Gases & Welding Distributor articles from May 2003

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from May 2003

Fleet safety isn't just good business--it's the law. (Viewpoint).
May 1, 2003... During the last thirty years safety considerations and programs in the workplace have become a way of life for all of us. We don't take them for granted, because they take effort, time, money, and training to be effective. But we have become...

The "can do" attitude. (GAWDA Commentary).(Gas and Welding Distributors Association)
May 1, 2003... Remember the Little Engine That Could? The 1930 storybook tale about a little train that made it up a steep hill was one of my favorite childhood stories. We all liked it, for a variety of reasons, maybe because of our fascination with trains,...

www.ebaybusiness.com. (Web Wise).(enhanced web offers new services)
May 1, 2003... eBay, San Jose, CA, is introducing the eBay Business marketplace at www.ebaybusiness.com. This site brings together business-related listings to one location. More than 20,000 listings for the metalworking category are available. Buyers of...

www.nationalstandard.com. (Web Wise).(expanded web site offers new services)
May 1, 2003... National-Standard Company, Niles, MI, has expanded its website, www.nationalstandard.com to highlight the firm's offerings in welding products, bead wire, specialty wire, and other special engineered products. The site details products and...

www.scottgas.com. (Web Wise).(new web offers enhanced services)
May 1, 2003... Scott specialty Gases, Plumsteadville, PA, recently expanded its website, www.scottgas.com to add online access to its global cross-reference service providing government and industry laboratories with the ability to assess the accuracy of...

www.swagelok.com. (Web Wise).(ebusiness solutions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Swagelok, Solon, OH, offers a complete line of eBusiness solutions to help end customers research, specify, and purchase fluid system components on its website www.swagelok.com. A products eStore through which customers can find fluid system...

Airgas announces two acquisitions. (Industry News).
May 1, 2003... Airgas, Inc., Radnor, PA, announced plans for two acquisitions. First, it has acquired 14 branches in Florida, Georgia, and California from Union Industrial Gas Group (UIG). UIG, an independent distributor headquartered in Irving, TX, will...

Court confirms Thermadyne's plan. (Industry News).(emerging from bankruptcy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, St. Louis, MO, announced the U.S. Bankruptcy Court confirmed its reorganization plan, which enables it to emerge from Chapter 11 as a financially and operationally strong company. The plan, which was approved by...

Praxair launches new hydrogen cell. (Industry News).
May 1, 2003... Praxair, Inc., Danbury, CT, announced the launch of a high purity hydrogen ([H.sub.2]) grade for fuel cell applications. The introduction of this product is in response to fuel cell manufacturers' requests for higher purity hydrogen. A fuel...

Taylor-Wharton reports positive reaction to Web site. (Industry News).(Harsco Corporation's B-2-B service)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Taylor-Wharton, Sherwood and American Welding and Tank operating units of Harsco Corporation's Gas and Fluid Control has reported initial customer reaction to the Group's B-2-B website, launched in Q1'02 and fully operational in Q1'03, has...

Proton Energy ships solar fuel cell to Naval station. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Proton Energy Systems, Inc., Wallingford, CT, shipped its 1 kW Unigen regenerative solar/fuel cell system to the Naval Air Weapon Station at China Lake, CA. The system will be integrated with a hydrogen storage tank, solar panel, and electrical...

FMCSA revises hours of service regulations. (Industry News).(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... An increase in driving hours and a decrease in on-duty hours for drivers of property-carrying vehicles headlines the revised hours-of-service regulations released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The regulation...

GAWDA calendar.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The 2003 Annual GAWDA Convention October 5-8, 2003 Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia Canada 2004 Spring Management Conference Wed./Fri. March 17-19 Hilton Chicago & Towers Chicago Chicago, IL ...

Bosch Rexroth Corp. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BOSCH REXROTH CORP., Lancaster, PA -- Steven D. Roberts, senior vice president of corporate finance; Ernst Iseli, vice president, general manager of the Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies unit; Bill Demuth, controlling and administration...

Eutechtic. (People).
May 1, 2003... EUTECHTIC, Menomomee Falls, WI -- David Hart, manager of technical services and Steele Faust, marketing manager at MEC Welding, a division of Eutechtic.

Harsco Corp. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... HARSCO CORP., Camphill, PA -- Tim L. Miller, director of North American sales, Industrial Gas Equipment and Phil Wise, Western regional sales manager of RDF Products at Taylor-Wharton, and Enrique Fontecilla, representative of the business...

