Gases & Welding Distributor articles from May 2005

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from May 2005

Decreasing the fuel tax to reduce gas prices.(Viewpoint)(Column)
May 1, 2005... I find it hard to believe that U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman startled a group of energy-company officials and industry representatives when he announced that high energy prices, especially for gasoline and other transportation fuels, are...

CGA honors 2005 Safety Award winners.(GCA commentary)
May 1, 2005... CGA is proud to have hosted the annual Safety Awards Banquet, March 8, where the winners of this year's safety awards were announced. These awards pay tribute to members for their dedication to the safety of employees, distributors, and the...

Hand-held air tools at a glance.(Web Wise)(Superior Pneumatic)(superiorpneumatic.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Cleveland-based Superior Pneumatic's website, superiorpneumatic.com, displays the company's complete line of pneumatic tools. These include the Big Bully needle scaler, which converts to a standard scaling hammer that can be used for weld...

Virtual encyclopedia of membrane-filtration technology.(Web Wise)(kochmembrane.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Koch Membrane Systems Inc. (KSM), Wilmington, Mass., has upgraded its website, kochmembrane.com, to spotlight hundreds of KMS filtration products, including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis membranes. ...

B2B speaker clearinghouse.(Web Wise)(business to business)(B2Bspeaker.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Drone & Mueller and Associates, St. Louis, has launched B2Bspeaker.com, which includes "hardfacing" as an inaugural, featured category, along with other specialized categories. The site aims to provide a national clearinghouse for B2B speakers,...

Custom-cable technical information.(Web Wise)(Northwire Inc.)(northwire.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Northwire Inc., Osceola, Wis., has launched an all-new website, northwire.com, to deliver technical data and useful information needed by engineers to specify custom cable. The site lets visitors navigate to catalog product offerings,...

CGA.(Snapshot)
May 1, 2005... CGA, Chantilly, Va., announces the current issue of Compressions is now available on the CGA website at: cganet.com/member/pdf_distribution/ compressions_2005_03.pdf. Included in Compressions is a notice of changed cut-off dates. To...

Acme Cryogenics.(Shapshot)(contract with Air Products & Chemicals)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Air Products & Chemicals ordered ten CryoMaxx MicroBulk Medical Oxygen delivery trucks from Acme Cryogenics, Allentown, Pa. The value of the order is approximately $1,350,000.

Lenox.(Snapshot)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Lenox, East Longmeadow, Mass., a manufacturer of bandsaw blades, power tool accessories, and hand tools implemented a distributor training program to educate its sales force and distributors about bandsaw machines and blades. The "Lenox Band...

Fluke Corp.(Snapshot)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Fluke Corp., a world supplier of test and measurement equipment, announces its 2005 calibration-and-metrology course schedule for North America. For more information, visit fluke.com/2005caltraining, or contact caltraining@fluke.com.

Scott Specialty Gases.(Snapshot)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Scott Specialty Gases, Plumsteadville, Pa., recently raised prices for pure helium and helium-balance mixtures by 10%, or as contracts permitted. Prices for all other pure and mixed gases went up by 5.3%, or as contracts permitted. The company...

Airgas Inc.(Snapshot)(agreement with Proton Energy Systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Airgas Inc. Radnor, Pa., reports a three-year agreement for its regional companies to market and distribute Proton Energy Systems Inc.'s proprietary HOGEN(R) on-site hydrogen-generation systems to customers in the U.S. Proton Energy Systems is...

Harsco' Gas Technologies.(Snapshot)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Harsco's Gas Technologies Harrisburg, Pa., says its Harsco GasServ division's Taylor-Wharton unit will supply a substantial portion of Air Products' cryogenic gas-storage vessel requirements in North America and Asia under two new supply...

Weldship Corporation.(Snapshot)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Weldship Corporation, Bethlehem, Pa., has been selected by Air Products and Chemicals Inc. to fabricate mobile, 6000 psig, Hydrogen Fueler HF-150 units as part of Air Product's expanding role in various hydrogen-fuel projects. Both companies...

Matheson Tri-Gas wins safety award.(News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Parsippany, N.J., awarded the Leonard Parker Pool Safety Award to Matheson Tri-Gas. Bill Kroll, chairman and CEO, and Bonnie Stanage, director of safety and compliance, represented the Matheson team and...

Flowserve completes valve-automation installations.(News)
May 1, 2005... Flowserve Corp., Dallas, announced it completed valve-automation installations at two Defense Energy Supply Center fuel depots in Jacksonville. The work was managed by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston. The depots transfer...

Revisions to Medical Gas SOP Manual.(standard operating procedure)(B and R Compliance Associates LLC)
May 1, 2005... B&R Compliance Associates LLC, Philadelphia, revised the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) Medical Gases SOP Manual Program in March. Developed by B&R and GAWDA, the program offers a common medical-gas-compliance platform for...

Sherwood announces price increases.(News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Harsco GasServ, Mechanicsburg, Pa., reported that Sherwood, a Harsco GasServ company, raised prices effective May 1 on brass and stainless steel valve, products. John Piscitelli, product manager for Industrial Gas and Medical valves, comments,...

