GAWDA Journal discusses cylinder fill plant design planning.
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Welding & Gases Today features article, Building a New Cylinder Fill Plant, by Weldcoa Sales Manager Don Renner, that sorts out best practices and regulations that help make fill plant building process go smoothly. Fill plant should be first priority when planning building, and space needed for fill process and kind of layout needed for business should be determined before construction. Article also provides case examples and details regulations to know to prevent costly mistakes.
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Building a Cylinder Fill Plant Can Be Painless
Know the building codes and regulations, avoid surprises for your gas and welding business.
Dewitt, NY - Building a gas cylinder fill plant can be a daunting task for any gases and welding distributor. For this reason, it is never too early to start the planning process for a new fill plant. How much space will be needed for the fill process? What kind of layout that will be best for your business? These are critical questions to consider before the process begins.
In Welding & Gases Today, the leading provider of information to the welding and gases supply business, Weldcoa Sales Manager Don Renner sorts out the best practices and regulations you need to know to make the fill plant building process a smooth one. In planning the building, the fill plant should be the first priority to ensure the greatest efficiency. All other uses of the building, such as warehouse, administration, sales offices, welding demo, etc., should then be worked into the plans.
One distributor made the mistake of purchasing an existing building to turn into a fill plant prior to getting all of the permits. Later, he found out that the city was going to require him to put a firewall right down the middle of the building. This would have restricted the efficient flow of cylinder operations so much that the customer had to abandon his plans for the building.
Another customer thought he had all of the approvals for his fill plant and was well on his way to getting the plant completed. Unfortunately, late in the permit process, it was discovered that the property did not have the proper water supply to feed the sprinkler system in the fill plant in case of a fire. The cost to have the utility company come in and install a properly sized water main and fire hydrants ran approximately $250,000. Because the customer was so far along with the fill plant, he had no choice but to spend the money.
Read about the regulations you need to know to prevent costly mistakes in "Building a New Cylinder Fill Plant" in Welding & Gases Today Online, the leading journal for the welding equipment and industrial, medical and specialty gases industry.
For more information, contact Carole Jesiolowski, Editor of Welding & Gases Today, at editor@weldingandgasestoday.org or 315-445-2347.
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Founded in 1945, the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (http://www.WeldingAndGasesToday.org), e-magazines, newsletters and industry wiki (http://www.gawdawiki.org), GAWDA connects suppliers of gases and manufacturers of related equipment as well as manufacturers of welding equipment and distribution leaders, for the purpose of safely delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. GAWDA publications are the industry's voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning welding equipment and products and services related to industrial, medical, specialty and cryogenic gases. A 501(c)3 organization, GAWDA members are located throughout North America.
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