“The redesigned website reflects GCE’s role as a comprehensive, trusted supplier of gas control technologies that elevate industries and improve lives,” says Piyush Sheth, Vice President and General Manager, GCE. “With improved navigation, content organized by application and industry, and a list of global contacts, the site is intended to support engineers, clinicians, system designers, distributors, and procurement teams throughout the decision-making process.”

The current corporate website, gcegroup.com, will remain live for the time being to provide uninterrupted access for existing users. Once gascontrol.com becomes the primary corporate platform, gcegroup.com will be retired. Customers and partners will be notified ahead of the final change to ensure a smooth transition.

Three Product Groups

Backed by ESAB Corporation (NYSE: ESAB), GCE has grown its global footprint through the merging of leading gas-equipment providers, expanding its reach across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Its products undergo rigorous testing and certifications to meet international quality and safety standards. GCE is organized into three product divisions:

GCE Speciality (gce-speciality.com) — incorporating the druva^®, GASARC^®, Victor^®, brands — caters to high-purity market sectors such as pharmaceutical, semiconductor and automotive manufacturing, analytical laboratories, food and beverage, refrigeration, and industrial applications. GCE engineers regulators, manifolds, and other specialized products to maintain gas purity and deliver consistent, repeatable performance in environments where even minor contamination or pressure variation can impact results. GCE’s FloCloud digital solution enables users to monitor gas levels, detect gas leaks/confirm system integrity, monitor consumption, identify over-consumption, ensure gas flow and pressure are within limits for consistent quality, and allocate costs.

GCE Medical (gce-medical.com) — incorporating GCE Healthcare, Therapy Equipment, Ohio Medical, DeltaP and Aktiv Technologies brands — serves pre-hospital, hospital, emergency, and home care medical settings. Products include medical source gas equipment, medical high-pressure regulators, gas manifolds and pipeline systems, oxygen concentrators, ambulance panels, emergency equipment, and other products that ensure the safe and reliable delivery of life-supporting gases from source to patient.

GCE Industrial (gce-industrial.com - coming soon) — incorporating the Kayser brand — has its origins in oxy fuel welding and cutting and has expanded into segments that use regulators, valves, central gas supply systems, cutting and welding torches and equipment, welding consumables, and safety gear.  In industrial applications, the FloCloud Industry 4.0 gas monitoring solution reduces the costs and chance of error that comes from manually checking gas levels, reduces the cost of waste associated with parameters being out of specification, and reduces the chance of interrupted flow, and helps detect leaks.

About GCE

GCE Group, part of ESAB Corporation (NYSE: ESAB), is a leading global manufacturer of gas control equipment. Driven by innovation across our brands, including Ohio® Medical and Therapy Equipment, we strive to deliver the highest quality gas control products and services. Our portfolio offers market compliant, industry leading solutions for the medical, industrial and specialty gas industries. With international manufacturing, sales, and supply, we ensure customers can always access the world’s leading innovative gas control equipment. To learn more, visit https://www.gascontrol.com/en/about-us

Held annually at Messe Düsseldorf, MEDICA provides a comprehensive overview of the industry’s latest innovations and serves as a launchpad for new relationships between manufacturers and specifiers. 

This year’s fair is set to be bigger than ever, with in-person events bouncing back to new levels of popularity after the pandemic. There will be a rich programme of forums, panel discussions, presentations, and competitions - all featuring the most exciting developments that our sector has to offer.

GCE Healthcare will be in Düsseldorf for the duration of MEDICA at stand J04 in hall 11, and our team is looking forward to meeting an international network of attendees. 

Be sure to add our stand to your event itinerary, as we will be showcasing a wide range of industry-leading solutions including our online platform, Clarity - the latest in next-generation patient care that is revolutionising how patients and professionals access life-saving medical gases daily.

GCE Healthcare has the widest range of low pressure and medical hose systems available. Making it quick and easy to source the country specific connections your professionals need.  

What’s more, our innovative probe design has also been developed in-line with most international standards - ensuring seamless and safe connections to central gas supply systems the world over.

Trust in GCE Healthcare to deliver simply superior solutions - as standard. 

Have confidence in supplying our low pressure hoses: 

Use our new web configurator tool to build low pressure hose and probe systems in minutes.

Download our Hose system brochure to get complete overview.

We are pleased to introduce our new druva landing page. You will be guided very quickly by means of an interactive model of a laboratory and industrial gas supply system.

Use this url to reach the new landing page.

We ensure the design, manufacture, packaging, labelling, storage of products complies with ISO standards and FDA guidance so that you can provide patients with the highest standards of safety and care.

Regularly reviewed, you can be assured our product portfolio is FDA and ISO approved. 

We are glad that, despite the unfavorable time, we can offer our usual short delivery times, both for technical and medical valves. All this is mainly thanks to almost 100% in-house production in the area of the cylinder and combined valves and the foresight behavior of our purchasing department, which ensured the timely availability of all necessary production parts.

Watch to discover our healthcare solutions for administration of medical gases in road ambulances. Here, you’ll receive a walkthrough of equipment to learn how our solutions help paramedics provide the highest quality of pre-hospital care. 

Take the tour of the GCE ambulance.

Featuring: 

• MEDIREG^® II: High pressure regulator 
• MEDISELECT^® II: High pressure regulator 
• AMBULANCE PANEL II
• MEDIMETER^®: Flow metering device
• MEDIUNIT: terminal unit
• MEDIFLOW^® ULTRA II: Flow selector 
• MEDIWET: Humidifier
• MEDIEJECT II: Suction ejector
• RAIL & RAIL CLAMP: Rail system
• MEDIVITAL^®: Combination Valve
• EASE II: Demand valve

The first medical regulators were just industrial regulators with a few alterations. Today’s medical gas control devices have many advanced design features that make them easier to use, more accurate, simpler to maintain and less costly. Now, as COVID-19 has brought about the highest need for medical oxygen than ever before, there’s a higher demand for gas delivery devices such as regulators and flowmeters.

WHICH DEVICE DEPENDS ON APPLICATIONS

Knowing which devices to choose depends on the application for which it’s going to be used. The primary applications for oxygen (and oxygen mixes such as nitrous oxide) are hospital wards, emergency medical services (ambulance, rescue kit), long-term care facilities and home. Each of these situations has different variables that require different devices.

THE SOURCE ACCORDING TO DELIVERY POINT

The source of medical oxygen also varies by delivery point. Bulk vessels are used in mid- to large-sized hospitals and long-term care facilities that require constant access to gas. The bulk tank is connected to a central gas supply system that has terminals through out the facility.

