Compressed air and gas have contributed greatly to scientific advancements, exploration, industrial optimization, and medical, personnel and product safety. The history of contributions by compressed air and gas technologies is a long one, and there may be no greater evidence of this than the Compressed Gas Association‘s (CGA) extraordinary anniversary: In 2013, the CGA has turned 100!
To honor this historical mark, the CGA has published an 88-page document titled “Celebrating 100 Years as the Standard for Safety: The Compressed Gas Association, Inc., 1913 – 2003.”
DOWNLOAD A COPY HERE (PDF)
Cylinder Filling Plant, 1926 (Praxair, Inc.)
The CGA’s anniversary guide provides a fascinating historical look at the development and utilization of compressed gas. A large gallery of images provided by various industry companies and figures helps illustrate the field, from the first US air separation plant (Buffalo, New York; 1907) to the modern use of compressed gases and air with NASA’s Space Shuttle, state-of-the-art hyperbaric medicine, and even the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
COMPRESSED AIR & GAS IMPACT
How diverse are compressed air and gas industries? Download the CGA’s document, and for additional reading here are six of our favorite pieces from the Air Testing Blog:
- Striking Oil: Compressed Air in the Food & Beverage Industry
- Compresed Air Profile: California Academy of Sciences
- Compressed Air Profile: Intermountain Healthcare Hyperbaric Medicine
- Managing Moisture: SCBA, SCUBA and OSHA Air Quality
- Love Chocolate at Valentine’s? You Should Love Compressed Air Too
- VIDEO: How Aluminum SCUBA Tanks Are Made
CGA 100th Anniversary Video
