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nexAir relocates Atlanta-area branch Published: February 9, 2010 Memphis-based atmospheric gases and welding distributor nexAir has relocated its Atlanta branch to Suwanee, Ga. In May 2008 nexAir acquired...

Wallover Oil purchases assets of Larson Chemical Published: December 15, 2009 Wallover Oil Co., Strongsville, Ohio, a manufacturer of industrial lubricants and cleaners, has purchased the assets of Larson Chemical Co.,...

ESAB adds new manufacturing lines in Ohio plant Published: November 10, 2009 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, based in Florence, S.C., has added two new wire drawing lines at its Ashtabula, Ohio, manufacturing facility....

ESAB appoints president – CEO, North America Published: October 5, 2009 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has announced the appointment of Andrew Masterman as president and chief executive officer of ESAB North America,...

Wall Colmonoy announces staff appointments Published: July 14, 2009 Wall Colmonoy Corp., a manufacturer of high-temperature, nickel-based brazing and coating alloys in Madison Heights, Mich., has announced the...

Airgas continues Operation Homefront support with second $100,000 donation Published: June 29, 2009 Airgas Inc., a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and welding, safety, and related products, today marked the upcoming...

Boeing approves Master Chemical metalworking fluid, emulsion, for areas 5, 6 Published: June 9, 2009 Master Chemical Corp., Perrysburg, Ohio, has announced that MicroSol 585, a nonchlorinated, semisynthetic metalworking fluid, and E917, a...

Rankin Industries hires director of sales Published: June 9, 2009 Rankin® Industries™, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., a manufacturer of buildup and hardfacing products, has added R.L. Baker as director of...

Lincoln Electric dedicates new facility in India Published: May 11, 2009 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. today dedicated a 100,000-square-foot welding consumables facility in Chennai, India, which will serve the growing...

Techalloy names vice president – sales Published: April 14, 2009 Stan Merrick has been promoted to vice president of sales at Techalloy Welding Products, Baltimore. He is responsible for the worldwide sale of...

Air Products brings third Tangshan, China air separation facility on-stream Published: March 19, 2009 Air Products has announced that it recently brought on-stream its third air separation facility (ASU) in Tangshan, Hebei Province, Northern China...

Praxair completes 15 acquisitions in 2008 Published: March 10, 2009 Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced that it completed 15 acquisitions in 2008, with sales...

Taylor-Wharton announces leadership changes Published: March 10, 2009 Taylor-Wharton Intl., Mechanicsburg, Pa., has announced several executive leadership changes. Stuart Jara has been promoted to president of the...

Airgas acquires Great Lakes Oxygen Published: February 10, 2009 Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., has completed the acquisition of Great Lakes Oxygen, also doing business as Welder's Supply, Westside Welders Supply,...

Lincoln Electric acquires Brazilian brazing products manufacturer Published: January 13, 2009 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Cleveland, has acquired a 90 percent interest in Brastak, a Brazilian manufacturer of brazing products. The...

Western Enterprises donates equipment to local community college Published: January 13, 2009 Western Enterprises, Westlake, Ohio, has partnered with Lorain County Community College (LCCC) to supply equipment for the new National Center for...

Tower Oil & Technology announces staff appointment Published: January 13, 2009 Tower Oil & Technology Co., an employee-owned metalworking fluids manufacturer in Chicago, has appointed Steve Lowery as its new vice president,...

Hobart Brothers expands manufacturing operations Published: December 16, 2008 Hobart Brothers Co. has announced the expansion of its manufacturing operations into a new, 65,000-sq.-ft. facility located in Troy, Ohio. The new...

Cored welding wire manufacturer launches facility in Ohio Published: November 11, 2008 RevWires LLC, a cored welding wire manufacturer in Troy, Ohio, is scheduled to open an 80,000-sq.-ft. research and manufacturing facility this...

President Bush visits Lincoln Electric Published: October 14, 2008 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. welcomed President George W. Bush to its world headquarters and manufacturing plant in Cleveland on July 29. Bush...