The team went a thorough overview of all MCGS from the product range, to ISO standard to MDR. They have been presented also the main topics and goals of the Hospital Ward and Emergency equipment.

The event was a great success and we are prepared to continue to support our colleagues and customers. 

Please contact our teams in any matters.

Read whole press release here: ESAB Corporation press release 

With respect to transitional provisions GCE's EU Certificate according to Annex II of MDD is valid until 27th May 2026. This means that GCE can continue to place its Class IIa and IIb medical devices on the market until the certificate expires.

Class I medical devices have been assessed according to the new requirements and are in compliance with the MDR.

GCE, as a credible and reliable manufacturer of medical devices, works to ensure assessment of its devices according to the new requirements and is ready to continue with the delivery of compliant medical devices according to MDR after the expiration of the current certificate. Please follow our website where you can find GCE´s valid certificate and where you can find also updates relating to GCE products.

Check full version of the catalogue here: CGS catalogue

What: During the pandemic the medical gases business has been in the spotlight more than ever before and not for all the right reasons. Attenders will talk all things medical gases and the supply chain. 

On the agenda there is also the future for medical gases - from the digitisation of personal medicine to the data and digital integrity behind it.

Who: Rob Cockerill and Thomas Dee from gasworld (hosts of the webinar) will discuss with Fabio Pinzi (Ambra Sistemi), Leonardo Daniele Ferrari (SOL Group) and Gareth Pemberton (GCE Group) about last two years which were affected by Covid-19.

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Foto: by gasworld

Please be aware that the created Usage guide video does not replace the user manual, but serves as assistance material in addition to the user manual. You can find the usage guide video on the MediVital® product page 

This new design is the ideal choice for industrial sectors which use highly toxic, corrosive or ultra high purity gases.

Suitable for cylinder caps and transportable cylinders, this new stainless steel diaphragm valve is GCE's latest innovation and adds to its already impressive list of pioneering valves, designed to add functionality, simplicity and reassurance in all situations.

Find out more on our product page for: Stainless Steel Diaphragm Valves

The AVSU SLIDE in pressure watch or shut-off valve box variants is used for monitoring and controlling the gas pressure from the source to the point of use on department and/or room level.

Discover more about AVSU Slide 

A couple of examples for all:

We make medical gas usable, also in 2022.

GCE Healthcare team

Thank you for your excellent cooperation in year 2021 and we wish to you and to all your loved ones a joyous holiday season and new year 2022 filled with happiness, laughter, joy and health.

GCE Group 

Equipped with a comfortable, safe, tallied shape grip, these systems feature a highly-visible gas type identifier, enabling the operator to work at premium safety conditions. Suitable for all gas types in six variants and also featuring a non-return valve for dangerous gases - gas pressure shocks can be prevented.

Adding to its repertoire of market leading healthcare products, this design is both MDR and FDA compliant and adheres to 90% of worldwide local standards. 

The range is ideal for all applications, including customers with specialised demands, such as nursing staff and machine manufacturers. 

To discover more about this new range of medical gas supply probes, visit here: Gas Probes 

The 22^nd China Hospital Construction Conference International Hospital Build and Infrastructure Exposition will be held in Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center from Oct. 14-16,2021.

GCE will participate this event again to contribute our wisdom and strength to promote the construction of a better hospital and the upgrading of medical equipment and medical technology industries…

Looking forward to your visit!

For more information please visit chccchina.com 

Check it out online in labmate-online.com in section LABORATORY PRODUCTS

This year, GCE will participate this event again to share the latest products and gas solutions in the cutting and welding industry with you.

When? June 16-19,2021
Where? Shanghai New International Expo Center
Booth No.: W1.1350

Looking forward to your visit!

Take part also on GCE CWT&VLV Technical Seminar on June 17!

Due to the hazardous nature of excess anaesthetic gas during operations, GCE recognizes the importance of this equipment and is pleased to add AGSS devices to our medical gas portfolio. With safety and reliability in mind, the systems meet high standards and comply with ISO 7396-2 and ISO 9170-2.

Protecting against anaesthetic gas pollution is a critical process for operating theatres, given the inherent risks to medical professionals. Our range is designed to safeguard against the threat of contamination and ensures that hospitals can provide the highest levels of staff and patient care.

For more information and benefits, see here GCE AGSS terminal unit  

Please do not react to any kind of communication from this domain nor e-mails. This is not a part of GCE and anything from that domain should be reported.

You can contact our marketing team marcoms@gcegroup.com, for any questions or concerns.

The user friendly design makes installation, maintenance and measurement of the device a simple and cost effective process. Each device is available with a probe connector and rail mounting with a hose or twin versions. 

We now offer the full range of products for air/oxygen measurement, control and flow HF MEDIMETER 60lpm  

Oxygen concentrators from GCE Healthcare provide a viable alternative and complementary Oxygen source where oxygen cylinders are in high demand. Under a doctor’s prescription Oxygen concentrators can be safely used in a hospital or clinic environment, at home and in the case of portable oxygen concentrators (POC’s) when travelling.

GCE India has already placed initial bulk deliveries into areas of high Oxygen demand and with many concentrators currently being dispatched from India stocks and thousand is in transit will continue in its efforts to support the medical response to Covid.

Do you need more information? Please contact Dinesh Gupta directly or visit our website where are GCE Healthcare products available. Products for COVID-19 available in INDIA  

The GCE Healthcare MediFlow^® Ultra II, which enable provides both oxygen therapy and nebulization in one, conveniently connects to wall mounted gas terminal units. This feature removes the need for devices to be transported between wards or storage areas - saving time and improving safety.

By using GCE’s FlowSelector, with your Nebulizer, healthcare professionals avoid wasted time moving devices around the hospital and damage inflicted to equipment during transit. The absence of cables also prevents the risk of slips and falls, while providing more space at the patient’s bedside.

For more product information and benefits, click here MediFlow® Ultra II with nebulizer  

Since the introduction of portable oxygen concentrators (POC) in the 1970s, patients with respiratory issues have experienced a dramatic improvement in the quality of life. There has been a marked increase in people diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) and, consequently, the market for POCs is expected to hit $2.8bn by 2025.

In recent years, home oxygen providers’ reimbursement for home oxygen systems in the US and across Europe has been decreasing, forcing many to find ways to reduce costs. This has resulted in increased use of POCs – along with embedded smart technologies to improve monitoring and lower maintenance costs.

Harnessing the latest advances in mobile/cellular and GPS tech, some the most advanced POCs can now help both clinicians and home oxygen providers to monitor the device remotely to improve patient care.

These devices, such as GCE Healthcare’s Zen-O and Zen-O lite POCs, have a built-in SIM card enabling providers to review the POCs’ usage history – making sure patients have the right system and are adhering to their oxygen therapy.

