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What Is Modified Atmosphere Packaging and How Does it Work?

November 13, 2018

Step into any grocery store, and you see clear examples of how Modified Atmosphere Packaging is a part of our daily life. It is what helps businesses in the food and gas industries to keep costs down while ensuring quality, freshness, and long shelf life of products. The modified atmosphere packaging process is vital for…
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Oxygen vs. Nitrogen Laser Cutting: Which is Better?

November 09, 2018

Laser cutting can only produce a clean edge if you use an assist gas to blow away molten material. Traditionally, oxygen has been the gas used, but nitrogen offers many advantages for cutting steel. Explore the benefits of nitrogen cutting when working with mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. What is Nitrogen Cutting? Nitrogen is…
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Halliburton Ariel JGA 4 Booster

October 30, 2018

Contracted by Halliburton, GENERON has completed and shipped 6 Rig Safe and CE Marked GENERON-built Ariel JGA 4 Boosters capable of 1854-2000 SCFM of nitrogen with a final discharge pressure of 5000 PSIG for use on well completions, and various oil and gas applications.  The systems are designed in 6 individual 20’x9’6”x8’ Crash Frames built…
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Biogas Booster Compression Package

October 23, 2018

October 23, 2018 Contracted by Venture Engineering and Construction, GENERON has manufactured and supplied a 550 hp Reciprocating Gas Booster (compressor) System.  This compressor is capable of compressing Biogas (RNG) for pipeline injection, from 105 psig to 1100 psig with a flow rate of 3.35 mmscfd. For this project, GENERON looked to Baker Hughes to…
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Digester Gas Compression System

October 01, 2018

Contracted by ESC Corporation GENERON has manufactured and supplied a self-contained Gas Compression System in a custom sound attenuating enclosure (8’ x 20’), with a stainless steel free-standing DCS control center.  The system consists of three (3) gas compression packages and a master control interface system. The three 75-horsepower compression units deliver a total of…
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Creating A Nitrogen Blanketing System On Tankers

September 26, 2018

Oil tankers regularly transfer millions of barrels of oil across the globe every year. Any damage or loss of these assets can lead to a dramatic loss in revenue such as with the Iranian tanker that caught fire this past January. Therefore, asset protection is a vital step any company should take to prevent such…
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Using Nitrogen Gas in Food Packaging?

September 11, 2018

Have you ever bought a bag of chips and wondered why there is so much air inside? Earth’s atmosphere naturally includes nitrogen gas, but the air in your chip packaging includes an even higher concentration. You may have also wondered why food products manage to stay fresh for so many months while still inside the…
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North America’s First LNG Bunker Barge Delivered

August 21, 2018

MarineLink August 21, 2018 Clean Jacksonville is the the first LNG bunker barge built in North America (Photo: Conrad Industries) The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge to be built in North America has been delivered in Jacksonville, Fla., said U.S. shipbuilder Conrad Industries. The new 2,200 cubic meter bunkering barge, Clean Jacksonville, will…
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What Is Nitrogen Purging? How Does It Work and What Equipment Is Required?

August 21, 2018

Nitrogen has many applications and depending on the industry, it can be used for a wide variety of tasks and objectives. A colorless and odorless gas, this element makes up around 78 percent of our atmosphere. Although commonly associated with our atmosphere, industrially produced nitrogen is used in several applications. From the beer brewing industry…
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