Industry Links
Oxygen analyzers, carbon dioxide analyzers, oxygen deficiency monitors, as well as other types of gas measuring equipment are used throughout numerous industries to include petrochemical, chemical, semiconductor, aerospace, heat treating, refining, nuclear, and others. Most of the industries have their own technical societies from which their members or even the general public can garner valuable technical assistance as it relates to the monitoring of various gases, including oxygen and carbon dioxide. Some of these industry links are listed below with a brief description. More information is available at their respective web sites.
ACS - American Chemical Society.
The American Chemical Society web site contains careers, publications, meetings, continuing education, databases, and membership information. Other valuable resources are located at this site.
AGA - American Gas Association
The American Gas Association represents 195 local energy utility companies that deliver natural gas to more than 56 million homes, businesses and industries throughout the United States. AGA member companies account for roughly 83 percent of all natural gas delivered by the nation's local natural gas distribution companies.
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AIChE, was founded in 1908. AIChE is a professional association of more than 40,000 members that provides leadership in advancing the chemical engineering profession.
API - American Petroleum Institute
Information about oil and natural gas for the general public, as well as information for oil and natural gas professionals and policy makers. The site also contains the latest news, reports, testimony, and journalists' resources..
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today's ASME is a 120,000-member professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community.
ASBC - American Society of Brewing Chemists
The American Society of Brewing Chemists was founded in 1934 to improve and bring uniformity to the brewing industry on a technical level.
CGA - Compressed Gas Association
Since 1913, the Compressed Gas Association has been dedicated to the development and promotion of safety standards and safe practices in the industrial gas industry.
CRA - Corn Refiners Association
Based in Washington, D.C., the Corn Refiners Association, Inc. is the national trade association representing the corn refining (wet milling) industry of the United States. The association, and its predecessors, have served this important segment of American agribusiness since 1913.
FRI - Fractionation Research, Inc.
Fractionation Research, Inc. is a non-profit research consortium supported by memberships which include the largest petroleum and petrochemical companies in the world. It was founded in the 1950's to engage in research that was too expensive for any one company.
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
The IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately 175 countries. The full name is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., although the organization is most popularly known and referred to by the letters I-E-E-E.
IGT - Institute of Gas Technology
IGT is the leading research, development and training organization serving the natural gas industry.For the past 60 years, IGT has been meeting the nation's energy and environmental challenges by developing technology-based solutions for consumers, industry, and government.
ISA - Connecting people and ideas in automation + control
ISA—The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society is a 33,000-member global, nonprofit, educational organization connecting people and ideas in automation. The Society fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments, computers, and systems for automation in a wide variety of applications.
SEMATECH is the world's catalyst for accelerating the commercialization of technology innovations into manufacturing solutions.
SMRP - Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
The Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals, or SMRP, is an independent, non-profit society by and for practitioners in the Maintenance & Reliability Profession. The Society has nearly 2,000 members strong with global penetration.
TAPPI - Technical Assn. of the Pulp & Paper Industry
TAPPI is the leading technical association for the worldwide pulp, paper, and converting industry. Founded in 1915, TAPPI has grown into the world’s largest professional association serving the pulp, paper, and converting industries.
WRA - World Refining Association
Formed in 1997, The World Refining Association has achieved worldwide recognition within the downstream oil and gas and petrochemical sectors, through the organization of its high level, strategic and technical conferences.