Traceable Reference Materials. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Scott Specialty Gases received approval from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for batches of NO/[N.sub.2], reference materials at 5 ppm (parts per million) and 10 ppm. The 5 ppm standards are the lowest NIST-Traceable...

Retired NASA hydrogen expert to test HCGN blends. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Dr. Addison Bain, whose research proved hydrogen did not initiate the Hindenburg fire in 1937, has begun a new project to demonstrate use of hydrogen--compressed natural gas blends for fueling today's automobile engines. The use of hydrogen in...

Matheson receives 2003 Supplier Excellence Award. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Matheson TriGas, Inc. was selected as this year's award winner in the category of "Special Achievement" by Analog Devices, Inc., a producer of high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications. The banquet was held in Dedham...

NPTC makes announcements, inductions, honors. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... The National Private Track Council, Alexandria, VA, presented the F.L.E.E.T. Leadership awards April 28, 2003 at the NPTC 2003 Education Management Conference and Exhibition in St. Louis. The award, given annually, recognizes individuals who...

Harsco acquires steel mill service. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Harsco Corp., Harrisburg, PA, acquired the Industrial Services Division of C.J. Langenfelder & Son, Inc., a privately held, Baltimore-based provider of on-site, outsourced steel mill services. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands...

Upgraded support software available. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Industry Suite, LLC, Warren, NJ, announced the availability of its upgraded sales support and sales support Advanced software solutions that provide Web-based platforms for organizing, coordinating, and driving the entire marketing and sales...

Airgas reports earnings. (Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Airgas reported earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. Net earnings for the quarter were $8.5 million or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to $8.7 million or $0.12 per diluted share in the same period a year ago....

Trumpf, Inc. (People).
July 1, 2003... Trumpf, Inc., Farmington, CT--Rolf Biekert, president and CEO of the North American subsidiary of the Trumpf Group.

The Air Liquide Group. (People).
July 1, 2003... The Air Liquide Group, Montreal, Quebec--Luc Doyon, president and chief operating officer of Air Liquide Canada.

Barsom Consulting Ltd. (People).
July 1, 2003... John M. Barsom of Barsom Consulting Ltd., Pittsburgh, PA, received the T.R. Higgins Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and presented the North American Steel Conference's T.R. Higgins Lecture, "Structural Steel...

Trumpf Laser Technology Center. (People).
July 1, 2003... Trumpf Laser Technology Center, Plymouth, MI--Walter Haimerl, director of sales.

Temperatures.com Inc. (People).
July 1, 2003... Temperatures.com Inc. president, G. Raymond Peacock, received the Award of Merit from ASTM International, W. Conshohocken, PA.

The National Truck Council. (People).
July 1, 2003... The National Truck Council, Alexandria, VA, announced it contracted with Bob Inderbitzen, CTP, to serve as director of safety & compliance. He will be the primary contact and resource for member needs on national and state levels, and he will...

AGL Welding Supply. (People).
July 1, 2003... William F. Brancato, inside sales manager for AGL Welding Supply, Clifton, NJ, has been certified as a Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) by the American Purchasing Society, Aurora, IL.

Eutectic, Menomomee Falls, WI--David Hart, manager of technical services, and Steele Faust, marketing manager at MEC Welding. (People).
July 1, 2003... Eutectic, Menomomee Falls, WI--David Hart, manager of technical services, and Steele Faust, marketing manager at MEC Welding, of which Eutectic is a division.

InnerLogic, Inc. (People).
July 1, 2003... InnerLogic, Inc., Charleston, SC--Brian E. O'Hara, national sales manager.

Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (People).
July 1, 2003... Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., Parsippany, NJ--Michael Lamarra, electronics marketing manager.

Cavagna North America, Inc., Branchburg, NJ--Kim S. O'Hagan, sales/marketing coordinator for the Cavagna North America LPG and High-Pressure Gas. (People).
July 1, 2003... Cavagna North America, Inc., Branchburg, NJ--Kim S. O'Hagan, sales/marketing coordinator for the Cavagna North America LPG and High-Pressure Gas valve businesses.