Airgas acquires businesses.(News)
May 1, 2005... Airgas, Inc., Radnor, Pa., acquired the assets and operations of Vancouver Welding Supply Inc. (VWS), Vancouver, Wash., and Cumberland Welding and Supply Co. Inc., Cumberland, Md. The two businesses claimed more than $9 million in sales in...

GAWDA wins welding-fume decision.(U.S. Fire Insurance Co. vs. Clendenin Brothers, Inc)(Gases & Welding Distributor association)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GAWDA, Philadelphia, says the U.S. District Court in Baltimore has ruled in favor of a GAWDA motion that opposed U.S. Fire Insurance Company's effort to limit its obligation in covering and defending welding-fume claims. With the...

Exhibit in METALFORM Mexico 2005.(News)
May 1, 2005... The U.S. Dept. of Commerce's Commercial Service invites U.S. companies to participate in METALFORM Mexico 2005, a Commerce Department-certified trade fair. The 8th annual METALFORM Mexico will take place at Cintermex in Monterrey, Nuevo...

Airgas Inc.(People)(appointment of Michael Rohde)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Airgas Inc. has appointed Michael Rohde, currently regional company president of Airgas South, to the new position of senior vice president--distribution operations. Rohde will lead a new corporate department formed by merging several units...

Matheson Tri-Gas Inc.(People)(appointment of Scott Kallman )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. appointed Scott Kallman executive vice president, Industrial Gas Group. "Kallman's management experience in the industrial gas business will be a valued asset to the Industrial Gas Group in its pursuit for continued growth...

Linde Gas LLC.(People: Howard Hubert )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Linde Gas LLC has named Howard Hubert to succeed Cliff Caldwell, who was promoted to Global Specialty Gas manager for Linde AG. Hubert now leads all specialty gas manufacturing and sales activities in the company's North American region. Also,...

American Institute of Steel Construction Inc.(People)(appointment of Jerome Hajjar and Robert Dexter )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. (AISC), Chicago, has named Jerome Hajjar and Robert Dexter recipients of AISC's 34th Annual T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award. The awards panel selected their paper, Continuity Plate Detailing for...

Air Liquide America LP.(People)(appointment of Kim Denney )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Kim Denney was appointed president of Air Liquide America LP, the cylinder gas, equipment, and analytical services units of American Air Liquide. Her prior experience includes positions at E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Quantum Chemical Co., and...

Harsco GasServe.(People)(appointment of Nate Kondo )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Nate Kondo is Harsco GasServe's new sales manager for the southwestern region. He is based in Scottsdale, Ariz.. "Kondo's extensive experience in the fluid systems and vacuum equipment industry and his product management expertise will be of...

MG Systems and Welding.(People)(appointment of Dick Parrott )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Dick Parrott is now Menomonee Falls, Wisc.-based MG Systems and Welding's western regional sales manager. Parrott has over 20 yr of experience in the metal cutting and fabrication industry.

Remstar International Inc.(People)(appointment of Stephen C. Turner )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Stephen C. Turner has been appointed vice president in charge of services for Remstar International Inc. He will direct the company's nationwide service operations, including over 500 service technicians, five regional service and parts depots,...

Kohler Co.(People)(appointment of James Doyle )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Kohler, Wis.-based Kohler Co. has named James Doyle president-Engine Business. As such, he will provide strategic business leadership for Kohler Engines worldwide. He reports to Dick Fotsch, president of the Global Power Group. Before joining...

How banding together builds buying power: purchasing cooperatives give small distributors an edge with suppliers and supply other benefits.(Independent Distributor Cooperative )
May 1, 2005... Small independent distributors are increasingly finding it difficult to compete in the hardgoods sector. They're being squeezed by vendors and end users while facing relentless competition from huge distributorships. To fight back against these...

Hyperthern stays hot on metalcutting technology.(Executive Perspective)(Interview)
May 1, 2005... Founded in 1968, Hypertherm Inc., Hanover, N.H., now has over 50% of the worldwide market in computer-controlled plasma-cutting equipment with subsidiaries and distributors operating in over 60 countries. Recently, Richard Couch Jr., chief...

The sights and sounds of failure: recognizing potential sawblade problems before they happen makes for better cutting and increased productivity.
May 1, 2005... Making bandsawing jobs more productive and efficient is as easy as getting to know how the cutoff operation should look and sound. Tell-tale signs such as tooth damage, crooked cuts, or unusual noises can indicate impending problems, thus...

Modular fixturing for welding.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The Demmeler modular fixturing system features accurate five-sided tables made of high-tensile-strength steel. Table surfaces are flat and square 0.0004-in./ft and bores are located +0.001-in. Angles, spacers, clamps, positioning and clamping...

Pulse puddle arc welding equipment.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Instead of pulsating the current, the Bonal 2700-CC arc welder pulsates the base metal of the weldment as the metal is deposited, said to allow for an optimized level of pulsating the liquid puddle. Bonal reports the 2700-CC cuts stress-relief...

Long-life torch tip.(Products)
May 1, 2005... According to American, its Torch Tip Lightning contact tip/diffuser has longer life than comparable diffusers. Electrical resistance is reduced between the tip and diffusers to decrease heat build-up. The increased surface contact from the...

