Gases & Welding Distributor articles from May 2000

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from May 2000

The May/June Business Snapshot.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Cleveland, OH, announced on April 26 that it has made an offer to acquire Charter plc, a London-based multinational industrial corporation and parent of Esab (welding and cutting equipment and systems) and Howden...

Miller Electric Donates Welder to Boys Ranch.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, WI, donated a welding generator to the Rawhide Boys Ranch, New London, WI, for use in its About Face community service program. Teenaged men in the About Face program assist throughout Wisconsin on tornado...

Distributors Partner With National Standard.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Mississippi Welder's Supply, Winona, MN, and Nordan-Smith Welding Supplies, Hattiesburg, MS, have been named authorized distributors for National-Standard, Niles, MI. Both will represent the firm's full line of welding wire and wire packages...

Laser Shipments Down Slightly.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... At $565.2 million for 1999, shipments of industrial laser equipment and systems for North America and U.S. exports were down 3 percent from year-earlier levels, according to the Laser Systems Product Group of the Association for Manufacturing...

ILL-MO Breaks Ground For New Facility.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... ILL-MO Products, Jacksonville, IL, broke ground on a new 40,000 square foot facility. The site, on eight acres of land in Jacksonville's Eastgate Industrial Center at 7 Eastgate Drive, will house ILL-MO's headquarters, warehouse, service...

It's Time to Give Back.(Editorial)
May 1, 2000... While planning my year as NWSA President, it was important to me that I try to make a difference. Not only was it important that the membership receive professional value from the Spring Management Conferences and the Annual Convention, but it...

Messer Awards Contract to H & H.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... H & H Sales, Huntertown, IN, has received a contract to build palletized welding gas delivery bodies for Messer Gas Technology & Services Group, Morrisville, PA. The combination delivery bodies feature a pallet system capable of holding up to...

DataWeld Offers E-commerce Option.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... DataWeld Inc., Bossier, LA, announced the development of an E-business software aimed at helping distributors enter the world of e-commerce. The software can adapt to any current computer or accounting system so a distributor does not have to...

Which Wire Feeder Is Right for the Job?
May 1, 2000... Wire feeders for gas-metal-, flux-cored-, and submerged-arc welding (GMAW, FCAW, SAW) consist of an electric motor, drive rolls, wire conduit, and accessories for maintaining electrode alignment. Wire guides to, from, and between the drive...

Offline Solutions Can Help Distributors Adapt to an Online World.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... As E-business sweeps through one industry after another traditional customer/supplier relationships are altering forever at a feverish pace. In the windy reaches of the top tiers of American business hundreds of the largest industrial...

Make Your Website Profitable.(the importance of creating a presence for your business on the Web, and how to make that presence effective)
May 1, 2000... The Web has changed the structure of business and created real survival issues for those who fail to grasp the true driving forces and implications. It's no longer a question of whether your business will have to move to the Web; it is now...

Auto-Dark Lens Improves Welding.(welding helmets with auto darkening filter - ADF)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Welding helmets equipped with auto darkening filter lenses reduce injury costs and increase productivity. Today's cost and profit conscious welding companies expect welders to produce more and higher quality welds, the first time, at a...

Keen Compressed Gas Boosts Profits With PPE.(enters personal protection equipment market, promotes use of ADF welding helmets)
May 1, 2000... With a growth rate approaching 8 percent per year, Keen Compressed Gases, Wilmington, DE, thinks the personal protection equipment (PPE) market represents a hot opportunity for today's distributors. Keen Compressed Gases, Wilmington, DE,...

Weldstar Creates Win-Win With Welding Safety Expertise.(provides safety related products and services)
May 1, 2000... Weldstar Co., Aurora, IL, speaks softly and leverages sales using its expertise in welding safety products and processes to strengthen customer ties and expand total sales. A distributor's expertise in welding safety products can represent...

Safety Outreach Programs Reduce Liability.(the role of distributors in ensuring their products are used safely)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... End users of welding equipment and supplies depend on distributors for information regarding safe use and handling. Many distributors have initiated safety outreach programs in an effort to help educate customers to better protect people --...

Optimal Gas Distribution Strategy Cuts Costs.(gas distribution systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The optimal gas distribution strategy satisfies both the customer's need for a continuous supply of gas and the distributor's need to reduce cylinder delivery costs. As a customer's requirements grow, the delivery method typically...

GIR Q&A.(analyzing nitrogen for water levels, removing oxygen from hydrogen gas stream)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Question: I am trying to analyze cylinders of nitrogen for low levels of water, at concentrations from 0.1 to 10 ppm but my results are inconsistent. Water is one of the most difficult analysis to perform; it requires strict discipline and...

Entering the Specialty Gases Market.(gas distributors)
May 1, 2000... Golden margins don't just fall into a distributor's lap. Entering the specialty gas market takes detailed planning, sufficient resources, and a management's total commitment. It seems like nearly every gas distributor has either entered the...

Compact Plant Bring Air Separation Technology To Remote Sites.(compact plants and the processing of air separation technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The technology for separating atmospheric air into pure gases for welding and other industrial applications dates back to the 1800s, but the ability to streamline the process for ease-of-use is a relatively recent development that promises to...

Gaining Efficiencies with High-Pressure and Cryogenic Hoses.(Praxair factory in Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The goal of the Praxair gas cylinder filling and distribution facility in Bethlehem, PA, was to become one of the most efficient operations in the country. To reach that level, it had to install the right high pressure and cryogenic hoses. ...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... ADVANCED KIFFER SYSTEMS, INC., Cleveland, OH--John Tutino, western regional sales manager, Cutting Systems Division. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING, Columbus, OH--Thomas S. Passek, executive director. ARCONE, Taunton,...

IN MEMORIUM.(Bob Jackson)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
May 1, 2000... Cleveland, OH--Bob Jackson, NWSA past president passed away March 14. Those wishing to extend an expression of sympathy may send a contribution to in Bob's name to the following two organizations: Development Office, Univ. of Rochester Cancer...

Convention And Award Affirm CGA's Safety Mission.(Compressed Gas Association)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... This year more than 300 people attended the CGA 87th Annual Meeting at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, FL during which Patrick Verschelde of Air Liquide America was elected Chairman for the year 2000. Appreciation was extended to...