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Meeting the needs of laboratories.(Specialty Gases)

May 01, 2008; Bergeron, Serge ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Specialty gases that are used for special applications in industries that range from aviation to water treatment plants differ from industrial gases in terms of their purity or, more importantly, in terms of their impurities. These gases ...

Prices up for gas cylinders.(NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Worthington Cylinders (www.worthingtonindustries.com) said it would increase prices for all steel propane and fuel gas cylinders in sizes from 4.25 lb. to 420 lb., and for select high pressure and acetylene cylinders. "Our raw material costs continue to skyrocket. We are ...

Airgas acquires European welding equipment producer.(NEWS)

May 01, 2008 ... Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) has acquired A&N Plant, a European-based supplier of new and reconditioned rotating, positioning, and welding equipment for sale and rent. The business generated approximately $20 million in revenues for the year ended June 30, 2007. The acquisition ...

GWD and Penton's Welding Magazine launch video site for Welding.(Internet Update)

May 01, 2008 ... Gases & Welding Distributor magazine and Penton's Welding Magazine has launched a new websites that brings the immediacy of the Internet video experience to machining and manufacturing. www.WeldingTheatre.com is designed as a focused website to provide--free of charge to ...

Fleet management in times of high costs: spiraling gasoline costs focus attention transportation.(Operations)

May 01, 2008; Goldsberry, Clare ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the price of gasoline and diesel fuel rising higher weekly, managing fleet and transportation costs is critical to the bottom line for distributors. There are a number of components to transportation and fleet management that companies ...

GPS systems help companies manage fleets.(Operations)

May 01, 2008 ... Global Positioning Systems are coming in handy to help companies manage their delivery fleets. Todd Hubbell, sales associate for TrackNet GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems (www.tracknetonline. com) said his company can install a GPS in a vehicle to provide an online system that can be accessed ...

Blow-off valve for acetylene.(Products)

May 01, 2008 ... The new compact AV815 blow-off valve from Witt Gasetchnik GmbH & Co. KG (www.wittgas.com) have been developed to vent acetylene in combination with manifold pressure regulators per DIN EN ISO 7291. The direct acting spring-loaded safety valve protects pressure regulators from ...

Compact pressure calibrator.(Products)

May 01, 2008 ... Omega Engineering Inc. (www.omega.com) has introduced the PCL341/PCL342 series handheld pressure calibrator with internal, isolated, stainless steel pressure sensors with 0.025-percent full-scale accuracy. This rugged, compact product with a large graphic-style LCD with backlight has a ...

Alternative fuel to MAPP gas.(Products)

May 01, 2008 ... Worthington Cylinders (www.WorthingtonCylinders.com) has introduced MAP-Pro gas--a new premium fuel for the hand torch industry. "Since 2004, we have been thoroughly evaluating cleaner and more efficient alternatives to MAPP gas with similar or greater performance ...

Regulators for analyzer gases.(Products)

May 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Advanced Specialty Gas Equipment (www.asge-online. com) has introduced a new line of ultra-low delivery pressure, two-stage bar stock body, metal diaphragm regulators. The Models THP and THPS high-purity regulators feature a large 2.75-in ....