The new Explosives Regulations 2014 (ER 2014) and the Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 (ASR 2014) came into force in November 2014.
Packaged acetylene is commonly used for welding and cutting applications. It has the ability to produce the hottest flame temperature of any fuel gas when burnt with oxygen and it is able to pierce steel...
In the welding sector, much like last month’s focus on cylinder filling equipment, the quest for automation plays a vital role for many in the industry – driving a boost in profitability, an increase in...
Every business and market faces changes and challenges, whether those are related to labour, cost, quality or other factors. The welding industry, of course, is no different.
There was much trepidation and speculation surrounding the hydrogen economy. Doubters questioned if the public would embrace it; and would companies be able to provide the investment required to establish it?
Whether a large shipyard or in a small steel fabricating shop, there is a common need for welding gases that are delivered and stored in cylinders. From a basic high-pressure cylinder to a large bulk...
Summer 2014 saw In Focus… analyse the trends in the cylinder filling sector and found automation to be the driving force in this business of late.
The Globally Harmonised System of Classification and labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is certainly the most significant and comprehensive change in labelling requirements to affect both the cryogenic and compressed gas industry in recent memory.
The Eurozone is in crisis – again. Or at least it is until the latest economic recovery plan from the European Central Bank (ECB) has been declared a success.
Industry today is under unprecedented pressure to continually improve efficiencies and contain costs, while maintaining high levels of safety.
