Value Stream Mapping (VSM) describes a process by charting the materials and information flow of a product or a service along a value chain. Part of Lean Thinking, VSM is a business practice that aims to eliminate waste. This processes was...
Moving your business to the next level can feel like jumping off a cliff — you know you need to make a leap, but you are not sure where you will land. With a clear vision of...
In a bulk gas delivery system, knowing the weight of the gas is essential to its transportation. An easy, reliable, and accurate way to measure bulk gases in delivery vehicles is very important, and making the measurement process economical is...
A process is an organized group of related activities that work together to transform one or more kinds of input into outputs that are of value to the customer. Within this organized group, activities are related, work toward a common...
Are welding sales representatives just middlemen or do they play a crucial role in the success of the welding and fabrication industry? The American Welding Society (AWS) believes that well-performing sales professionals are vital, and many of their customers...
THE HARRIS PRODUCTS GROUP The Harris Products Group launched several new products at FABTECH this year, with a focus on innovative products for the cost conscious consumer and for the distributor who is trying to minimize inventory investment. Harris is...
CryoGas International (CryoGas): Alan, thank you for agreeing to discuss Linde’s Merchant and Packaged Gas Business with us. Can you tell us what your business unit includes and its functions within Linde’s worldwide industrial gas markets and regions. Alan Watkins (Watkins): First,...
Gas & Air Systems (www.gasair.com) engineers, packages, sells, and supports high quality industrial, specialty, and process gas compressors and compressor systems including Howden Burton Corblin and other fine compressors.
Supplying high-purity carrier, support, process, or calibration gases safely and cost efficiently, without compromising purity and sample integrity, is best accomplished with a gas sampling and control system having components compatible with the sample and conditions required for the specific application.
“On March 11, 1968, a NASA subcontractor shipped a cryogenic oxygen tank to a California assembly plant, where it was installed into a spacecraft for an upcoming mission,” wrote author Norman Augustine.
