Author: Steve Guglielmo

The latest addition to Airweld’s LN2 Self-Sufficiency Initiative arrived Friday, August 23rd, when a 14,000-gallon tank was delivered to the Farmingdale, New York, facility. The 65,000-pound vessel was installed on a new concrete pad August 26th. “This is the next phase of the program we launched several months ago,” said Airweld President Eric Lundquist. “This tank, along with the two new liquid nitrogen trucks we inaugurated in July, will ensure our customers an uninterrupted supply of liquid nitrogen,” he added. Noting that severe weather has plagued deliveries from Airweld’s major supplier in the past, Lundquist says the new tank will…

Weiler Abrasives has launched a new website designed to improve user experience and provide access to purchase product through select distribution partners. Built on a modern ecommerce platform, the new website features dynamic search functions that allow users to find products, solutions and resources for their surfacing conditioning needs — quickly and easily. Weiler Abrasives has also enhanced content on WeilerAbrasives.com, providing improved product content, as well as solutions guides and other resources to help users select their abrasives and gain the best performance from them. “We know our customers’ and distributor partners’ time is valuable and they need to…

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