Trust in performance

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1. Ensure performance

2. Save money

3. Save time

4. Maintain gas quality

  • Built-in residual pressure valve (RPV) prevents back-flow contamination

5. Work safely

Get to the top with more ease of use, safety and performance

If you frequently transport cylinders and need easier mobility while also getting more arc-on time during your welds, there’s EXELTOP™ — the next‑generation cylinder top with a built-in, two-stage regulator. Developed for ARCAL™ premium welding gases, EXELTOP is the premier cylinder valve for welding operations that increase cost efficiency, improve product accuracy and maximize safety.

Clair Walizer, an Airgas Expert

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EXELTOP saves welding time, money and effort.

Clair Walizer, Account Manager — National Welders

“EXELTOP saves welding time, money and effort. Everything from the built-in regulator, the visible on/off switch and quick-connect. Seconds and minutes saved add up to something pivotal to most organizations.”

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How Cylinder Top Technology Helps You Improve

Bryan Thomas, Director — Packaged Gas Services

Watch how one simple piece of cylinder valve technology helps you close the gap between quality, productivity and the skilled labor shortage.

Benchmarking Your Fabrication Costs

Rob Tessier, National Sales Manager — Advanced Fabrication

Most welders weld for less than 9 minutes an hour and use up to 40% more wire and gas than needed. How about your company? Learn to benchmark your costs.

EXELTOP — innovative, ready-to-use

TIG welding with EXELTOP

See the benefits of EXELTOP™ the next generation of built-in regulator

See how ARCAL with EXELTOP™ expands your competitive advantage

Resources to keep you ahead

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EXELTOP™ Trust in Performance

Exclusively designed for ARCAL shielding gases, EXELTOP’s unique design offers a built-in cap, easy on/off lever and regulator for more ease of use, safety and performance.

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SMARTOP™ Smart, Simple, Unique

Stop gas loss, improve safety, and save time and money with SMARTOP built-in caps and easy-to-use on/off levers for industrial and specialty gases.

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ARCAL Shielding Gases Simply High Performance

Produce a better quality weld with our five ARCAL premium, ready-to-weld argon and argon/CO2 mixes and an additional Technical line for custom applications.

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