ESAB opens flux plant Published: October 14, 2008 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added a new flux plant to its filler metal manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pa. The company says the plant...

Houghton receives Q1 award from Ford Motors in Brazil Published: October 14, 2008 Houghton Intl., Valley Forge, Pa., has received the Ford Q1 award, Ford Motor Co.'s highest recognition of supplier quality. Since 2004...

Houghton signs agreement to acquire D.A. Stuart Published: September 16, 2008 Houghton Intl. Inc., Philadelphia, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire D.A. Stuart. The transaction, anticipated to close in 2008, is...

Hypertherm acquires manufacturer, supplier of laser consumables Published: August 12, 2008 Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., recently acquired ESSE A Srl., Italy, a manufacturer and supplier of laser consumables and accessories. The...

ESAB appoints VP of product management, development Published: August 12, 2008 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., a manufacturer of welding and cutting equipment and welding filler metals, has added Michael J....

Unist names national sales manager Published: June 17, 2008 Unist Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., has promoted Mark Cooper to national sales manager of all of the company's products. He oversees support of the...

Airgas acquires A&N Plant Published: May 15, 2008 Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., recently acquired A&N Plant, a European supplier of new and reconditioned rotating, positioning, and welding equipment....

Thermacut expands sales team Published: May 15, 2008 Thermacut Inc., Claremont, N.H., recently created new sales positions and promoted staff to better serve its customer base throughout North...

Tower Oil names president/CEO Published: May 15, 2008 Tower Oil & Technology Co., Chicago, recently appointed Kirk McCubbin as president and CEO. The company is an employee-owned manufacturer of...

Praxair acquires Kirk Welding Supply Published: March 11, 2008 Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has acquired Kirk Welding Supply Inc., Kansas City, Mo. Kirk operates 10...

FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft. Published: January 15, 2008 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit...

New Miller Web page connects visitors to welding resources Published: January 15, 2008 Miller Electric Mfg. Co.'s new Industries and Interests Web page, located at www.millerwelds.com/interests, organizes the information available on...

Wind Point Partners acquires Harsco GasServ businesses Published: December 10, 2007 Wind Point Partners, a private equity investment firm, has announced the acquisition of the Harsco GasServ group of gas technology businesses from...

BOC Gases and Linde Gas rebrand in North America as Linde Published: November 6, 2007 The Linde Group, Murray Hill, N.J., has announced that its integrated BOC Gases and Linde Gas organizations in North America are now branded as...

FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago Published: October 9, 2007 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and...

American Torch Tip purchases Precision Products Published: September 11, 2007 The American Torch Tip Company (ATTC), Bradenton, Fla., has purchased Precision Products Co., Canaan, N.H. Employing more than 225 people, ATTC...

Harris Products Group creates scholarship in honor of retiree Published: August 7, 2007 The Harris Products Group, Gainesville, Ga., has established a scholarship in honor of Larry Schweikert, who recently retired after 32 years with...

Air Liquide appoints president/CEO Published: July 10, 2007 Air Liquide USA LLC, Houston, has named Michael J. Graff as president and CEO and as a director of U.S. subsidiary businesses. Graff leads the...

MS Fluid Technologies forms distributor partnership with ICQL Quimica Published: June 12, 2007 MS Fluid Technologies, Indianapolis, a specialty chemical formulator and distributor for the metal forming, working, and finishing industries, has...

American Torch Tip buys Precision Products Published: June 7, 2007 The American Torch Tip Co. (ATTC) has announced that it has purchased the Precision Products Co. of Canaan, N.H. Precision Products specializes...

Techalloy appoints sales director, manager Published: May 8, 2007 Techalloy Welding Products, Baltimore, recently appointed Stan Merrick as director of sales—welding products, and Gary Powell as export...

Gas Innovations expands office space Published: May 8, 2007 Gas Innovations, Houston, an independent gas wholesaler, equipment, and services provider serving industrial gas producers and distributors, has...

Linde Gas wins CGA environmental award Published: April 10, 2007 Linde Gas, a U.S. affiliate of the Linde Group, has been recognized by the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) for excellent environmental...