Don Wyngarden, member of GAWDA, passed away Jan. 28, 2003. (People).
July 1, 2003... Don Wyngarden, member of GAWDA, passed away Jan. 28, 2003. Beginning his welding supply career with Purity Cylinder Gases, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, in 1940, he was a truck driver, salesman, and branch manager. In 1982, he became president. He...

Lone star distributor fires up profits with acetylene. (Distributor Profile).
July 1, 2003... Undeterred by today's stringent compliance requirements, AOC-Acetylene Oxygen Co., Harlingen, TX, manufacturers and sells acetylene, an industry standard still in demand for everyday welding and cutting chores. Under the blue of the...

Acetylene's heat keeping competition out of the kitchen. (Acetylene) (Cover Story).
July 1, 2003... More than 100 years of commercial use and a long list of qualities unique to Acetylene, including the hottest flame and lowest oxygen demand, keeps it leading the pack as the gas of choice for welding and cutting applications. Following is an...

Energy efficiency: inverter design saves energy. (Inverter Design).
July 1, 2003... Using a worksheet helps assess which inverter is the best in creating energy efficiencies, and the calculations determine how an inverter can save money over a traditional transformer-rectifier. Inverter welding units offer advantages over...

Global market for industrial gases to reach $52 billion. (Gases Industry Review-Update).
July 1, 2003... Markets from automotive to mining all rely on industrial gases to produce final products or services. Accounting for more than $9 trillion of the total global GDP, industrial gases and related systems and technologies service more than 50...

DOT issues Safety Advisory. (Gases Industry Review-Update).
July 1, 2003... The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) of the Department of Transportation issued a Safety Advisory Regarding the possible unauthorized marking of compressed gas cylinders. RSPA is investigating ABM Fire Equipment, Milford, NY....

GIR Q&A.
July 1, 2003... Why should I purge my regulator? There are basically three reasons to purge a high-purity regulator. The first is for safety, to remove toxic gases from the regulator and prevent exhausting them into the workplace. The second is for...

Traditional cylinder faces high pressure. (Gas Supply Systems).
July 1, 2003... Finally. Gas supply systems are experiencing changes and improvements. High-pressure cylinders, the historically favored supply systems, are being challenged by the microbulk system and on-site mixing cells. These novel systems are designed to...

Making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. (Customized Solutions).
July 1, 2003... No matter where you look, customized solutions are at work in almost every industry. The gas business is no exception, as consumers are beginning to understand equipment needs are special and cannot be best met by ordering standard products...

Hydrogen generator program fuels distributors' business. (Hydrogen Generators).
July 1, 2003... Hydrogen's role of the future is more than a fuel source for [H.sub.2]-powered vehicles. Leasing programs for hydrogen generators are now available. These plans are an effort to reduce distributors' up-front costs, address service needs, and...

Robotics proves key to strategic growth at Ivey Industries. (Robotics).
July 1, 2003... As distributors continue to face a spotty market, many are increasingly turning to capital goods equipment for a single, large hardgoods sale, a direct stimulant to gas sales, and overall enhanced profitability. Ivey Industries, a 32-year...

Ramping up with new sales technologies. (Investing in Growth).
July 1, 2003... Managers of distributorships today face a complex world packed with challenges. Peter Marzano, vice president sales and marketing, at Waterford, Connecticut-based ABCO Welding and Industrial Supply, has confronted these times with his own...

Gas filling system. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The AcuGrav, a computerized high-tolerance specialty gas-filling system that enables consistent filling of multi-component blends, was unveiled. The data collection unit is completely modular and features a real-time embedded control system to...

Work glove. (Products).
July 1, 2003... A space-age technology has been employed in developing the first work glove designed for use specifically with liquid oxygen under the most severe conditions. The LOX-glove, a multi-layered glove, was developed to meet the demands of NASA and...

TIMS software. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The TIMS software is available to take to the field with TIMMIE software, which is powered, by Windows CE, and loaded onto a hand-held PC. All orders, truck stock, and customer cylinder balances for each driver's route are wirelessly...

