Monthly Archives: June 2014

Helium Plant Fills Niche, Balloons

Though late to the party, helium from a production plant near Big Piney will likely soon be filling floaty balloons and aiding high-tech research. Air Products and Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. announced Wednesday that it has begun to fill the first … Continue reading

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Helium Recovery Unit Meets Green Requirements

Pfeiffer Vacuum’s HRU Helium Recovery Unit reclaims used helium when testing parts for leak tightness. Helium test gas is an essential part of customized leak detection systems. It is a non-renewable, limited supply commodity with costs increasing yearly because of … Continue reading

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Helium Production Begins at Big Piney

MATHESON and Air Products have confirmed the start of production operations at their jointly-owned liquid helium production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming. Operations began with the filling and shipping of the first two 11,000 gallon helium ISO containers from the … Continue reading

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Gas Chromatography Options Designed to Conserve Helium, Boost Flexibility, Add Usability

Scientists using gas chromatography (GC) can enjoy a number of new options with the Thermo Scientific™ TRACE™ 1300 Series GC system, designed to conserve helium usage, permit use of multiple detectors simultaneously, automate sampling gas workflows and perform flame photometric … Continue reading

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Up, up and extinct

The first thought that comes to mind when one mentions helium is, of course, the ocean of balloons that humans use to celebrate everything from birthday parties to weddings. But scientific studies have proven that our planet Earth is running … Continue reading

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