Techalloy appoints plant, quality control managers Published: April 10, 2007 Techalloy Welding Products has promoted Dave Woike as plant manager and appointed Perry Canning as quality control manager of its Baltimore...

Air Products to expand production in Kentucky, North Carolina Published: March 13, 2007 Air Products has announced plans to expand its industrial gas production facilities at both its Ashland, Ky., and Reidsville, N.C., facilities....

American Air Liquide presents President's Safety Awards Published: March 13, 2007 American Air Liquide recently presented awards for exceptional safety achievement at its annual senior management team meeting in Houston. For...

STLE annual meeting scheduled for May Published: February 13, 2007 The 62nd STLE Annual Meeting offered by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers will take place May 6-10, 2007 in the Philadelphia...

Air Products to expand production capacity Published: February 13, 2007 Air Products today announced plans to expand its industrial gas production facilities at both its Ashland, Ky., and Reidsville, N.C., facilities....

Praxair Distribution names director, metal fabrication marketing Published: January 9, 2007 Praxair Distribution Inc. (PDI) has named Roch Monahan as director of metal fabrication marketing. He reports to James Baughman, vice president,...

Air Liquide appoints distributor network director Published: January 9, 2007 Air Liquide America L.P., which provides packaged and specialty gases in the U.S., has appointed Michael (Mike) Stoddard as director of its ALNET...

Hobart Brothers appoints vice president/general manager Published: December 12, 2006 Hobart Brothers Co., Troy, Ohio, has named Grant Harvey as vice president and general manager for its North American Tubular Wire Div. Harvey has...

ESAB names VP/GM, consummables Published: December 4, 2006 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has announced that Nick Culich was named vice president and general manager of consumables, effective Nov. 6,...

Hobart Brothers names general manager, filler metals Published: November 14, 2006 Hobart Brothers, Troy, Ohio, recently promoted Dan Jackson to general manager for distribution filler metals. In this new role, Jackson oversees...

BBG ranks fifth on merchant liquid producer list Published: November 7, 2006 When Linde and BOC Group collaborated to form The Linde Group, a portion of the business was required to be divested in accordance with an order...

Praxair acquires Hobart Industrial Gases Published: October 17, 2006 Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired Hobart Industrial Gases of Fort Wayne, Ind. Since 1956, Hobart Industrial...

ESAB North America appoints president Published: October 9, 2006 ESAB Welding & Cutting products has announced that Del Tanner, chairman and CEO of Anderson Group Inc. (AGI) has assumed the role and...

Jury finds welding rod makers not liable Published: June 27, 2006 The Associated Press has reported that a jury in Cleveland today cleared welding rod makers of any liability for heath problems affecting Ernesto...

Malaysian demand for welding equipment, consumables to expand Published: June 22, 2006 Frost & Sullivan has reported that demand for welding equipment in Malaysia is set to expand as foreign investment boosts the general level of...

Lincoln Electric receives President's 'E-Star' Award Published: June 2, 2006 The Lincoln Electric Company has received the President's "E Star" Award for Exports in recognition of its achievement in supporting export growth...

ESAB earns ISO 14001 Published: March 7, 2006 ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., has earned environmental management system certification for ISO 14001. The company says it is...

Harsco GasServ announces appointments Published: March 7, 2006 Harsco GasServ, Mechanicsburg, Pa., a division of Harsco Corp., has appointed James E. Cline as president and has promoted Mark Fleischer and Jeff...

Hobart Brothers' vice president retires Published: February 7, 2006 Hobart Brothers Co., Troy, Ohio, has announced that Gene Sabel, vice president of sales, has retired after more than 40 years of service in the...

Strong Welding Products names vice president/managing director Published: January 10, 2006 Strong Welding Products Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has named William Shum as vice president and managing director of Rankin Industries, San...

BOC adds Merriam-Graves to distributor network Published: January 10, 2006 The BOC Group, Murray Hill, N.J., has added Merriam-Graves, Charlestown, N.H., to its network of independent distributors. Merriam-Graves is a...