The full article is available in  Gasworld magazine pages (62-64).

MediFlowTec™ is featuring an innovative design of an integrated valve body and guard alongside creative design enhancements already utilised in MediVital^®, MediSelect^®II and other GCE products.

A whole range of variants and approx 13 different country standards are available.

Read more about new medical flow-metering device MediFlowTec™

Showcasing how we make medical gas equipment usable, the video illustrates how our Central Gas Supply Systems help provide class-leading care to patients. 

Watch the animation

This year has prepared something new for us all, or rather different than we expected. It was undoubtedly a challenging year, but it was also full of awareness - awareness of the things that really matter.

We wish you good health and good luck, love and satisfaction in the new year 2021! 

Living with a long-term lung condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not without its challenges, but with good therapy patients can still live an active lifestyle. 

Visit our COPD page to find everything you need to know about COPD, how it affects the human body and what recommended treatments are available. If you, a friend, family member, or patient is suffering from this condition, this is the place to learn more about how you can get it under control and live a positive life. 

Want to know more about COPD  

Infographics "World COPD Day" by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).

Infographics "Do you live with COPD?" by GCE Group.

To support the move, ESAB announces the completion of a dedicated Configuration Center located at its Denton, Texas, facility. The Configuration Center, which serves both the GCE and Victor^® brands, is isolated from the manufacturing areas for Victor industrial products, which are also part of the ESAB portfolio. 

“The Configuration Center provides build-to-order services for speciality gas equipment products in a specially designed clean-room environment,” says Curt Rocha, Global Product and Business Director Gas Equipment, ESAB. “We have also added GCE-dedicated engineering, applications, assembly and sales support teams to ensure ‘best-in-class’ equipment solutions and quick-turnaround.”

Continue with the reading of the whole press release

M50 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator is a compact and light weight SOC that provide oxygen flow of up to 5 litres per minute. 

The OC-E 80 and EC-E100 SOCs deliver up to 8 litres and 10 litres of oxygen per minute respectively.

All three SOCs feature, larger LCD screens, quiet operations, an integrated oxygen sensing device for monitoring oxygen levels and a 'No-Flow' alarm to alert the patient if there is no supply of oxygen to the patient. The concentrators separate oxygen from other gases in the air and deliver the oxygen at high concentrations to the patient.

Read more about M50 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator.

Read more about OC-E 80 and EC-E 100 Stationary Oxygen Concentrator.

In the catalogue, you can find a complete range of CGS products for supplying oxygen, nitrous oxide, other gases and vacuum to hospitals, ambulance service providers, emergency services and other special services using this equipment.

Discover  our updated catalogue!

Sir Humphrey Davey (also the inventor of the Davey lamp) first began using gases for pain relief in the 19th Century.

In 1844, Gardner Quincy Colton, an American showman, medicine man, lecturer, and former medical student presented a demonstration of nitrous oxide inhalation, and the need to assure the correct gas was being connected was born.

The US Fire Protection Association, together with CGA along with the American Society of Anaesthesiologists designed the Pin Index system in 1952.

The extremely compact valve design uses geometrically arranged pins and hollows surrounding the gas connection eliminates the risk of accidental connection of an incorrect gas.

In recent years, however, customer needs demand both higher purity and greater medicinal integrity levels within each gas cylinder, requiring the inclusion of a Residual Pressure Device (RPD).

But the beneficially compact size of the Pin Index valve makes this an extremely challenging technical hurdle.

GCE is delighted to bring to the Global Market their new PIN index valves with RPD to fulfil all of these needs.

Read more about the Pin Index Valve in Gasworld magazine.

Download the technical bulletin in English.

We remain at your disposal for any questions or requests for information at the usual numbers and times. You can see our GCE contact page here.

To meet the increasing demand of our various medical gas controlling products, GCE Healthcare will temporarily increase the production capacity of Medical Regulators, Flowmeters, Portable Oxygen Concentrators and other medical gas handling equipment by in our production facilities in Czech Republic, United Kingdom, China and North America. 

“To meet this increased demand, GCE Healthcare will add extra shifts wherever possible in our production facilities and allocate more resources to support our healthcare systems around the world at this challenging time,” says Mike Galvin, Managing Director, GCE Healthcare. 

Around the world, countries are taking different approaches to minimize the spread of the virus and this has an effect on both supply- and distribution chain. GCE are taking all necessary actions to work closely with our suppliers and partners to safely tackle these challenges together.

To our valued customers we would like to say: Please have patience with us and our processes in this exceptional situation. We focus on getting our products out to the market to the same quality standard as normal, and current challenging circumstances can impact our response time and the lead times of our products.

Mike Galvin: “GCE Healthcare supports the people in need of medical gases during this corona pandemic and I am very proud of our teams around the world doing their utmost to make medical gas equipment available for our customers to help save lives”.

If you would like to discuss any specifics in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service desks or one of our sales representatives.

As of today, and for the foreseeable future, our factories in the Czech Republic, UK and China operate under full load whilst ensuring employee health and monitoring guidance from local government and authorities. Our external supply chain is somewhat affected, but we work on alternatives to ensure the delivery of our products.  

As a leading provider of Medical Gas Equipment, GCE is experiencing a very high demand for our products during this pandemic and are doing our utmost to provide our products to the healthcare systems around the world.

GCE are enabling remote working for many of our employees and enforcing social distancing for those employees who continue working within our manufacturing and distribution centres to minimize the virus risk and to be able to support you as a customer. 

Our global team is available to respond to emergency matters, should they require certified medical gas devices or alternatives from the industrial or speciality gas sector to help save lives. You will find our contact form on the website, please fill it in and we will direct it to the right resource and come back to you. 

In these days we appreciate your business more than ever and are striving to fulfil our obligations. 

Stay safe & healthy.

Christophe de Fitte and the GCE Group team

Since 2018 GCE Healthcare has successfully rolled out the Clarity platform to its US based customers and now it is available for Europe.

Donald Oleforo, Product Manager Homecare, GCE Group says:

"With Clarity, home oxygen providers can see how their Zen-O™ devices are performing, giving them visibility of their POC fleet and the ability to act if need be. It helps predict maintenance and proactive patient visits. This will help providers reduce their operating costs by planning their time and resources. They can then deliver improved service levels to patients and even better levels of care."

GCE plans to enable its smaller Zen-O lite™ POC on the Clarity platform later in 2020.

Read the whole press release here.

We will showcase our portable oxygen concentrators Zen-O™ and Zen-O™ lite, cylinder valves with integrated pressure regulator for use with medical gases MediVital^® and MediVitop^®, SLIDE modular system - our new range of alarms for Central Gas Systems and many more medical gas products.

