November 6, 2006
Articles
Cee Kay opens new branch
Cee Kay Supply, Inc. (www.ceekay.com) has opened a branch in Villa Ridge, Mo., using a new store design meant to show off the company's breadth of products...
New directions sought in welding fume litigation
Orlando, Fla. - While the thousands of welding fume injury lawsuits that are pending in courts across the nation primarily say that the neurological damage...
Welding fume litigation update from GAWDA 2006
Orlando, Fla. - Attorney Michael Degan provided a detailed update on welding fume litigation to the members of the Gases and Welding Distributors Association...
Not out of the woods yet
Attorney Michael Degan gave a detailed update Oct. 16 on welding fume litigation at the 62nd annual Gases and Welding Distributors Association convention...
Of amperes and ammeters
August Manz, Fellow of the American Welding SocietyEdited by Kimberley Gilles, associate editor In arc welding, the number of amperes (amps) indicates...
Selecting Gases For Hybrid Laser Welding
By Richard Green, Product Manager, Concoa Edited by Richard Mandel, senior editor Now that hybrid laser welding - the combination of laser welding with...
Distribution & training center in Georgia for Lincoln Electric
The Lincoln Electric Company (www.lincolnelectric.com) will be opening a Southeastern Distribution & Training Center in Lithia Springs, GA on November...
Dresser-Rand expands for global equipment operators
Dresser-Rand Company (www.dresser-rand.com) has opened an office in Bethlehem, Pa., as the base for a team of personnel who will provide technical capability...
Industrial gases company opens hydrogen refueling center
Linde Group (www.linde.com), an industrial gases and engineering company, opened Linde Hydrogen Center near Munich, Germany, which includes a hydrogen...
MIG like TIG
One of the hottest topics in mid-October on the weldingweb.com Internet forum was about the quality of MIG welds. Apprentice welder, RyanB, wanted to...
Praxair Acquires Hobart Industrial Gases
Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (www.praxair.com), acquired in mid-October Hobart Industrial Gases of Fort Wayne, Ind. Since...
Universal Cryo Gas, LLC North Carolina nitrogen plant enters service
Universal Cryo Gas, LLC, (www.uigi.com) a supplier of on-site produced nitrogen, oxygen and argon, said in early October that its recently installed North...
Inspiring the next generation
Kimberley Gilles, associate editor The six 2005-2006 high school teams and their completed mini-motorcycles. Fox Valley Technical College (www.fvtc.edu/)...
Close the Gap on Your Competition
In our last issue, we looked at the highlights of the state-of-the-industry survey that we conducted over the summer. The majority of this issue consists...
Converting Data-sense to Dollars and Cents
This summer, Gases & Welding Distributor invested in an extensive survey of the gases and welding distribution industry in order to provide our readers...

