AcuGrav™ is a major breakthrough that computerizes and automates the specialty gas filling process and gives customers greater consistency and quality with every cylinder fill – at 20 stations coast to coast. This patented technology, which removes the human element in gas mixing, was developed in a very human way. It began as a brainstorm by Rob Shock and his Airgas R&D team, and came to fruition after lots of hard work, tinkering, and testing.

That’s the value of empowering your employees. Airgas associates are encouraged to think like entrepreneurs and see the world through our customers’ eyes. Building on our Cutting and Welding 101 classes – which gave more than 3,000 Airgas associates knowledge of the cutting and welding skill customers use – enterprising branch managers like Bob Johnson in Oakwood Village, OH, now host classes for their customers. Those are just a few examples of how our people are going the extra mile every day. Everybody knows there’s a better way. Working in an energizing and rewarding environment, Airgas associates do not stop until they find it.