By Maria Elena Catarineu and Marion Riedel, Messer Ibérica

Spain | Messer has supported animal feed producer Al Dahra Europe during the planning and installation of a gas supply system for its new laboratory in the Catalan province of Lleida. Messer also supplies the lab with specialty gases such as argon, synthetic air, helium, nitrogen and hydrogen for quality control. One of the techniques the laboratory uses for this is ICP spectroscopy, which involves the use of high-purity argon with 300-bar-technology. This technology allows the customer to reduce cylinder rotation. Al Dahra has its headquarters in Abu Dhabi and is one of the industry’s leading global suppliers. The company has five production facilities in Spain, which predominantly produce bales of dehydrated, high-density alfalfa as well as alfalfa pellets. About 90 per cent of these products are exported, mainly to the United Arab Emirates.

By Lilla Németh, Messer Hungarogáz

Hungary | High-quality ventilation systems for hotels, shopping centres and industrial firms are produced at Weger in Hungary, where Messer supplies liquid nitrogen for laser cutting and argon for welding. The company has its headquarters in Southern Tyrol and a production facility in Jászárokszállás, Hungary. Works manager Béla Major won Messer’s virtual welding competition last May, receiving a high-quality welding mask as the winner’s prize. The competition was conducted at MachTech, Hungary’s leading welding fair, using a welding simulator. The task was to “work on” a plastic workpiece with a welding torch that is true to the original. The welder follows the formation of the simulated weld through Virtual Reality goggles. Every important aspect of the welding process is realistically simulated without consuming welding materials. At the same time, the practical training period is greatly reduced.