Our experienced team will be pleased to show you the product features and how we can support you in delivering care to your patients.

For more information about the show, please visit Arab Health website!

Hope to see you there!

World COPD Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in collaboration with health care professionals and COPD patient groups throughout the world. Its aim is to raise awareness about the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world.

Each year GOLD chooses a theme and coordinates preparation and distribution of World COPD Day materials and resources. World COPD Day activities are organized in each country by health care professionals, educators, and members of the public who want to help reduce the burden of COPD.

The first World COPD Day was held in 2002. Each year organizers in more than 50 countries worldwide have carried out activities, making the day one of the world’s most important COPD awareness and education events.

We are now focusing on Durability besides Accuracy, Safety and Reliability as being traditionally the main advantages of GCE cylinder pressure regulators.

Experience the wide scale of variants available!

Rate Responsive Therapy™

GCE Healthcare’s Rate Responsive Therapy™ (RRT) is a unique and very sensitive breath detection technology that automatically responds to the increase or decrease of a patient‘s breath rate. RRT delivers oxygen within the first half a second of the breath, triggered by inhalation, which gives exactly the right amount of oxygen needed at the moment. 

GCE Healthcare believes in giving patients the oxygen they need when they most need it –during exertion – because it changes lives. Whether it’s climbing a flight of stairs or doing everyday tasks we often take for granted, this is at the heart of the RRT philosophy for our Zen-O™ and Zen-O lite™ devices. 

Clarity

We will also show our leading-edge and robust Zen-O and Zen-O lite portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) are improving quality-of-life and healthcare outcomes every day, now supported by Clarity remote software monitoring.

Zen-O and Zen-O lite are the ultimate oxygen companions and GCE Healthcare is setting new benchmarks in progressive respiratory care by helping patients and healthcare providers better manage oxygen therapy within and outside the home. Come and see why!

Bienvenido a ERS Madrid!

Read more about the ERS Congress here.

“In recognition of outstanding overall readership of this advertisement as compared to all other advertisements”.

We’re very happy to spread the good news that our Zen-O POC range featuring RRT can deliver increasing volumes of oxygen right when the user needs it and wish to thank all our readers.

From now you'll find them at GCE! GCE offers an innovative new design with special seat material, which makes these valves unique for the industrial gas supply and high purity gas system market.

The metal/ceramic seat material has a significant advantage. We do not require an oxygen ignition test during the development phase. Our check valve can be used immediately for Oxygen in high-pressure ranges.

Do you want more information? Read our data sheets and contact us!

Appropriate dosing of aquarium tanks with CO₂ improves the health, and speeds the growth of many aquatic plants.

CO₂ cylinders are an important part of such dosing systems, which are becoming increasingly popular amongst aquarium hobbyists.

The new GCE Carbon dioxide valve is ideal for the small cylinders required by customers in this popular and growing market.

Our visitors came from several countries such as India, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and many more during these 4 days. We found the event a huge success resulting from the high quality of the enquiries received and look forward to start new business relationships in order to support the regional growth by providing our high quality medical products to hospitals, clinics and patients.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mehdi Delage
Regional Sales Manager - Middle East

When the bottle is opened, this natural, dissolved CO₂ creates an effervescent “fizz” as it breaks free from solution in the drink wherever a bubble nucleation site exists, giving these drinks their distinct refreshing appeal and contributing to their mouthfeel.

In modern times, brewers and winemakers began to enhance the gasification process by adding supplementary CO₂ to modify the level of carbonation in drinks to change the taste, look and feel of the drinks, as well as preserving the beer.

GCE now offer a range of re-useable, interchangeable gas cylinder diptubes to suit all cylinder sizes. 

These devices ensure that during cylinder filling, the High Pressure Nitrogen is jetted right into the body of the liquid CO₂ resting at the bottom of the cylinder during the filling processThis vapourises and agitates the CO₂, rapidly mixing the gases together.

Have you ever wondered why eggs remain fresh longer unrefrigerated than you might expect from any other similar dairy foods? Cream, for example, would quickly turn sour, smelly and green if not kept in a fridge. 

Eggs are blessed with a semi-permeable membrane under their shells, which helps to keep environmental contaminants out.

So why are beverage gas cylinders like chickens?

The answer is quite simple. Chickens through their natural respiration process, carbonate their eggs with CO₂ before laying them, ensuring longevity even in the warmest of conditions, in a nest underneath a chicken, for example.

So a chicken is like a beverage gas cylinder as it delivers the perfect gas mixture into a comestible product to ensure the product remains fresh longer, looking, feeling and tasting exactly as it should. 

Today, the brewing industry comprises several multinational companies and a multitude of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional and national breweries. 

You can see using of tubes during the exact mixing of CO2 in the animation.

The team will be located in Hall 7 on stand H38 and will be showcasing:

• Zen-O™ Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) – Delivers up to 2LPM in pulse and continuous mode.
• Zen-O lite™ Lightweight Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) – Delivers up to 1050ml. The quietest POC in its class.
• Clarity online platform - helps home oxygen providers offer better care to patients.
• Slide Pressure Watch - Used in medical gas pipeline systems to monitor the correct distribution pressure on department/section/room level.
• Bed Head Unit - For patient rooms. Equipped with medical gas outlets, electrical or media sockets, nurse call systems etc. 
• New Suction Range - Clears retained or excessive lower respiratory tract secretions for patients.
• A variety of regulators, valves and flowmeters and other equipment used in administration of medical gas therapy.

Our experienced team will be pleased to talk you through our products and their features and how we can support you in delivering care to your patients.

For more information about the exhibition, including how to get free tickets, visit www.arabhealthonline.com.

Specialty gases are used in various industries and applications. GCE gas control equipment is made to initiate, stabilize and avoid chemical processes and increase the efficiency of the welding and cutting processes.

An important part of the catalogue also concerns supply systems of medical gases in hospitals. High-purity gases require high-quality products.

To raise awareness of this debilitating condition, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is marking the 21st November 2018 as World COPD Day with the theme ‘Never too Early, Never too late’.

This type of progressive lung disease is characterised by increasing breathlessness, leading to a growing demand for Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POC).  Designed to improve quality of life for COPD patients, GCE Healthcare has increased the investment in research and development to help patients remain active and independent. 

Our product innovations include the Zen-O™ and Zen-O lite™ portable oxygen concentrators, which allow patients the freedom to move both inside and outside their home. They also offer best in class technology to detect shallow breaths and deliver a constant bolus of oxygen in response to different activity levels and breath rate.

