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Significant Milestones Achieved in Supply of
a New UIG Air Separation Plant in Southeastern USA
Cryogenic air
separation plants, which produce oxygen, nitrogen and argon in gas and
liquid form, are complex systems, which require very high quality
components to ensure efficient, reliable and safe operation.
The heart of these systems is a tall, well-insulated tower,
called a “cold box”, in which super cold air is liquefied and distilled.
Metallurgy and quality specifications for cold boxes and other
components are tight.
This photo shows a cryogenic cold box,
fabricated by E.S. Fox, leaving its facility in Port Robinson, Ontario,
Canada, before being placed on a barge to begin its journey to a steel
plant in the southeastern United States. The unit measures nearly 50
meters long and eight meters wide, and it weighs about 300 metric tonnes.
(A meter is a bit more than 3 feet). This is the biggest
cold box produced to date by E.S. Fox; which has been a proven supplier
of similar equipment to UIG for well over a decade.
(February, 2019
update)
UIG has erected its most recently constructed, physically quite
large, air separation cold box. Here are two photos of this internally
complex process system being placed on its foundation and supports.
Work is continuing to complete the installation
and startup of the plant.
This involves interconnecting the cold box to the air compression and
pretreatment systems, and to the product distribution and backup liquid
storage and vaporization systems; all of which will be followed by check out and
commissioning of the overall plant control and quality assurance
systems.
UIG's Latest Company Owned and Operated Air Separation
Plant is now in Operation - in Georgia, USA
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UIG’s latest owned and operated air
separation plant is now in operation in Warner Robins, Georgia.
The facility produces oxygen, nitrogen and argon. It is currently
supplying liquid products to users through established local
liquid distribution channels.
UIG is proud
to have added this location to its group of owned and operated gas
and liquid product supply plants. UIG operates several other
on-site gas supply and liquid production plants in the
Southeastern United States.
Click on this
aerial photo of the plant to see a video (hosted on YouTube) which
includes
panoramic views of the Warner Robins facility, and shows a Matheson cryogenic trailer
being filled with liquid nitrogen.
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UIG Article Comments on Make vs. Buy Decisions
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(July, 2018) -
UIG offers many supply options to users of industrial gas products
such as nitrogen and oxygen in recognition that every site and
operating situation is unique. Many factors impact the
decision to choose a supply mode and supplier for these essential
safety-related or raw material gases.
Make vs. buy is partly a matter of economics and partly a matter
of operating philosophy.
But then there are other layers of complexity involving definition
of the optimum initial capacity, longer-term needs, impact of end
user operating hours, daily and seasonal variations in demand, and
supply continuity. As a supplier of production plants
and on-site produced industrial gas products, UIG is very
cognizant of the need to thoroughly evaluate the pros and cons of
all of the feasible options, to ensure that the end user will find
the chosen route to be the "best" long-term solution.
Kevin Baker, UIG Chief Operating Officer, discusses many of these
issues in an article published by gasworld in July 2018.
Entitled Merchant vs Plant Supply, it can be viewed
here.
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UIG Moved its Headquarters in October, 2015
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(October
5, 2015) - As a result of continuing business growth and
increasing numbers of employees, Universal Industrial Gases, Inc.
has relocated its head office operations to expanded quarters
approximately five miles southwest of its former location.
The new office
facilities not only provide more space to accommodate current
activities, but also provide room to grow the company and staff in
a planned and coherent manner.
The office floor plan and work station
configurations have been designed to facilitate efficient
interaction among business team members, engineering and design
personnel, and other functional groups.
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Strategically
placed open areas have been set aside to allow efficient integration
of new staff, business sectors and operational groups, as growth
continues.
Several specialized conference rooms are
now available to accommodate concurrent internal staff conferences
and meetings with visitors.
The new office also features very high-speed internet connections
for efficient data transfer.
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Our new address:
3001 Emrick
Blvd., Suite 320
Bethlehem
PA, 18020 USA
The new location is one block west of PA Route 33; between I-78
and US-22, in Bethlehem, PA.
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