Harris Calorific, Airgas Join Forces for Laser Offering, Including New Configurator.CHICAGO -- -In a joint press conference at the 2005 FABTECH International(R)/AWS Welding Show today, Gainesville, GA-based Harris Calorific calorific generating heat measurable in calories. , Inc. and Airgas, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ARG See argument. arg - argument ) announced an agreement to jointly market gases and gas control equipment for carbon dioxide lasers used in materials processing Articles on Materials processing include:
With this agreement, Airgas has chosen to exclusively market Harris Calorific laser gas control equipment. Airgas, in turn, will have exclusive use of a new customized Airgas Laser Gas Configurator developed by Harris Calorific. The Configurator will help Airgas' nearly 1,000 sales force select the right gases and gas handling equipment for their customers' laser equipment. The Configurator is programmed with data on more than 600 different carbon dioxide lasers and can quickly determine the required lasing, purge and assist gases, pressure, flow, and gas control equipment, based on the laser, the types of materials being worked and the laser runtime. "Our combined knowledge of the laser marketplace will help Airgas and Harris better serve laser cutting operators, so they can be more productive U.S. manufacturers," said Tom Thoman, vice president - gases, for Airgas, Inc. "This will be an important element in the full product offering that we bring to our laser cutting customers." "We are excited about joining forces with Airgas," said David Bell David Bell may refer to:
About Harris Calorific, Inc. Harris Calorific, Inc., A Lincoln Electric Lincoln Electric NASDAQ: LECO is a company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States that manufactures arc welding equipment. They are a worldwide leader in production of welding equipment and have subsidiary companies around the globe, including recent strong growth in China. Company, is a world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of gas apparatus equipment. Harris Calorific products are sold and used in more than 90 countries. For more information about Harris Calorific, its products and services, visit the Company's Web site at www.harriscalorific.com. About Airgas, Inc. Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG), through its subsidiaries, is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and related hardgoods, such as welding equipment and supplies. Airgas is also the third-largest U.S. distributor of safety products, the largest U.S. producer of nitrous oxide nitrous oxide or nitrogen (I) oxide, chemical compound, N2O, a colorless gas with a sweetish taste and odor. Its density is 1.977 grams per liter at STP. It is soluble in water, alcohol, ether, and other solvents. and dry ice, the largest liquid carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. producer in the Southeast, and a leading distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants Chemical refrigerants are assigned an R number(sometimes the label replaces it with the word Freon) which is determined systematically according to molecular structure. The following is a list of refrigerants with their R numbers, IUPAC chemical name, molecular formula, and CAS number. and ammonia products. Its 10,000 employees work in about 900 locations including branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities and distribution centers. Airgas also distributes its products and services through eBusiness, catalog and telesales channels. Its national scale and strong local presence offer a competitive edge to its diversified customer base. For more information, please visit www.airgas.com. |
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