Recently I received a call from a very upset customer of a competing gas company. The caller advised me that his gas prices were going up and he thought he was being “hosed” by his current supplier. H ...
To those of you who are ordering gases for your labs or for the facility, how do you know what grade of gas is appropriate for the application? Are you allowing the people in the labs to “pick” the gr ...
I guess we have all heard about the worldwide shortage of Helium in recent months. It is not a rumor, it is very true. Approximately 20% of the worldwide requirements for Helium is to super cool magne ...
What is the value of the contents of an incubator? Can you put a price tag on the cell cultures or the research it took to get them to the point they are now? Of course not, so do not let the cells fa ...
What is an incubator? It’s that big refrigerator looking thing you always see in a lab right. It always has a Carbon Dioxide cylinder strapped next to it. Did you ever wonder what is in an incubator o ...
If you use compressed gases or cryogenics in your labs you are accustomed to the day to day shuffle of dealing with these vessels. It’s the same old drag of monitoring inventories, calling in orders, ...
Often the gas in the cylinder is at the appropriate purity level for the application for which it is intended. Be cautious in your purchase of pressure regulators for the cylinder as it must be of the ...
If you use compressed gases or cryogenics in your labs you are accustomed to the day to day shuffle of dealing with these vessels. It’s the same old drag of monitoring inventories, calling in orders, ...
Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) is commonly used in laboratories everywhere. It is a unique element mostly due to its very COLD temperature of -320 degrees F. Many safety issues should be considered when using ...
What separates lab gas suppliers from each other? What are the expectations of their customers and what is the most valuable item that can be delivered – SERVICE! The need to stay ahead in the gas ind ...