Plastic deburring discs and brushes.(Products)
May 1, 2005... 3M Abrasive embedded its special Cubitron abrasive grain in its new Scotch-Brite radial bristle discs and brushes. These rotary tools are made of plastic and are suitable for cleaning metal prior to welding, removing discoloration and sealant,...

Compact welding carriage.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Simply clamp on a torch, and the ultra-compact MiniVert, a four-wheel drive battery-operated fillet welder, provides continuous high-quality welds in all positions. Bug-O Systems Pittsburgh bugo.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Clamshells for cutting and beveling.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Intelligent sensor technology in the Orion welding helmet automatically adjusts shade level depending on the arc's light intensity, so welders no longer have to interrupt their work or guess the correct shade setting. Units sport sliding...

Clamshells for cutting and beveling.(Products)
May 1, 2005... D.L. Ricci Corp. has added the Mid-Size (MS) to its other lines of clamshells for cutting and beveling in-line pipe and tube. MS's compact design and power-to-weight ratio makes it well-suited for boring, flange facing, OD turning, RTJ grooves,...

Heavy-duty cutting machine.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Miyachi Unitek's new IPB5000A is a 5kHz inverter power supply with transformer. Units output a maximum current of 6,000 amp, making them well-suited for most resistive and conductive welding applications. They feature constant current, voltage,...

Heavy-duty cutting machine.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The Mastergraph II Millennium Series is a dual-side drive, AC servo, heavy-duty gantry cutting machine for oxyfuel, plasma, and marking applications. Its frame is a steel beam mounted onto two large drive trucks. The machine moves along its...

Portable stud welder.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The Studhorse 1200 and 1200 DM stud welders feature Arcon's SCR-inverter-type power supply. The welders are portable, weighing 80 lb and measuring only 19.5 X 17.9 X 10.5 in. Outputing 1,200 amp, Studhorses weld full base studs up to 5/8-in. in...

Updated plate rolls.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Carell's 4RH-NC and CNC Series 4 roll plate rolls now sport CNC direct radius input controls. The machines handle 6 to 20 ft-long X 3/16 to 3-in.-thick plates. The 4RH-NC plate rolls feature microprocessor-controlled hydraulic proportional...

Pipe plier.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Strong Hand is a new plier specifically for pipes, which also converts to a conventional plier. It has V-shaped pads on both arms, letting operators easily hold pipes in place while welding. Welders can operate the vinyl-coated, squeeze-action,...

Marker for galvanized steel.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The Nissen Galvanizer's Feltip Paint Marker writes easily on rough or smooth steel even if the surface is wet or oily. Marks won't chip, peel, fade, or rub off, and withstand heat and weathering. However, they are completely removed by the...

Quick-change MIG guns.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The Abirob 360 and 500 amp MIG guns are air-cooled, rugged, and flexible. Their modular design lets users quickly change the swanneck or cable assembly while maintaining tool center point (TCP). Features include aluminum-armored swannecks for...

Contact tips for smooth arc start.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Tregaskiss reports its new SureStart contact tips ensure smooth arc start and reduce arc start failure for longer tip life. Tregaskiss Ltd. Windsor, Ont. tregaskiss.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Truck dispatching/paperless delivery software.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The TIMS for Windows business management software features an integrated truck dispatching and paperless delivery system. The software also includes order entry, inventory, cylinder control, and accounting functions. Computers Unlimited...

Horizontal twin-engine motor.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Kohler Command is a 20 hp, 4-cycle, air-cooled, gasoline engine used for engine-driven welders. It features V-twin cylinders, high performance in actual net power, torque, and fuel consumption at 3,600 rpm, fast-weather starting, hydraulic...

Non-metallic weld backings.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Cerbaco's non-metallic weld backings eliminate arc gouging and heavy grinding by giving a finished quality, full penetration weld from one side. The company also provides custom backings. Cerbaco Ltd. Frenchtown, N.J. cerbaco.com...

Clam shell outfits.(Products)
May 1, 2005... New clam shells from Genstar are compete outfits complete with regulators, torch, cutting torch, cutting tip, welding nozzle, and accessories for oxygen/acetylene welding and cutting. The outfits come in light, medium, and heavy-duty versions...

Heavy-duty drill.(Products)
May 1, 2005... The HMD925 portable magnetic drill uses Hougen's Rotabroach tools to produce 7/16 to 1 1/4 in.-diameter holes through materials up to 2 in. thick using the power feed option. Maximum capacity using manual feed is l 1/2 in. diameter. Units are...

Safety welding-hose reels.(Products)
May 1, 2005... EZ-Coil welding-hose reels are for oxy-acetylene and T-grade hose. The reels feature an automatic, self-retracting rewind system that the company reports rewinds up to 80% slower than other reels for increased safety and durability. A dual...

Nickel alloy, flux-core wire.(Products)
May 1, 2005... Techalloy 625 FCA nickel alloy, flux-core wire is used for welding nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloys and dissimilar joints between those alloys and stainless, low carbon, or low-alloy steels. The slag from the flux forms quickly and is easily...