ITW Hobart Bros. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ITW HOBART BROS., Troy, OH -- Roddy Thompson, Southeast Regional manager of filler metal products, which includes: Hobart, Trimark, McKay, and Corex brands.

Lincoln Electric Company. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cleveland, OH -- Steven Sumner, global product manager.

Michelman Inc. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... MICHELMAN, INC., Cincinnati, OH -- Dr. John Michelman, chairman of the board and Steve Shifman, president of Michelman, Inc.

Balluff Inc. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Balluff Inc., Florence, KY -- Thomas R. Draper, marketing programs manager.

Ors Nasco. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ORS NASCO, Muskogee, OK -- Paul Byrnes, regional sales director for the Eastern region, Randy Langston, regional sales director for the Southern region, Mike Muenzer, regional sales director for the Midwest region, and Kevin Solid, regional...

Rogers Welding Supply Inc. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ROGERS WELDING SUPPLY INC., Buffalo, NY -- Stephen Rogers, Sales Manager and Cliff McCann, Sales Representative.

Promotion Controls. (People).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PROMOTION CONTROLS, Medina, OH, -- Michael Wish, director of technical services.

Pathways to the future: Middlesex blazes a trail to the bio and pharm markets. (Distributor Profile).(Middlesex Gases & Technologies Inc.)
May 1, 2003... Middlesex Gases & Technologies, Inc., Everett, MA, systematically built a solid base in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and specialty gas markets over the last ten years. Today it reaps the reward--niche sales topping $3-$4 million a year...

Abrasives: a user's guide to nonwoven abrasives in metal finishing. (Non-Woven Abrasives).
May 1, 2003... Where grinding products stop, non-woven abrasives begins. Well suited for final finishing, these abrasives have a high utility level and application versatility. Abrasive products used for finishing metallic and non-metallic workpieces in...

Soaking up sales with sorbents. (Sorbents).
May 1, 2003... Like shoes, sorbents come in a variety of styles and sizes to suit to all types of applications. Confronting so many choices, the distributor who knows to size up a customer's needs can a one-time opportunity sale into solid repeat business in...

Fabrics of fire: technology keeps pace with safety requirements. (Safety).
May 1, 2003... Safety is the bottom line when working with fabrics and fire. As standards for heat and fire resistant fabrics evolve, so do the fabrics. From fiberglass to coated materials and composites, read on to find out what fabrics are available and...

Telemetry poised to meet market demands. (Industrial Gas Review).(innovation improves service)
May 1, 2003... Telemetry is now synonymous with remote level monitoring in the industrial gas market. In just a few years, telemetry systems for microbulk and bulk gas distribution have been perfected and are becoming widely available. Many of these systems...

Redesign of cylinder proves the power of packaging. (Cylinder Packaging).(packaging facelift improves safety and sales)
May 1, 2003... With development of a new cap and a chrome residual pressure valve, new life has been breathed into Air Liquides's gas line. Distributors have experienced an increase in sales since the package has undergone a facelift. Responses from a...

Harnessing the power of networking. (Wasky).(building relationships can increase sales)
May 1, 2003... How much time do you spend developing new business by meeting new people and building new relationships? The activities take so much time, and only a small percentage of new relationships result in increased business. What if I said you...

Lane departure warning technology: driving towards safety: focusing on making roads safer. (Fleet Safety).(Lane Guidance )(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 1, 2003... Lane departure warning technology is helping make roads safer for truckers and others on the road. Distributors are equipping their fleets with this new technology, which can score costs savings, boost fleet safety, and increase driver...

Your most valuable asset. (Guest Commentary).(people are a company's most valuable assets)
May 1, 2003... Ever wonder what makes you unique? If you took a personal inventory of your assets you might identify a quality such as a passion for community service, a skill in a sport, a physical or mental ability, or a talent such as playing an...

First of a two-part series: sales management in a complex world. (Marketing/Sales).(Interview)
May 1, 2003... Managers of distributorships today face a complex world that challenges them to manage people, the uncertainties of terrorism, war, deflation, and climbing energy prices. Peter Marzano, vice president sales and marketing, at Waterford,...

The key to a viable business is building the right supply team. (Supply Teams).
May 1, 2003... In order for distribution to compete with the Internet and electronic commerce, the model of a supply chain needs to evolve into a supply team. Trust, willingness, and communication skills are necessary to keep it from going six feet under. ...

Air Products Polymers, L.P. (Business Snapshot).(product price increases)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Air Products Polymers, L.P., Lehigh Valley, PA, announced an increase of 2.5 cents per wet pound price for vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions and all ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymers sold in the United States and Canada was...

