April 26, 2007
Articles
Three at the Top
Daniel Belanger President of Beltech Inc. What are the leading things you can do to make your warehouse operations world-class? 1. Locate product by bin...
Customer Caring: Selling safety to the tradesmen
In a survey distributed by Kimberly-Clark Professional at the National Safety Council Congress in November 2006, 85 percent of the safety professionals...
Second annual GWD benchmarking survey is on-line
On April 5, we put the second annual Gases & Welding Distributor industry benchmarking survey on-line, and we are asking for the industry's help. We need...
Lean Warehouse Operations Fatten Bottom Line
By Clare Goldsberry, associate editor "The greatest challenge for distribution center professionals in 2007 will be how to balance the turbulence of the...
Is Blood Thicker Than Profit? Hiring family
One purpose for having large families, historically, was to ensure that someone was around to carry on the family business and to keep the family wealth...
Acme Cryogenics Inc. announces changes in ownership
Controlling interests in Acme Cryogenics, Inc. and Quality Cryogenics of Atlanta, LLC were sold to Gladstone Investment Corp, the senior management team...
Airgas announces price increases, effective April 1
Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) announced in late February that its operating units would increase prices on packaged and bulk gases, and other products,...
Briefly...
BOC, a member of The Linde Group, has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Superior Welding Supply Company of Waterloo, Iowa. Superior, a privately...
Fluke Corporation acquires DH Instruments, Inc. in February
Fluke Corporation, a manufacturer of portable, professional electronic test tools, in late February acquired DH Instruments, Inc. (www.dhinstruments.com),...
Hobart Brothers offers showcase for filler metals
Hobart Brothers (www.hobartbrothers.com) is offering a small package point-of-purchase display that is designed to help accelerate distributors' in-store...
Dresser-Rand training programs address the need for mechanics
Dresser-Rand has expanded its offering of gas compression equipment operator training programs that cover the operation and maintenance of centrifugal...
The V-Twin Wheelchair
Like any self-propelled vehicle, the motorcycle is put through dozens of variations and customizations, from mild to "wellhe-says-its-still-a-bike." Here's...
Emergency alarm systems
Fire-Lite Alarms Inc. (www.honeywell.com) has introduced distributed audio and zone splitter panels that extend the features and benefits of its ACC-25/50...
Gas detector for flammable environments
Honeywell Analytics (www.honeywellanalytics.com) has introduced the Series 3000 XPIS (Explosion Proof, Intrinsically Safe) gas detector that utilizes...
Gas stream purity products
Airgas Inc. (www.airgas.com) has introduced three new series of products that are designed to safeguard gas stream purity a Valve with Indicating Purifier...
Hydrogen flame detector
Spectrex Inc. (www.spectrex-inc.com), specializing in the development and implementation of optical flame and gas detection and suppression systems, has...
