Author: Steve Guglielmo

VMG hired Dave Zellen as its Business Development Director. In this position, Zellen will be responsible for leading sales and marketing activities, including setting strategy, building the product offering, understanding the marketplace and generating revenue. He will also be responsible for providing financial insight, guidance, recommendations, revenue objectives, product supply demand forecasting, revenue analysis and reporting. Additionally, he will manage customer support and help to identify and improve company processes and systems, as well as work as part of the VMG team responsible for hardware and software innovation. Prior to joining VMG, Zellen worked in leadership positions at Procter &…

Weldcoa is happy to announce their first Gas Masters™ Special Edition Interview with Abydee Butler Moore. Abydee serves as the 2020 President of the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) and as a Director on the Board of the International Oxygen Manufacturers Association (IOMA). She is a co-founder of AESop Equipment Leasing, LLC. Abydee served as the networking coordinator for Young Professional Women in Energy (YPWE) in 2013, and is a Past President of the Greater McKees Rocks Area Rotary Club (2016-2018). Abydee is also the President and Chief Operating Officer of Butler Gas Products Co, Inc. Now in its…

Welding & Gases Today has begun work on its 3rd Quarter Issue. The 3rd Quarter Issue of the magazine is traditionally the “Anniversary Issue” where we celebrate GAWDA distributors and suppliers who are celebrating “milestone anniversaries.” For the purposes of the article, we define “milestone anniversaries” as anniversaries that are a multiple of 5. So if you are celebrating your 5th, 10th, 15th, etc. anniversary in 2020, we would love to interview you for the next issue of the magazine. Here are the anniversary articles from the 3Q 2019 issue for reference. If you are a GAWDA Supplier celebrating a…

Due to the developing situation of the coronavirus worldwide, the distribution company for gasworld has informed the publisher that it is now very difficult to send the gasworld US magazines and confirm they have reached the intended recipient. gasworld U.S. Editor Nick Parkinson outlined this issue in an email, stating: As a member of the industrial gases community I wanted to personally update you on what’s happening here at gasworld. Delivery disruption: Due to the developing situation of the coronavirus worldwide, our distribution company has informed us that it is now very difficult to send the gasworld US magazines and…

F&M MAFCO is excited to announce an agreement with ENERPAC to be the Premier rental provider for MIRAGE in the United States.  Mirage is a leading, global manufacturer of standard and customized on-site machining solutions for a diverse set of applications with a focus on portability, performance and safety. “Our investment in the Mirage tooling product coupled with our strategic partnership with Enerpac is a pillar of our specialty rental growth objectives,” says Tim Fries, Vice President Sales & Marketing Common markets for these solutions are: Oil and Gas Power Generation (renewable, fossil and nuclear) Mining Petrochemical Shipbuilding The MIRAGE…

Eleet Cryogenics, Inc. is excited to announce the promotion of Noah Swarny to Director of Engineering.  Noah celebrated 10 years at Eleet Cryogenics in March 2020 and has been an instrumental part of Eleet’s growth.  Noah started his career through a high school engineering internship and worked part-time while earning his B.S. in Engineering from Ohio University.  He became a full-time Applications Engineer in 2014 with a focus on custom manifold design, product development, and project management.  He has been an active member of the Compressed Gas Association since 2015 and earned a Masters of Business Administration in 2019.  He…

The Harris Products Group can trace its excellence in manufacturing back more than 120 years to when John Harris invented the first flame-cutting torch. Since that time, the Harris name has been identified with innovative people, practices and products in equipment and alloys used in brazing soldering, welding, cutting heating and gas control. Harris has introduced a new corporate video that celebrates its esteemed heritage and industry leadership, and that can viewed at http://bit.ly/HarrisVideo The Harris story started in 1899 with John Harris’ torch invention, and the founding of The Harris Calorific Company. A few years later, in 1914 Joseph…

Admiral Valve, LLC d/b/a CPV Manufacturing is pleased to announce the appointment of Joni Oppasser as our Human Resource Manager. Joni graduated from Ithaca College and previously held a position as Human Resource Manager for GE Healthcare; Merit Medical Systems Inc. She most recently worked as the Director of People Services and Strategy at Endless Pools in Aston, PA. Joni will manage CPV’s employee related policies and activities such as job design, recruitment, employee relations, performance management, training & development and talent management. David London, CPV President and CEO, said “We are delighted to have Joni join us and bring her years of…

Local hospitals and Health Care Facilities are in URGENT need of unused face masks and gloves. If you’re able to donate these supplies, AWISCO will pickup and deliver to those in need. Let’s make a difference together and contribute so we can help with the shortage. Please contact us at 800-834-1925 to schedule a donation pickup.

Taylor-Wharton (“TW”) announced recent expansion of distribution of its cryogenic Liquid Cylinder, MicroBulk, Bulk Tanks and LNG products in Europe, Middle East, and Northern Africa.  By opening distribution centers in both Poland and Dubai, TW is positioned to rapidly meet market demands for TPED & PED products throughout Europe and Israel as well as DOT-4L & ASME product to the Middle East and Northern Africa. Tim Miller, President of Taylor-Wharton notes, “We wanted to be in the position to control our supply channels to both the European and MENA regions directly.  By expanding our operations adding distribution centers in each…