With GCE Healthcare’s latest product Clarity, we’re harnessing advances in telehealth technology to allow providers and clinicians to review POCs’ usage history to make sure they are using the right system and are adhering to their oxygen therapy.

To find out more about how we are helping those with COPD live life to the full, pick up a copy of the December issue of Gasworld.

Read the complete Press Release here

GCE Customer & Supplier information (pdf, 64kB)

Malmö, Sweden, 3^rd July 2018 – GCE Group has launched a new research and testing facility at Chotěboř, Czech Republic, to raise the standard for safety and performance across the gas industry.

Gas control equipment is investing in cutting-edge technology to challenge existing standards and expand knowledge of the behaviour and lifetime effects of a diverse range of materials involved in the use of pressurised oxygen.

GCE is particularly focused on testing the ability of components to withstand adiabatic compression, a much-misunderstood phenomenon that can pose a serious fire hazard if overlooked. The research comes at a critical time for the gas control industry, following a growing number of globally reported Oxygen gas incidents that underline the need for greater awareness of the complex-and dangerous-properties of pressurised oxygen.

In Europe and US, there are two main competing standards, from the International Standardization Organisation (ISO) and ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials). GCE asserts that ASTM, favoured by the US, is the more rigorous standard and should be adopted as the global minimum. The European Union currently only requires compliance with the ISO standard.

However, according to Gareth Pemberton, GCE Group Director of Innovation:

“Neither standard reflects the real-world demands placed on gas control equipment. We’re committed to ensuring safe operation when reality deviates from conversative laboratory conditions.”

GCE has invested in the latest technology in its pursuit of performance. A high-speed video camera with high contrast ratios and high frame rates enables the manufacturer to record external ignition propagation with extreme precision. This will be joined by an Auto-Ignition Test bench later this year, which will deepen understanding of ignition mechanisms and kindling chains of various materials and lubricants.

“At GCE we believe the gas industry should take responsibility for pioneering new testing techniques to ensure all systems are capable of withstanding higher levels of adiabatic compression,” says Gareth Pemberton. “At our new facility, we are subjecting a wider range of equipment to a heightened level of testing, applying more heat, more shocks, more oxygen and more contaminants.”

He added: 

“Working together with the industry and our clients, we hope to establish higher standards for gas control equipment and ensure safer working environments around the world.”

Check out the new facility here: http://www.gcegroup.com/en/oxygen-rtfacility.

PRESS RELEASE PDF

Malmö, Sweden, 22^nd May 2018 – GCE Group, the global manufacturer of professional gas control equipment, has welcomed and introduced many respected brands under its umbrella over the years.

Now, the group is combining its diverse product portfolio into just three brands: GCE, GCE Druva and the newly launched GCE Healthcare.

GCE remains the Group brand, home to all products and all sub-brands. GCE Valves and GCE Cutting & Welding Technologies, including all associated products, will come under the GCE brand.

GCE will continue to develop its specialist products for clinicians and healthcare professionals under the GCE Healthcare brand, while all GCE Central Gas Systems will now be sold under the new GCE Druva brand.

Tony Peers, Executive Vice President Marketing, GCE Group, said:

“We have been setting the standard and performance in the gas control equipment industry for generations and with our significant investment in R&D, our diverse portfolio is always growing and improving.This is the latest step in our continued evolution - but some things never change. All three brands exemplify our commitment to safety, innovation, integrity and putting the customer first.” 

GCE was formed in 1987, with its headquarters in Europe and a growing global presence, including two new Healthcare facilities in the UK and the USA. GCE provides products and technical solutions for a large variety of applications, from simple pressure regulators and blowpipes for cutting and welding to sophisticated gas supply systems for medical and electronics industry applications.

GCE has released a video charting the manufacturer’s rich brand heritage, available here:

OUR HISTORY

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The combined event continues to be the primary gathering for leading metal manufacturers in Mexico and will bring together 575 exhibitors and cover more than 140,000 square feet of show floor.

Over 13,000 attendees from Mexico and South America will converge on the Centro Citibanamex to find solutions, network, learn and experience first-hand the latest innovations in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industries.

For more information CLICK HERE.

GCE Healthcare today announced the launch of a secure online platform that will enable home oxygen providers to remotely monitor GCE’s Zen-O™ portable oxygen concentrator (POC).

Clarity uses smart, secure and connected technology to place a wealth of information at the providers’ fingertips 24/7, from an online device, wherever they are. The information ranges from flow to oxygen purity, device location and battery life. Providers can also give their patients and their families access to the platform, giving patients an extra support network.

The platform uses the GSM and GPS in the POC unit to transmit data. This reliable system means home oxygen providers are not dependent on the patient having a smartphone or Bluetooth enabled phone. 

With Clarity, providers can offer enhanced customer service at reduced operating costs. Using Clarity from a desktop or mobile device, they can easily check how well the Zen-O™ portable oxygen concentrator (POC) is working and get advanced pre-emptive notice of any issues promptly.

Donald Oleforo, GCE’s Group Product Manager, Homecare, said: “With Clarity, home oxygen providers can see how their Zen-O™ devices are performing, giving them visibility of their POC fleet and the ability to act if need be. It helps predict maintenance and proactive patient visits. This will help providers reduce their operating costs by planning their time and resources. They can then deliver improved service levels to patients and even better levels of care.”

Clarity also gives users, and their loved ones, reassurance and confidence because they can see how their connected Zen-O device is performing.

In developing the platform, GCE was conscious of the need for enhanced internet security and deployed best in class security protocols to transmit and store data. Any data between the connected Zen-O™ and the Clarity platform is also encrypted. 

GCE has plans to roll out additional features that will give clinicians the ability to remotely gather clinical patient data and also enable its smaller Zen-O lite™ portable oxygen concentrator on the Clarity platform.

For more information visit www.gcehealthcare.com/clarity.

Notes for editors:

As part of GCE Group, a world leader in gas control equipment, GCE Healthcare develops and manufactures a range of high-quality, safe and reliable medical gas solutions. It helps healthcare professionals and providers worldwide to meet the needs of patients and to achieve high standards of care. Equipment is designed, manufactured and delivered to the highest standards and complies with applicable quality and regulatory standards.

For more information visit www.gcegroup.com

Our visitors came from several countries such as India, UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China and many more during these 4 days. We found the event a huge success resulting from the high quality of the enquiries received and look forward to start new business relationships in order to support the regional growth by providing our high quality medical products to hospitals, clinics and patients.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mehdi Delage
Regional Sales Manager - Middle East

GCE Healthcare is delighted to announce the launch of its new website www.gcehealthcare.com. Here you can find useful information about the Zen-O™ and Zen-O lite™ and read what users say, as well as find information on related products, like ELITE and Ecolite oxygen conservers.

