Essentra Components, a provider of various components parts for a range of industries, has created a custom-made product for Air Liquide, who required a cap solution for the valves of its Argon gas bottles. Air Liquide, with a US office located in Houston, Texas, is a leading supplier of industrial gases to several industries, including chemical, metal fabrication, medical and more.
The cap is needed to protect the industrial valves from exposure to dust and dirt and also to ensure that the bottle has not been subject to any gas leakage. Previous solutions used by Air Liquide resulted in contamination, damage and spillage. Essentra designed a thread protector cap and created a 3D prototype which incorporated Air Liquide’s specific requirements.