Gases & Welding Distributor articles from November 2007

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from November 2007

Are you teaching welding courses?(Viewpoint)
November 1, 2007... If you are teaching basic welding courses at your distribution business, the AWS Image of Welding Committee would like to hear from you. Jim Horvath, chairman of the committee (when he's not being too busy as vice president of the...

Fleet operations.(Best Practices)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fleet operations management is a big part of a distributor's overall success in developing a profitable business. Yet, there are two primary misconceptions about fleet management that can impact the entire...

Companies push market development with new equipment at FabTech/AWS show.(Market Development)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Developing new markets often means developing new products and new lines to serve the needs of customers' expanding demands for one-stop shopping, and several companies took advantage of the recent Fabtech/AWS trade...

Matheson Tri-Gas announces new organizational structure, effective January 1.(News)
November 1, 2007... Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (www.mathesontrigas.com) has developed a new organizational structure that the company said is designed to build on its high-growth, high profitability momentum, and help to propel its parent company into a leadership...

Praxair announces price increases for January.(News)
November 1, 2007... Praxair, Inc. (www.praxair.com) and Praxair Canada Inc. notified their industrial gas customers in the United States and Canada in early December that they would increase prices and facility fees and monthly basic charges, effective January 1,...

Airgas acquires three distribution businesses.(News)
November 1, 2007... Airgas, Inc., (www.airgas.com) acquired Wright Welding Supply, Inc., an industrial gas and welding supply distributor in Des Moines, Iowa, and two distributors in Texas and British Columbia. The three acquisitions represent about $22 million in...

Study on disaster preparedness presents concerns and misconceptions.(News)(Clinical report)
November 1, 2007... The medical business of Airgas Inc., Airgas Puritan Medical, reported in early December the results of a survey that show that while most hospital respiratory therapy directors said their hospitals have a dedicated supply of portable oxygen...

Wind Point Partners acquires GasServ businesses from Harsco.(News)
November 1, 2007... Wind Point Partners, a private equity investment firm, said Dec. 10 it acquired the Harsco GasServ group of gas technology businesses from Harsco Corporation. The acquisition includes Taylor-Wharton (www.taylorwharton. com), compressed gas...

Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. appoints new director of marketing, new chief technologist.(People)
November 1, 2007... Matheson Tri-Gas (www. mathesontrigas.com) has named Bruce M. Adams director of marketing for its Electronic Specialty Gas group. Adams will work to enhance Matheson's Global Marketing initiatives focused on expanding the electronic specialty...

10 things to know about gases.(Internet Update)
November 1, 2007... Airgas Inc. (www.airgas.com) has placed a 24-page report on its Internet site, "10 Things to Know about Gas," that offers key tips on protocol gases in light of recent changes to 40 CFR Part 60 test methods. The report is available at...

Air Products and Praxair presentations available on-line.(Internet Update)
November 1, 2007... Air Products (www.airproducts. com) has two presentations available on its business and products. The publicly-held supplier of gases, materials and equipment has a presentation on its basic business that was made to financial analysts and...

Helium shortage report.(Internet Update)
November 1, 2007... The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 4 had an extensive report on the shortage of helium and how that shortage affects a variety of industries and businesses across the United States. The report is available online at...

Scott specialty gases facility earns accreditation.(News)
November 1, 2007... Scott Specialty Gases' (www.scottgas. com) eastern regional manufacturing and laboratory facility in Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania, recently was awarded ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. The company maintains ISO certified manufacturing...

Federal Jury awards $20.5 million in welding fumes lawsuit.(News)
November 1, 2007... A jury in the U.S. District Court in Cleveland, Ohio, awarded Jeffery Tamraz, 51, a judgment of $17.5 million, and his wife an additional $3 million in a lawsuit in which Tamraz sued four companies for allegedly not issuing sufficient warning...

Acme Cryogenics Inc.(Products)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Acme Cryogenics Inc. (www.acmecryo. com) has added the FillMaxx flash loss reduction system to its product line. The system controls the cryogenic liquid cylinder fill process to reduce product flash losses. FillMaxx...

American Sensor Technologies Inc.(Products)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American Sensor Technologies Inc. (www.astsensors.com) has added to products to its line of pressure transmitters. American Sensors has put its AST44LP and AST43LP low-pressure, hazardous area-approved pressure...

Humphrey Products Co.(Products)
November 1, 2007... Humphrey Products Co. (www.humphrey-products. com) has introduced the KFPV050 Series proportional control valves for use with the KFPC1 controller that provides stepless variable control of gases and liquids.

Victor Medical.(Products)
November 1, 2007... Victor Medical (www.Thermadyne.com) launched its new [O.sub.2]n Damand IV single lumen oxygen conserver that delivers a measured pulse of oxygen at the beginning of each breath.

Air Liquide USA LLC.(Products)
November 1, 2007... Air Liquide USA LLC (www.airliquide.com) has acquired Team One Technologies Inc., an independent producer and distributor of medical and specialty gases located in Romeoville, Ill. Air Liquide Healthcare America, which had previously enjoyed a...

MegaStar Systems.(Products)
November 1, 2007... MegaStar Systems (www.MegaStarSystems.com) has introduced the MegaSYS Dry automated storage and retrieval system designed to provide welding supply manufacturers with secure, high density storage for moisture-sensitive items.

Witt-Gasetechnik GmbH & Co. KG.(Products)(flame arrestor)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Witt-Gasetechnik GmbH & Co. KG (www.wittgas. com) has developed a new flame arrestor for use with a maximum pressure of 17 bar, satisfying the regulations of EN730 for hydrogen and methane. "Other products available in the marketplace...