The team will be located on stand P.B12 and will be showcasing:

• Zen-O™ Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) – Delivers up to 2LPM in pulse and continuous mode.
• Zen-O lite™ Lightweight Portable Oxygen Concentrator (POC) – Delivers up to 1050ml and is the quietest POC in its class.
• MediJar and MediBag – Our new range of suction jars and disposable bags.
• MediEject II – The next generation suction ejector. 
• DruvaMED engineered solutions for medical central gas systems, bedhead units and ceiling pendants. 
• MediVitop® – Patented one-knob combination medical valve for oxygen, O2/N2O and medical air service.
• Electronic gauges for all medical combi valves – Available either as installed on new valves, or retrofittable in the field.
• A variety of regulators, flowmeters and other equipment used in administration of medical gas therapy.

Our experienced team will be pleased to talk you through our products and their features and how we can support you in delivering care to your patients.

For more information about the exhibition, including how to get free tickets, visit www.arabhealthonline.com.

GCE have chosen International Student´s day to share with their customers some important guidelines on the safest way to handle and install valves.

GCE are delighted to support their Global customers with a simple-to-follow, animated handling guide to ensuring our valves' safe longevity in the hands of you and your customers.

By including own dip tubes versions of cylinder valves GCE offers complete range for beverage and welding industry.

A dip-tube tends to give a more effective circulation in the gas cylinder and helps with mixing of compressed mixtures during the fillig process. It also enables the user to withdraw liquid from the bottom of a gas liquefied by the cylinder pressure without turning the cylinder upside down.

For more information about Dip Tubes click here.

GCE Group is committed to the elimination of all risks in all processes, and we, therefore, want to share our knowledge on the use of technical gases within the GCEacademy of videos.

In the coming months, we will share with you our experiences showing demonstrations with oxygen and fuel gases.

GCEacademy - LESSON 1
(Test of flammability of oxygen, acetylene and a mixture of these)

Watch our home page site so you will not miss next video!

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all who visited our stand during the ARABLAB show in Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE. We had a lot of national and international visitors during those 4 days.

We found the event a huge success and we look forward to many new and enhanced business relationships resulting from the high quality of enquiries received.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us:
regulator@gcegroup.com

Wilhelm Bischoff

Business development – Sales and Marketing Manager, GCE Group

Medical terminal units provide quick and easy connection of hospital ward gas equipment to the hospital 
gas source.

HIGH DURABILITY 
   – Brass components

SIMPLE INSTALLATION

FAST CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION

AIR–800 
   – With parking position and ventilation 
      in parking position

DESIGNED FOR MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT 
    – Small size and Easy to clean

FULFILL EU MEDICAL STANDARDS AND ARE COLOUR CODED

MAINTENANCE VALVE WITH FILTER 
    – Easy to change fast

INSTALLATION VERSIONS 
    – Recessed, Exposed and Bed head

CUSTOMIZED INSTALLATION FOR BED HEAD UNITS

FIND OUT MORE TECHNICAL DETAILS HERE OR CONTACT US.

For making an appointment, please contact us: regulator@gcegroup.com

The education conference begins on February 27th and the exhibition continues from February 28th to March 1st, 2017.

Medtrade Spring focuses on education and panel sessions to provide Best Practices in many elements of home healthcare in the United States.

Come and visit GCE at booth 962 to see the new Zen-O™ and Zen-O lite™ range of portable oxygen concentrators.

For more information please contact us:  

E-mail: salesUSA@gcegroup.com
Tel.: 1-888-659-2102

www.medtrade.com

EASE II is GCE's newest demand valve used by patients for the administration of gas therapy. EASE II
has variants that can be used to administer oxygen therapy, and nitrous oxide and oxygen mixture for
pain relief.

The EASE II can be used to deliver analgesic gas for pain relief to individuals giving blood samples or donating
blood.The EASE II is easy to use and not obstructive while a patient or individual is undergoing a medical 
procedure and receiving the analgesic gas to make them feel comfortable and less anxious.

EASY AND COMFORTABLE TRANSPORT

EASE II may be easily and conveniently transported with the new multitasking field service bag with
interchangeable labels.

The bag can be used for more purposes. The positioning of the internal bag is captured by magnetic parts.

For more information about EASE II please click here.

Our existing medical devices attached to clamps will now be supplied with the new MediClamp. The new variants
available as part of the MediClamp include:

1.   Clamp (suitable for DIN rail (10×25) and Nordic/French rail (10×30)  fixated to GCE Medical device

2.   T-slide (suitable for DIN rail (10×25) and Nordic/French rail (10×30) to hold GCE  Medical device connected 
      to a plate  (30×50×5 mm) and low pressure hose.

 If you have any questions regarding the products please do not hesitate to contact us.

The exhibition was a great success for GCE and it was a pleasure to meet you personally, giving us the opportunity to showcase our new innovative medical devices.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Your  
GCE team

The GCE druva team together with our business partner Düperthal will be presenting its range of High Purity Gas Manifolds, Point of Use Regulators for laboratory furniture, installations and for Fume Hoods.

For more information please contact Regulator@gcegroup.com

Wilhelm Bischoff
Sales & Marketing Manager – druva, GCE Group

The Suction jars and bags are available in 1 and 2 litre sizes, they have been manufactured to high standards,  
and designed for for easy use. These suction jars and bags can be supplied with a variety of accessories to 
enable users to handle and dispose bio-medical waste safely.

 If you have any questions regarding the products please do not hesitate to contact us.

This was a great opportunity for us to present the results of our joined GCE/IHT projects on new innovative oxy-fuel cutting technologies. In particular there was great interest shown in our new products from the FIT+ family and in the functionality of the new APC unit (Automated Process Control) which integrates oxy-fuel cutting process into one unit.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thanks to all who helped with the stand, and especially to the guys at Sentinel Gas who helped build the GCE Buzz. Wire Game and revolving product board for this show.

If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us.

in Hannover, Germany, 25^th – 29^th October 2016

GCE team will present there the latest innovation of oxy-fuel machine cutting technology focussed on process automation. GCE together with the partner company IHT Automation will exhibit the results of the joint development as e.g. new Automatic Process Control system (APC) as well as integrated cutting torch systems FIT+ two and FIT+ three.

For more information please contact martin.roubicek@gcegroup.com or visit official Trade fair website.

We will be showing our latest development in the EMD3100 Lab range. Ideal solutions for all fume cupboard, glove box and laboratory gas control requirements. The premier UK event for laboratory professionals, lab designers, fume cupboard manufacturers and lab supply companies. Come to our stand and try the fearsome GCE Buzz Wire Game.

