A Complete Guide to Gas Cylinder Colors: What They Mean and Why They Matter
Walk into almost any lab, welding shop, or manufacturing facility and you will see rows of compressed gas cylinders secured against a wall or mounted on carts. These gases power everything from research experiments to fabrication and patient care. Because multiple gases are often stored side by side, quick identification matters. Cylinder colors are intended […]
Ensuring Safety During the Holiday Season: Best Practices for Handling Industrial Gases
As the holiday season approaches, businesses and industrial facilities often experience increased demand and tighter schedules. Amid the hustle and bustle, it’s easy to overlook critical safety measures. At Air Source, we believe that safety is a year-round priority, but during the festive season, it’s especially important to stay vigilant. Here are essential tips to […]
Driving Success: Automotive Gases and Their Role in Vehicle Performance
September marks National Preparedness Month, an ideal time to reflect on the critical roles that various elements play in our daily operations and safety protocols. In the automotive industry, gases are not just a component; they are pivotal in enhancing vehicle performance and safety. At Air Source Industries, we delve deep into how these gases […]
The Importance of a Gas Regulator
When it comes to managing any project involving HVAC, combustion, propane, or industrial markets -safety and efficiency should be top of mind. That’s why investing in reliable gas regulators is a must! These amazing devices regulate the pressure of your system’s flow with pinpoint accuracy- allowing for maximum control without fear of an explosion due […]
How Calibration Gases Help Ensure Workplace Safety
Calibration gases are essential to analyzers, monitors and detectors. Gas detectors serve the purpose of monitoring any gases that may be present in any given environment whether it be someone’s home or a work facility. Gas detectors tell us whether there is a potential hazard present and are important in maintaining the safety of homeowners […]
How CO2 Gaseous Fire Suppression Systems Work
Typically when we walk into a building and look up, we’ll see fire sprinklers on the ceiling in case of fire. We also see this system commonly used in movies. There’s usually a scene where the student pulls the fire alarm and the emergency sprinklers go off. But those sprinklers aren’t the only type of […]
Gas Cylinder Safety and Testing
Compressed gases are stored in heavy-walled metal cylinders designed, produced and tested for use with compressed gases. Inside the cylinder the stored contents may be in a state of compressed gas, vapor over liquid, supercritical fluid, or dissolved in a substrate material, depending on the physical characteristics of the contents. A typical gas cylinder design […]
Hydrostatic Testing
Our Air Source Industries team meets and exceeds the maintenance and safety requirements to test and certify your compressed gas cylinders. When you are renting your gas cylinders from us, we provide you with cylinders that have been thoroughly tested and exchange any cylinders getting close to their next testing date so you don’t have […]
Ocean Recovery Vests
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What is Medical Oxygen?
Air Source Industries started as an ambulance company and expanded to deliver medical grade oxygen to medical facilities around Los Angeles county. Today, we supply medical oxygen (USP – United States Pharmacopoeia), aviator’s breathing oxygen (ABO), and industrial oxygen all over the greater Los Angeles area. Our friendly customer service team can help you select […]