Reporting on the business and technologies
driving today's global industrial gas industry

The transportation of merchant gases to customers is a complex process and requires a variety of highly specialized and expenive cryogenic or high-pressure delivery equipment. In this article, we focus on new developments and trends that are improving the components of merchant gas supply.

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Moving your business to the next level can feel like jumping off a cliff - you know you need to make a leap, but you are not sure where you will land. With a clear vision of your goal and the appropriate commitment, resources, and partners, you can make the leap with greater confidence. In this article CryoGas International interviews CeeKay Manager Dave Healzer, Owner and CEO Tom Dunn, President Ned Lane, and TrakAbout President and COO Tim Fusco, and TECSYS Director of Product Management Marie Fournier, about the evolution of their relationship when Cee Kay Supply Inc. needed to make a leap.

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One technique that evaluates processes so that their efficiency can be measured and improved is called Value Stream Mapping (VSM). With VSM, the flow of materials and information that are required to bring a product or service to a customer is analyzed by looking at a "value chain." Paul Matlock has been involved in numerous VSM projects in the industrial and compressed gas industry, both as a participant and as a facilitator. As a process, VSM enables and sustains change and is an imortant way to make continuous improvements in a company. This article presents a step-by-step overview of the Map Development Process, a basic tool in VSM.

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In  this article, Uemori explains the load indicator tool for weighing bulk gas deliveries, and how it improves on the necessary step of measurement.

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CEFRANK, a company specializing in MCPs, has developed an MCP that solves many of the logistical concerns associated with design and operations. This article explains the advantages of this improvement.

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Mr. Siemer is President of Siemer Management Co. and has over 25 years of experience in the Chemical and investment Industries. Here, he comments on recent market changes (or lack of) for selected major gas companies.

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