GCE Cutting & Welding Technologies is proud to introduce the new solution to improve your welding quality and save your money. 

BRASOTEK is a cleaner for the surfaces to be joined.

Liquid, eco-friendly and easy to apply. It removes dirt and oxides in depth (at the molecular level) and develops a protective coating that keeps the pieces perfectly clean up to 2 hours.

It allows a faster preheating and increases the fluidity of filler metal boosting the penetration. You will need less filler metal to make a perfect welding. A real cost saving.

Watch the video and read more.

For more information please contact our Regional GCE Sales Manager. 

Nicola  Allegri
GCE Cutting & Welding Technologies Team

 
^{In this curve, the blue line is the increasing flow line & the red line is the decreasing flow line.}

A flow curve is set in a test environment, mostly on a gas like nitrogen or air, or on a liquid like water (as its characteristics stay very similar when put under pressure) under ambient temperatures. Mind, when you buy a regulator for liquid, it does not automatically mean, the flow curve you receive is made on a liquid test stand as well. Often it is made on a gas test stand. You may need to ask for this if desirable. The inlet pressure is fixed and then flow is added to the pressure regulator. The start of the flow has an effect on the behavior of your outlet pressure. 

Right after the initial flow, a pressure drop is noticeable. This is called the "Initial Droop". After this initial drop the pressure will more or less stabilize over a given increasing flow rate. The flow rates at which the outlet pressure remains more or less stable is called the "optimal flow range". Then the pressure starts dropping again. This is called the "choke flow range". This is the area where you do not want your regulator to operate. When you size your regulator, it is best to have it well within the "optimal flow range". 

Mind, besides a flow curve, one can also calculate the flow coefficient (Cv), though this says more about the maximum allowable flow capacity than about the optimal functioning at a given flow. Flow thus influences your pressure regulator behavior. 

When continuing with the flow curve, the test stand decreases its flow again and then you will see the outlet pressure with a decreasing flow rate is higher than with an increasing flow rate. The difference between these two is called "Hysteresis". And then when the flow rate is decreased to zero, the outlet pressure has increased compared to the initially set outlet pressure. And this is called "Lock-Up".  

Typically, a flow curve should be delivered by the manufacturer. As there are differences between flow curves from one to the other manufacturer, always check you receive a description with it and/or the axes are labelled and the line is specified. Some examples from GCE Druva & Kayser-Werk:

Two other terms we did not cover yet, "Creep" and "Decaying Inlet Characteristic".

"Creep" means the outlet pressure slowly increases, and this is normally something that happens over time. This is adjacent to a "Lock-Up" and is actually an indication your regulator is leaking. In such case, I would call my supplier and ask for a replacement. 

"Decaying Inlet Characteristic"; the term actually says it all. Due to a lowering of the inlet pressure, something will to happen with the outlet pressure. And that is correct. It goes up. When you have a gas supplied to you from a cylinder, the inlet pressure sinks as the bottle empties or depletes. Your outlet pressure goes up. When working in a safe environment, it is advisable to check this number with your supplier to avoid any alarm in the system.

To summarize; make sure you work closely with your supplier to determine the best regulator and the best size for your application. Questions or you want to subscribe to our newsletter? Mail us: regulator@gcegroup.com

When we speak of controlling, we actually mean regulating. It is a regulator after all...

A pressure reducing regulator (PRR) has a higher uncontrolled inlet pressure and a lower controlled outlet pressure. So, a PRR controls the pressure after the regulator, in the downstream process line.  Think of a gas cylinder. When you are in a laboratory, there are “Point Of Use” regulators (in short called POUs) at the table/ furniture (see picture below). These supply the researchers with the gas they require. Outside of the room, often in the basement / warehouse of a building, there is a number of gas cylinders connected to the gas supply system of the room or building. The pressure in these cylinders, when completely filled, is normally around 200 bar. The gas supply system of the hospital cannot handle such pressures, so there are pressure reducing regulators (often part of changeover panels) in place to reduce the pressure to a constant 5-7 bar. Then there where the researcher needs his/ her gas, the pressure is regulated further down to what is required. 

 Pressure reducing regulators are also often used after compressors or pumps to precisely control (regulate) the downstream pressure. 

A back pressure regulator (BPR) controls the pressure before the instrument itself. By doing this, it either protects the infrastructure before the regulator itself, or by using a PRR and BPR in one line, you put a certain part of a process line under a controlled pressure. This you would do when testing the strength of a tank for example, or when you wish to create a constant seal. When looking at the oil industry, there are these large floating production ships, called FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading). There are flexible hoses in place to pump water into the oil well to allow for more oil to stream out, or lines for oil to be brought to the surface. These flexible hoses need to stay connected to the vessel. To ensure this, seals are made around these pipes making this possible and keeping the lines secure. This is where you would use the two; a PRR and a BPR. Another good example for a BPR is for controlling the by-pass for a Positive Displacement pump (PD-pump). 

A BPR is not a relief valve. It is not there to blow off excess pressure; it opens up just enough to stabilize the pressure to the desired level before the regulator. It is much more stable, reliable and protects your installation. 

Most regulators in use are Pressure Reducing Regulators, as their application is far more common. In case you have doubts which to use or where to place it in your system, please feel free to contact us via: regulator@gcegroup.com.
 

Please, do not try to use a valve to perform the functions of a regulator. It may save you money on the initial purchase, though in the end you will be paying a lot more. Their performance does not match that of a regulator. Also for this, and other gas control questions, you can contact us via the above email address. 

Arjan van Ginkel

Product Manager druvaO&G

Druva is part of the GCE Group

Pressure regulators are built to last. They should work when the need is there. They should last for many years. They should withstand many pressurisation and depressurisation cycles.  They should handle the flow it is set for. And they should have minimal effects to flow pattern changes. 

A pressure regulator manages the pressure of a flow. A higher inlet pressure is managed down to a controlled outlet pressure. The outlet pressure is managed by the person/system controlling it. A person can do this with a hand-knob or via an actuated line. The process itself can also do this, with an actuator and a signal. 

Choosing the right regulator for the right application is not as easy as it seems. With the known inlet pressure, the process temperature, the flow and the desired outlet pressure, a things are determined, but that does not determine what regulator works best for you. It starts with determining what fluid it is and what its state is in when going through the regulator. LNG at -161degC at 1 bar pressure is most likely to be a cryogenic liquid; at 125degC and 1 bar it is most definitely a very cold gas or vapour. Mineral oil at 2degC needs more space than at 42degC. 

In case it is a gas, the behaviour at changing conditions tells you a lot about what purity you may need; oxygen can do a lot of damage when ignited by an impurity. For oxygen use a special BAM certificate is in place ;-).

