{"id":363,"date":"2017-09-12T16:03:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/?p=363"},"modified":"2022-06-06T18:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:09:12","slug":"gases-more-than-commodity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/","title":{"rendered":"Gases: More Than a Commodity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-entry__feedback\"><div class=\"m-feedback-prompt\">\n\t\t  <h4 class=\"m-feedback-prompt__header\">Was this article helpful?<\/h4>\n\t\t  <a href=\"#\" class=\"m-feedback-prompt__button m-feedback-prompt__social m-feedback-prompt__social_thumbsup yes\" data-analytics-link=\"feedback-prompt:yes\">\n\t\t    <i class=\"fa fa-thumbs-up\">&nbsp;<\/i>\n\t\t  <\/a>\n\t\t  <a href=\"#\" class=\"m-feedback-prompt__button m-feedback-prompt_form no\" data-analytics-link=\"feedback-prompt:no\">\n\t\t    <i class=\"fa fa-thumbs-down\">&nbsp;<\/i>\n\t\t  <\/a><br>\n\t\t  <div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__display m-feedback-prompt__social yes\">\n\t\t    <p class=\"m-feedback-prompt__text\">Awesome, share it:<\/p>\n\t\t    <a class=\"m-feedback-prompt__social--button p-button-social has-icon facebook fa fa-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,\n  '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=600,width=600');return false;\">\n\t\t      <span class=\"p-button-social__social-text\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t    <a class=\"m-feedback-prompt__social--button p-button-social has-icon twitter fa fa-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/&text=Gases: More Than a Commodity\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,\n  '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=600,width=600');return false;\">\n\t\t      <span class=\"p-button-social__social-text\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t    <a class=\"m-feedback-prompt__social--button p-button-social has-icon googleplus fa fa-google-plus\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,\n  '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=600,width=600');return false;\">\n\t\t      <span class=\"p-button-social__social-text\">Google Plus<\/span>\n\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t    <a class=\"m-feedback-prompt__social--button p-button-social has-icon linkedin fa fa-linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/&title=Gases: More Than a Commodity\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,\n  '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=600,width=600');return false;\">\n\t\t      <span class=\"p-button-social__social-text\">LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t    <\/a>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t  \t<div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__display m-feedback-prompt__form no\">\n\t\t  \t<div class=\"thanks feedback-nodisplayall\"><h2>Thanks!<h2><div class=\"m-contact\"><p>Thanks for getting in touch with us.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t    <form id=\"contact-form\" class=\"new_support_request\" action=\"\" accept-charset=\"UTF-8\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"authenticity_token\" name=\"authenticity_token\" value=\"659de24d36\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\" \/>\n\t\t      <input value=\"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"currenturl\" id=\"currenturl\">\n\t\t      <input value=\"Gases: More Than a Commodity\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"currenttitle\" id=\"currenttitle\">\n\t\t      <label class=\"is-required\">Help us improve. Give us your feedback:<\/label>\n\t\t      <textarea class=\"p-input__textarea\" name=\"feedbackmessage\" id=\"feedbackmessage\"><\/textarea>\n\t\t      <label class=\"is-required\">Your Full Name:<\/label>\n\t\t      <input class=\"p-input__text\" type=\"text\" name=\"feedbackfullname\" id=\"feedbackfullname\">\n\t\t      <label class=\"is-required\">Your email address:<\/label>\n\t\t      <input class=\"p-input__text\" type=\"text\" name=\"mailinglistemail\" id=\"mailinglistemail\">\n\t\t      <div class=\"feedback-message\" id=\"feedback-message\"><\/div>\n\t\t      <div class=\"__submit\">\n\t\t        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"commit\" value=\"Submit\" class=\"p-button\" id=\"submit-contact-form\" data-analytics-link=\"feedback-prompt:submit\">\n\t\t      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><h3>While gas may not be at the forefront of your business, one thing every business is concerned about is their bottom line.<\/h3>\n<p>And there is one sneaky thing that can have a significant effect and yet is often overlooked\u2014gas. While a relatively smaller expense compared to other materials, your gas supply\u2014from the quality and consistency to handling procedures and inventory\u2014can have a ripple effect that can extend throughout your organization and into your bottom line. To make sure you are getting the most out of your gases, ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n<h3>How much gas am I using?<\/h3>\n<p>As the saying goes, \u201cwhat gets measured gets managed.\u201d You may know how much gas you buy, but do you really know how much gas you should use? World-class operations measure their usage as part of operating more efficiently and managing their costs.<\/p>\n<h3>Am I using the right gases for my operation?<\/h3>\n<p>There are right and wrong gases to choose from in every application or industry. Choosing the wrong gas could cost you: producing substandard or non-compliant products, causing your machinery to operate less efficiently, producing inaccurate measurements from your instrumentation, creating less output or using more gas than necessary.<\/p>\n<h3>Is my delivery system up to the job?<\/h3>\n<p>Perhaps just as important as choosing the right gas is making sure your gas delivery system is appropriate for the type and size of job you are doing. In addition to taking into account the different types of gases available for a particular operation, you should also consider the modes of delivery\u2014everything from cylinders to microbulk and bulk\u2014all in a host of different grades. Similar to how you would select a premium gasoline for optimal performance for you car, the grade of gas and mix you choose can affect your operation.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing the optimal mode of supply will provide you with low-unit-cost economics and substantial opportunity to scale and grow with your production. Tanks can provide consistent flows, efficiencies and time savings along with less down time for changing tanks.<\/p>\n<p>Your gas delivery system could have a big impact on the overall efficiency of your operation, so be sure to regularly check for leaks and make sure valves are closed when not in use. Of particular importance to operations in the R&amp;D, pharmaceutical and food and beverage fields is making sure your gas system is contaminant-free\u2014or else you\u2019re basically pumping clean water through a dirty, leaky straw. During cylinder changes, it is easy for contaminants to enter the system if proper cylinder change procedures aren\u2019t followed. For a guideline on cylinder change procedures <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airgas.com\/resources\/newsletters\/cleanpeaks\/2015\/spring\/gas-stream-purity\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps, and you\u2019ll have your whole operation working more effectively and efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was this article helpful? &nbsp; &nbsp; Awesome, share it: Share Tweet Google Plus LinkedIn Thanks!Thanks for getting in touch with &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/gases-more-than-commodity\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[22],"tags":[37,39,36,35,38,40],"yst_prominent_words":[180,173,178,112,172,169,179,170,182,176,79,171,168,116,138,181,137,175,177,174],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":636,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions\/636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jschaeffer.us\/sandbox\/airgasthinks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}