“Hydrogen fuel cell is so bullshit…it’s suitable for rockets, but not for cars.” Elon Musk – 2013 These eloquent words from the world’s premier tech pioneer, entrepreneur and Tesla tech founder typify the opinions of many on hydrogen as a fuel source. The old joke goes that hydrogen is the fuel of the future, and [...]
Oxygen therapy is used across the homecare and across healthcare settings for the effective treatment of respiratory diseases including COPD and asthma – but this is only part of the story. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), where a patient breathes pure oxygen at higher than atmospheric pressures, is becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of everything [...]
There is a complex relationship between pressurised gas cylinders and fire. On the one hand, pressurised oxygen can pose a real fire risk, and home users of medical oxygen need to be aware of the hazard, and take steps to minimise risk. On the other hand, pressurised breathing air is essential to firefighters in their [...]
Oxygen therapy is playing an increasingly integral role in healthcare and home care. With the growing number of patients worldwide suffering from COPD, asthma and other respiratory conditions, providing a practical, lightweight and cost-effective oxygen therapy package has never been more important. In this post, AMS Composite Cylinders Director, James Cooper, explores some of the [...]
The weight of a gas cylinder makes a huge difference in terms of its real world usability, especially in weight-sensitive industries and in applications where portability is essential. This desire to cut the weight of cylinders has been the primary driver behind the development and continued adoption of Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs). Today, composite [...]
Medical gases are playing an ever more important role in UK healthcare. Today, they are essential to the existence and wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of people, who depend on medical gases every day, both in hospitals and at home. In this post, AMS Composite Cylinders Director, Steve Langron, takes a look at the vital [...]
Healthcare and homecare are a growing market for the gas industry. As new technology and an aging global population drive increased healthcare expenditure, Stephen Langron, Director of AMS Composite Cylinders, takes a look at some of the opportunities in the sector for medical gas suppliers over the years ahead. Industry challenges and real opportunity One [...]
Sheffield-based AMS Composite Gas Cylinders, the specialist distributors of a range of advanced gas cylinders, will be part of the Medilink Northern Powerhouse Trade Mission to Medica 2017 –the World Forum for Medicine, Medical Equipment and Technologies. Medica is the largest trade event in the medical sector calendar. A yearly international trade fair and conference [...]