Harris Calorific, Airgas form agreement Published: January 10, 2006 Harris Calorific Inc., Gainesville, Ga., and Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., have announced an agreement to jointly market gases and gas control...

Arcos Industries announces new appointments Published: December 13, 2005 Arcos Industries LLC, Mount Carmel, Pa., has announced five new appointments. Cindy Henninger has been named northeast regional sales...

Praxair Distribution, Preco form alliance Published: December 13, 2005 Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced that its subsidiary, Praxair Distribution Inc., has formed an alliance with Preco Inc. to promote and...

BOC Canada appoints operations and technical director Published: October 11, 2005 BOC Canada, Mississauga, Ont., has named Doug Bonnar as its operations and technical director. Bonnar is responsible for establishing the new...

Diamond Ground Products upgrades Web site Published: September 13, 2005 Diamond Ground Products, Newbury Park, Calif., has upgraded its Web site. Besides showcasing the company's products, the site also features free...

Airgas names president, Airgas South Published: July 12, 2005 Airgas Inc. has appointed Jay Sullivan as president of its Airgas South region. Sullivan, who has served as chief financial officer of Airgas...

Airgas acquires two welding supply companies Published: June 14, 2005 Airgas, Radnor, Pa., has acquired the assets and operations of Vancouver Welding Supply Inc. (VWS), based in Vancouver, Wash., and Cumberland...

Appeals court rules in favor of Centricut Published: May 10, 2005 Centricut LLC, West Lebanon, N.H., a subsidiary of Hypertherm Inc., has announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed an...

Airgas signs letter of intent to purchase Kanox Inc. Published: May 10, 2005 Airgas Inc. has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Kanox Inc., a Kansas-based distributor of packaged gases and welding hardgoods....

Flame Technologies names president/COO Published: April 12, 2005 Flame Technologies Inc. has named 20-year company veteran Shawn Toops as president and COO. Toops previously served the company as vice...

BOC signs AWISCO NY Published: March 8, 2005 BOC has signed a multiyear supply agreement with AWISCO NY Corp., a distributor of compressed gases and welding, safety, and industrial supplies....

Airgas names vice president–hardgoods Published: February 4, 2005 Airgas Inc. has appointed David E. Levin as vice president–hardgoods, with responsibility for product management of all welding/MRO...

Airgas president/COO resigns Published: January 18, 2005 Airgas Inc. has announced that president and COO Glenn M. Fischer resigned on Jan. 14. The company has appointed Michael L. Molinini executive...

Airgas acquires A&R Welding Supply Published: December 7, 2004 Airgas Inc. has acquired A&R Welding Supply Inc., an industrial gas and welding supply distributor with locations in San Luis Obispo and Paso...

Lincoln Electric introduces welding consumables quality program Published: December 7, 2004 The Lincoln Electric Co. has introduced the Q-Cert Program, a quality indicator for welding consumables. The program features three levels of...

Linde Gas opens nitrogen liquefier Published: December 7, 2004 Linde Gas LLC has begun operating a nitrogen liquefier at its Canton Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Canton, Ohio. The liquefier converts gaseous...

Hobart Brothers receives wire patent Published: November 9, 2004 Hobart Brothers has received a patent for its Tri-Mark® Metalloy Vantage™ and Metalloy Vantage Ni1 gas shielded metal cored wires....

Airgas appoints president of Airgas Gaspro Published: October 12, 2004 Airgas Inc. has appointed Jeff Finch as president of Airgas Gaspro, its newest regional company operating in Hawaii. Airgas Gaspro became the...

Harris Calorific adds new district managers Published: October 12, 2004 Harris Calorific Inc., a Lincoln Electric Co. provider of gas apparatus equipment, has added five district managers to its sales force. The new...

Airgas is exclusive supplier to Discovery Channel's 'BIG!' Published: July 13, 2004 Airgas Inc. has announced that it is the exclusive supplier of cutting and welding gases, welding consumables, safety products, and other...

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