Gases & Welding Distributor articles from November 2008

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from November 2008

Printers for gas analyzers.(Products)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Witt-Gasetechnik GmbH & Co. (www.wittgas.com) has equipped its photoacoustic analysis devices with thermal printers integrated within the housing unit for printing measured data. The devices can print a report...

Dual-connection coupler for medical oxygen filling.(FasTest Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FasTest Inc. (www.fastestinc. com) has introduced a coupling system for medical oxygen filling applications. The VariQuik coupling system is designed to provide a quick change for the oxygen filling rack and...

Tank level gauges for cryogenic/ liquefied gas.(Products)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New 115/116 gauges for cryogenic/liquefied gas from Mid-West Instrument Inc. (www.midwestinstrument. com) are designed for stationary and mobile applications. The gauges feature a dry-bellows design with internal...

Portable truck scale.(Alliance Scale Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A high-capacity, portable truck scale that can be moved from site-to-site for a wide range of construction, processing, scrap, mining, and material handling projects has been introduced by Alliance Scale Inc....

Horizontal Carousels for "Green" Operations.(Products)
November 1, 2008... Remstar International Inc. (www. remstar.com), a part of the Kardex AG Remstar International Group of Zurich, Switzerland, provides automated storage and retrieval systems for manufacturing, distribution and warehousing applications, and has...

Inventory management software for improved accuracy.(Products)
November 1, 2008... FastPic Systems (www.FastPicSystems. com), a unit of Kardex AG of Zurich, Switzerland, has developed software for automated storage and retrieval systems that is designed to increase the speed of operation for those systems and give...

Changing models to improve business.(Viewpoint)
November 1, 2008... The number of gas and welding distribution businesses has diminished remarkably in the past 20 years, and business models for distributors have changed dramatically. The industry has grown from an unfocused, sprawling group of isolated...

Consolidations have changed the face of distribution.(Feature)(Cover story)
November 1, 2008... Consolidation in the specialty gases/distribution industry has been occurring since the early 1990s, and the industry continues to shrink. Hector Villarreal, vice president of sales and marketing for Weldcoa (www.weldcoa.com), said...

Air products invests in Europe.(News)
November 1, 2008... Air Products recently confirmed its commitment to expand in Central and Eastern Europe by announcing several initiatives in the region. Air Products (www.airproducts.com) made the following announcements on Oct. 15: * It signed a contract...

Internet connections.
November 1, 2008... Signing up If you ever wonder what's on your customers' minds, a quick trip through the WeldingWeb Internet forum might help you to figure it out. One of the most popular posts on the forum in recent weeks has been "Signs In Your...