Gases & Welding Distributor articles from March 2008

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from March 2008

Moving ahead with technology.(Viewpoint)
March 1, 2008... One of the best presentations at the recent GAWDA Spring Management Conference in Chicago focused on the use of global positioning systems (GPS), and how they can help distribution businesses. Global positioning systems can be used to...

Cylinder recall launched.(News)(Norris Cylinder Co.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Norris Cylinder Company (www.norriscylinder.com) issued a mandatory recall on Feb. 28 for A75-A420 size acetylene cylinders that it manufactured in January 2007 and early February 2007. The company said its recall does not affect "B" and...

Airgas continues acquisitions.(News)
March 1, 2008... Airgas Inc. (www.airgas.com) has acquired Merriam-Graves Corp., an independent distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related supplies that operates in 25 locations in New England and New York. The acquired business...

FIBA celebrates 50 years.(News)
March 1, 2008... FIBA (www.fibatech.com) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The company was started by Frank Finn, Sr. in 1958 to distribute medical supplies to hospitals, and has evolved to become a distributor of gas distribution and storage...

Air Products joint venture wins contract.(News)
March 1, 2008... A joint venture between the Abdullah Hashim Group of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Air Products (www.airproducts.com) will build two new air separations units (ASUs) for Shadeed Iron & Steel's production plant in the Sohar Industrial Port of...

Tank levels on the Web.(Products)(MTS Systems Corp.)(MTS Systems Corp.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MTS Systems Corp. Sensors Division (www.mts.com) and OleumTech Corp., headquartered in Irvine, Calif. have developed technology that allows users to monitor tank levels via the Internet. MTS Sensors provides the...

Valves for helium and other gases.(Products)
March 1, 2008... MK series valves with PowerTube technology from Co-Ax Valves Inc. (www. coaxvalves.com) are designed to provide fast (25 ms, depending on size) bubble-tight positive shut off for applications where leaks cannot be tolerated, or where...

Differential pressure transmitter.(Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mid-West Insturment (www.midwestinstrument. com) has introduced a new, two-wire, Indicating 4-20 mA Differential Pressure Transmitter for the Model 121. The simple, low-cost, loop-powered 8-28-Vdc transmitter is...

Advanced Specialty Gas Equipment.(Products)
March 1, 2008... Advanced Specialty Gas Equipment (www.asge-online. com) has introduced a new ultra-low delivery pressure, two-stage bar stock body, metal diaphragm regulators. The Models THP and THPS high-purity regulators feature a large 2.75-in. diameter...

Position sensors for hazardous locations.(Products)
March 1, 2008... Positek E111 linear position sensors introduced by Everight Precision Technologies Corp. (www.everightsensors. com) are for use in potentially explosive dust and gas/vapor atmospheres. The E111 is one of the E Series of Positek linear and...

Using WMS Technology to decrease costs, increase profits: dragging warehouse management systems into the 21st century.(Warehouse Operations)(Cover story)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Warehouses no longer operate in isolation, but serve as a primary function across the supply chain. Warehouse and distribution operations have evolved from simple storage boxes for inventory that serve primarily as...