Harsco Gas & Fluid Control Group. (Business Snapshot).(accepting orders for medical post valves)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Harsco Gas & Fluid Control Group, Camphill, PA, announced orders are being accepted for medical post valves in compliance with the DOT HM-220D ruling. The ruling will be effective May 30 and requires the set pressure of the valve pressure...

Scott Specialty Gases. (Business Snapshot).(safe handling of compressed and industrial gases)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Scott Specialty Gases, Plumsteadville, PA, The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) honored Mike Injaian, operations risk control director, by naming him recipient of the Charles H. Glasier Safety Award for 2002. The award is presented each year to...

The CGA announced Air Liquide America and Western International Gas & Cylinders, Inc. were recipients of the 2002 Leonard Parker Pool Award, which was sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (Business Snapshot).(Cylinder Gas Association)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The CGA announced Air Liquide America and Western International Gas & Cylinders, Inc. were recipients of the 2002 Leonard Parker Pool Award, which was sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Air Liquide won the Group I Over 1.5 Million...

Miller Electric. (Business Snapshot).(Free Stuff promotion)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Miller Electric, Appleton, WI, is offering its "Free StufF' promotion through July 14, 2003. The company will give away free items with the purchase of select Miller products. The following products qualify for this year's deal: Millermatic 135...

Acme Cryogenics, Inc., Allentown, PA, has announced the acquisition of Chart Industries, Inc.'s cryogenic valve product line. (Business Snapshot).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Acme Cryogenics, Inc., Allentown, PA, has announced the acquisition of Chart Industries, Inc.'s cryogenic valve product line. Acme will now manufacture and distribute CVI cryogenic on/off, flow control, globe, y-pattern, liquid helium, vacuum...

Lincoln Electric. (Business Snapshot).(company presented with Business Advantage Award)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Lincoln Electric, Cleveland, OH, has been presented the Business Advantage Award, which recognizes the company for its advanced applications of the PVM process in defining new business opportunities, by the Design Consortium. The PVM (Product...

BOC Gases and Atlantic Health System, Murray Hill, NJ, have agreed to cooperate in the development of new technology to continuously improve the dependability and safety of hospital liquid oxygen storage and delivery systems. (Business Snapshot).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BOC Gases and Atlantic Health System, Murray Hill, NJ, have agreed to cooperate in the development of new technology to continuously improve the dependability and safety of hospital liquid oxygen storage and delivery systems. As part of the...

CGA holds "awards night". (CGA Commentary).(Cylinder Gas Association)
May 1, 2003... The 90th CGA Annual Meeting was held March 2-4 in Phoenix, Arizona. With a heightened concern for security, CGA members heard Dr. Benjamin Garrett of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) describe the agency's efforts to prevent acts of...

Clean cooling tower solutions. (Products).
May 1, 2003... Protect loop cooling processes from extensive maintenance with the Solids Recovery Filtration system (SRF). Ideal for cooling tower water systems, this package was designed to reduce solids problems. The system maintains energy efficiency of...

Cryogenic pump exchange. (Products).
May 1, 2003... The Cryogenic pump exchange program saves or eliminates customer downtime by featuring same-day shipment of replacement pumps. Customers can take advantage of the pump exchange in emergencies, and they can have their pump repaired or exchanged...

Low Cylinder Pressure Alarm. (Products).
May 1, 2003... The Low Cylinder Pressure Alarm is designed to minimize the risk of product run-out by alerting users when changeout must occur. The alarm features a box design and wireless operation making it inexpensive to both install and operate. The...

Liquid level and pressure gauge for bulk tanks. (Products).
May 1, 2003... The Tank-Tel gauge is an electronic level and pressure gauge combined into one modular package. It features on-board software for displaying readouts of choice and level is calculated and real-time, based on the pressure in the vessel for...

1Torch manual Torch. (Literature).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... A 1Torch RPT (Replacement Plasma Torch) brochure, featuring the company's recently introduced SL60 and SL100 hand torches, which can be used as a replacement on almost any major plasma cutting power supply, has been released. The six page...

Precision plasma cutting tables. (Literature).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... New Storm plasma cutting machines are introduced in a product flier. The line offers quality in basic, affordable plasma cutting tables capable of cutting up to one inch thick carbon steel. Depending on application needs, fabricators can choose...

Cart catalog and literature. (Literature).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... A glossy, full-color catalog is available for the purchase of various SafTCart items. Included in the catalog are models and sizes of the cabinet, industrial series, running gear, medical, storage, pallet, and cradle series, cylinder racks, and...