How Liquid Gas Rocket Propellant Helps Fuel Spacecrafts
Space travel sparks curiosity, adventure and excitement as people watch a spacecraft launch into orbit. The countdown makes your heart race faster and then you see the gust of fire and vapor as the craft starts to ascend upward. When it comes down to powering a spacecraft for launch, rocket propellant plays a huge role. […]
Nitrogen, Argon & Oxygen Gas Uses in Metallurgy Engineering
In our previous blog post on Industrial Gases Used in the Mining Industry, we went a little into the mineral processing portion and how gases are utilized to process minerals and metals. That part of the mining process is called metallurgy. Metallurgy is a process used to extract metals in their pure forms. It’s a […]
Specialty & Industrial Gases Used in Mining Applications
Many times, when people hear the word “mining”, they think about historical times and usually say something like, “People still mine today?”. Well, as a matter of fact, yes. Mining is pretty much an ancient practice as the earliest mining activities were about 20,000 years ago. But it wasn’t until about 10,000 years ago when […]
How Gases Are Used All Around Us and In Our Daily Life
Our everyday lives are full of applications and processes that require the use of various types of gases. While we may not notice how gases are used all around us, they are essential in many different areas of our lives. When talking about common gases, we’re typically talking about oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon and […]
Refrigerant Gases & How They’re Used to Keep Things Cool
The ability to make our homes, cars, foods, cool has absolutely transformed the world we live in. We design our homes differently because of our ability to cool them, we don’t need to rely upon a cool breeze. We live in places we wouldn’t have otherwise like Florida and Arizona. We can get our food […]
The Industrial Gas Industry is Good for America
The industrial gases industry is responsible for supplying critical products to industries that account for 25% of America’s Gross Domestic Product and itself employs over 60,000 workers in the manufacturing, sale and transportation of these gases. These gaseous materials are manufactured for use in many great industries including oil and gas, power, steel, food, pharmaceuticals, […]
Happy 152nd Birthday Helium!
You may think of helium as the stuff in party balloons, or the gas that can make your voice squeaky. But helium has revealed itself to have an array of more practical uses, from essential equipment in science labs to common medical scanners and even scuba tanks. What is Helium? Helium is a colorless, […]
Medical, Industrial, and Specialty Gases
Air Source Industries is committed to providing the highest level of service to our customers in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County. Our core business areas are providing medical, industrial, and specialty gases. Let’s dive into each of these areas and why they are important for our company and our customers. Medical Gases […]
Industrial Gases Used in Manufacturing
Ever wonder how some products get their cools shapes and how they are made? When it comes to the manufacturing industry, industrial gases are commonly utilized to create the right atmosphere for varying processes or to assist in creating the final product. We are going to dive into the different processes when creating consumer goods […]