Modular gas manifold. (Products).
July 1, 2003... A new series of stock cylinder manifolds designed to provide flexible solutions for the centralized distribution of high-purity gases in diverse applications has been introduced. The 52 Series Modular Manifold, based on a 1/4 in. pipe sizes...

Liquid C[O.sub.2] filling station. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The C[O.sub.2] MicroFill Station allows easy recharging of fire extinguishers and high-pressure bottles in one safety-controlled package. The station includes engineered safety features such as a sliding inter-locking door and a remote clamp...

Replacement plasma torch. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The SL100 1Torch works on any plasma cutting system and features a "total gas management" design. This feature eliminates the need for a gas distributor or swirl ring in the torch. Each tip is tuned to optimize cut performance at rated cutting...

Three series of high-purity regulators. (Products).
July 1, 2003... Three series of high-purity pressure regulator models have been launched. The models include 'EZ Mount' models, which are single- and two-stage high purity regulators that feature a panel-mount design allowing for ease of installation and can...

Stargon Shielding Gas blend. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The Stargon SS Shielding Gas, a mixture of argon, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen, is designed for joining a variety of stainless steels under Se most challenging conditions and argon-based blends using carbon dioxide. With the controlled carbon...

Gas cylinder sling. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The Boa-Grip, a gas cylinder sling, is easy to use and adjustable for gripping, carrying and suspending compressed gas cylinders. The grip is a nylon sling with a sewn eye at one end and an oblong steel ring at the other. The sewn eye fits...

Fork truck vacuum lifter. (Products).
July 1, 2003... A self-contained, battery powered vacuum lifter that operates with any fork lift for handling loads up to 2,000 lbs, where overhead cranes are not available, is introduced. The Anver Vacuum Fork Lift attachment fits standard 26 in. forks and is...

Cylinder handling cart. (Products).
July 1, 2003... Kaddy-Karts, for in-plant handling, cut labor costs, improve efficiency, and reduce heavy lifting. They are small enough to travel through plant doors and traffic lanes, yet large enough to carry several high-pressure cylinders. They features a...

Ed Craig's Q&A.
July 1, 2003... Question: I am doing a technical report at Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology. We are comparing different argon and C[O.sub.2] mixtures to find the blend of shielding gasses that will yield the fastest travel speeds. I have...

CGA seeks expanded dialog with the Food and Drug Administration. (CGA Commentary).
July 1, 2003... Medical gases are a significant part of the CGA members' business portfolio. With the current increased level of activity from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), it is appropriate that the CGA have a...

Cylinder filling system. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The Refueler 180 Natural Gas cylinder Filling System allows users to fill their own cylinders anytime with high-pressure natural gas (275 psi) for portable torch cutting, brazing heating, and soldering applications. Refueler 180 fills four...

Cylinder blaster. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The GC222 cylinder blaster doubles production of the GC111 by processing two cylinders in a single blast cycle instead of just one. The bigger model retains the same features and standards of the other Viking cylinder blasters. Increased batch...

Trace analyzer. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The LaserTrace Analyzer offers the first, modular, multipoint, multi-species analyzer based on a powerful technology known as Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS). It provides a fast, accurate means to detect molecular contaminant down to...

EZ Block Manifold. (Products).
July 1, 2003... The EZ Block Manifold is an economical alternative to the traditional header-type manifold. The configuration of the device allows it to connect 11 cylinders to a common outlet. With its flexible design, it can be reconfigured to adapt to...

Economy magnetic press. (Products).
July 1, 2003... This new light-weight, economically priced magnetic drill press can handle up to 1 3/8 in. diameter by 2 in. depth cut annular broaching cutter. A unique oil feed system keeps the cutter well lubricated for fast penetration. Accu-Tool...

Power brushes. (Products).
July 1, 2003... This line of power brushes, available in crimped or knot style wheel, cup, end, and tube brushes, are tools for de-burring, weld cleaning, edge blending, surface contamination removal, and final appearance finishing. These wire brushes are...