Author: Steve Guglielmo

Cryoworks, Inc. launched its newly updated website, www.cryoworks.net. The new site represents a major leap forward for the company. Says CryoWorks CEO and Owner Tim Mast, “Our website for the first ten years was a very simple website. It basically said, ‘We sell piping.'” The new Cryoworks.net represents a big leap forward for the company as it celebrates its ten year anniversary in 2019.

Keen Compressed Gases held its grand opening celebration of its new Bristol branch on August 22, 2019. The event, which was hosted at the new location: 6401 McPherson Street, Levittown, Pennsylvania, 19057, was touted as “Celebrating the completion of another brownfield redevelopment project in Bucks County” by the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks. U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson, state Rep. Tina Davis, Bucks County commissioners and Bristol Township Council members were hand for the celebration. To read more about the event and what it means to the Bristol Township, click here. View other September 1…

Having an organized career path ahead of you can be very important as high schoolers are nearing graduation and are thinking about their futures. ALM Positioners has found a way to get involved and offer their knowledge. Davenport Community School’s High School Welding Registered Apprentice program is new for the 2019 year. The majority of students that are starting in this program have established interest in welding and they are taking the opportunity head-on. They complete pre-requisite courses through their respective high schools. Upon application and acceptance, they can take advanced courses through Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ Blong Technology Center…

Terran E. Bergdale, Ph.D., Quality Control Manager at A-OX Welding Supply Co. helped the company achieve validation on its manufacturing process of medical Carbon Dioxide. She said, “Over the last several years A-OX has been striving to increase our production capabilities while enhancing quality.  This year we validated our manufacturing process for production of medical Carbon Dioxide (CO2).  The process allows us to produce medical grade as well as Laser and Research Grade 99.999+% CO2.  We requested certification of USP Carbon Dioxide as a designated medical gas and received approval from the FDA to market the product for human and…

James Patrick Hoffmann, 68, Ponte Vedra, Florida passed away on August 18 2019. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1951, to Kathern Curry Tabler Hoffmann and Norman David Hoffmann, both deceased. Jim leaves behind his loving wife of 45 years, Sherrell, brother Michael (Sharon) Hoffmann (Atlantic Beach) , step father in law, Lee Overstreet (Jacksonville), Aunt Pat Tabler (Garner, North Carolina), Aunt Elisabeth Bridgers (Wernersville, Pennsylvania), prayer warrior friend, Joyce Westfall, Houston, Texas, and many cousins, nephews and nieces. After graduating from Fletcher In Neptune Beach, in 1969, and following a three year stint in the U.S. Army, he…

James L. Veite passed away on August 12, 2019, after battling a lengthy illness. James was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1941, where he attended South High School. He moved to North Ridgeville in 1975 and had been a resident of Avon since 1995. James was founder of Veite Cryogenic Equipment and Service. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of cryogenic pump equipment and services throughout the world. James was a longtime member of the North Ridgeville VFW. In his free time, James was a car enthusiast who enjoyed restoring historical vehicles, a private pilot, and a lover…

Sherman Poppen, former owner of Lake Welding Supply in Muskegon, Michigan, and inventor of the Snurfer, a product that would later become the snowboard, died on July 31, in Griffin, Georida. He was 89 years old. To read his full obituary, including a detailed account of how Poppen became the “father of modern snowboarding” click here. View other September 1 News Items: In Memoriam: James Veite In Memoriam: Sherman Poppen In Memoriam: Jim Hoffmann A-OX Receives Validation on Manufacturing Process for Production of Medical CO2 IWDC Hires Erica Janas ALM Positioners Welcomes Davenport West Senior as Welding Apprentice Keen Compressed…

Thank you to Jay Kapur, Aimtek, Inc., Frank Vargas, Uniweld Products, Rafael Arvelo, Equigas, Inc., and Cassandra Barry, Ray Murray, Inc. for providing these pictures of the 2019 GAWDA Northeast Regional Meeting

Canadian clean technology innovator CarbonCure Technologies and Linde, the world’s largest industrial gas supplier, have partnered to introduce the award-winning CarbonCure Technology to Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The alliance will allow CarbonCure to accelerate international adoption of CarbonCure’s turnkey carbon solution for the concrete industry. The CarbonCure Technology enhances the competitiveness of the concrete industry through improved production efficiency and sustainability. The technology injects a precise dosage of captured waste carbon dioxide (CO2) into concrete during production. Once introduced, the CO2 chemically converts to a nano-mineral, creating manufacturing efficiencies while reducing the concrete’s carbon footprint. This enables private and…

Air Products announced it has completed the acquisition of General Electric Company’s (“GE”) gasification business from GE Power. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. “The successful acquisition of the GE gasification technology further supports our long-term, strategic focus on gasification. This acquisition, combined with our other capabilities, gives us the ability to provide a complete solution to our customers, including financing, technology, engineering, construction, and operation of large syngas projects. We welcome the experienced and talented GE gasification team and look forward to supporting them to further grow the business,” said Seifi Ghasemi, chairman, president and chief…