The system is relevant as well. Where is the regulator placed; is it right after a high pressure tank and the outlet pressure is at 5bar, a dual stage regulation will avoid the Joules-Thompson effect to happen on your regulator, or a heated regulator for cold LNG right before the heat exchanger, may be worth the investment. 

Then there is the matter of relevance. How relevant is it to have no hysteresis or have a minimal initial droop? Do you find t convenient when in case a bottle depletes, the other takes over automatically, and even without the loss of outlet pressure.

Many of these questions need to be answered when choosing the regulator you REALLY need. And to avoid overpaying! 

Druva, part of the GCE Group, is one of the global leaders in the field of speciality gas equipment. Druva designs, manufactures and sells regulators, and knows as no other how to help you. Independent of the industry you are in. If you are in building medical panels or gaseous fire protection systems, every customer will find the same expertise and is treated as equally important. 

Close dialogues between users and designers enable meeting the requirements of the market. Years of experience, the latest tests and measuring equipment and CAD technology build a basis for solutions beyond the usual expectations. Therefore, the GCE Druva Technology is the sure foundation for solutions matching the customer’s individual needs. 

We would like to invite you to send us your pressure regulator requirements and we will make you a sizing. Please send your requests to: regulator@gcegroup.com and we will contact you shortly. 

in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 14th – 17th November 2016

Our team will be on hand to present our range of medical gas equipment solutions for use in hospitals, ambulances and home oxygen therapy.

Products on display will include, gas terminal units, suction jars and regulators. The GCE team will also be showcasing our new medical gas cylinder valves and portable oxygen concentrators.

Your  
GCE team

For more information about the show, check out the Medica tradefair website: www.medica-tradefair.com

MARS II is available in two versions; standard and industrial (adult only). Both versions meet all global guidelines 
and can be connected to integral valve cylinders or regulators.

For more information, please click here.

Our Customers are demanding more gas in the cylinders, and more gas filling stations are able to fill the cylinders to 300bar pressure. Filling cylinders to higher pressure means that the gas cylinder can hold more gas and will last longer. There are a number benefits to having more gas in cylinders which include; gas companies will make fewer deliveries,  gas users can hold less stock of cylinders, and reduced manual handling as cylinders are replaced less frequently.

For more information please contact your Regional GCE Sales Manager 

We would like to thank all present and future customers who visited our stand at this year’s Arab Health Show in Dubai.

The exhibition was a great success for GCE and it was a pleasure to meet you personally, giving us the opportunity to showcase our new innovative medical devices such as the Mars II resuscitator, and Zen-O™ portable oxygen concentrator.

We hope you were pleased with what you saw!
If you have any questions regarding the exhibition, our company or products please do not hesitate to contact us.

You can use our contact form on this website.

Mike Galvin
Managing Director – Healthcare, GCE Group

 



Join us at the Arab Health show being held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE on
25-28 January 2016. Our healthcare team will be on hand to present some of our new and leading Medical devices.
We will be located at the UK pavilion in Za'abeel Hall, stand number Z1F54.

To register for the show, please click here.

For more information about the show, be sure to check out the Arab Health website:
http://www.arabhealthonline.com/

Hope to see you there!

GCE Healthcare launches portable oxygen concentrator to increase mobility for people living with chronic respiratory disease

The Zen-O™ is a compact supplementary oxygen therapy device that gives respiratory patients more independence within and outside their homes

UK, 4 January 2016 – GCE Healthcare today announced the launch of the Zen-O™ portable oxygen concentrator (POC)  – the first product to be developed by its new Innovation Centre in St Helens, UK.

The unobtrusive Zen-O™ is a lightweight oxygen therapy device that weighs in at 4.66kg (10lbs) and can be carried in a carry bag or pull cart. Its portability makes it easier for patients living with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)¹ to get out and about and receive oxygen when they need it most.

Mike Galvin, Managing Director of GCE Healthcare, said: “The Zen-O™ gives patients the means to remain mobile and carry on living their lives independently. It is one of the few mobile oxygen therapy devices to be manufactured in the UK and is the first of a number of focused products we want to bring to the homecare market in future under our own brand name.”

As well as delivering mobility to patients, the Zen-O™ is easy for home oxygen providers to maintain.

“All concentrators have parts that wear and degrade. We have designed sieve beds that can be changed at the

patient’s premises, without having to be returned to base, and this will significantly lower the cost of ownership,” said Mike.

Zen-O™ is the latest in a range of medical gas solutions manufactured and distributed by GCE Healthcare, which was formed in 1987 and is part of the GCE Group.

At its Innovation Centre, GCE Healthcare’s team of dedicated engineers combine their expertise and experience to develop high-quality innovative products. Zen-O™ is commercially available and comes with a three-year device or 15,000 hours of total use warranty. Zen-O™ was rigorously tested by an internationally recognised testing facility.

Reference:

^{1. Statistics from the World Health Organization predict that by 2030 COPD will become the third leading cause of death worldwide. http://www.who.int/gard/publications/GARD_actionplan_FINAL.pdf?ua=1}

Find out more information here.

Can cylinder valves have a longer life?

The answer is yes. There is only one thing you need -  the GCE new generation cylinder valve equipped with RPV.The new generation valve design provides an unrivalled, 15 Year Life, Operational Ease of Use, Global Durability and ISO 9001 Quality Assurance.

Contact us for more information or click here.

In the Webinar on 28.9.2015 at 10:00 am CET, you will recieve basic information concerning the most important aspects of planning and realization of laboratory gas supply systems.

The proper use of high purity gases requires highest quality in the conception, planning, installation and commissioning of the complete gas supply in laboratories.

The execution of the user specific requirements such as pressure stability, flow quantity and the maintenance of the gas composition must mbe guaranteed to the same extent as the prevention of contamination from the gas source until the point of use.

For further information please contact wilhelm.bischoff@gcegroup.com

Equipment and Application

Nov 4th – Nov 6th IG China

Venue: Chengdu

• Century City New International Exhibition & Convention Center

Booth: Hall 6 • 6070

www.igchina-expo.com

• The SUPERVISOR Auto Darkening Goggle can work as a standard safety goggle and then automatically change its shade stage to protect your eyes from hazardous lights or harmful rays.
• Shades and sensitivity can be adjusted by means of a control panel.
• Lightweight and simple frame, tight fit, and extra comfort will reduce the pressure on your face throughout the working time.
• Highly Effective for operations of Grinding, supervision of Arc Welding, Spot Welding, Gas Cutting & Welding, Plasma Cutting, Gouging, etc.

• Optical Class: 1/1/1/2
• Shade Adjustment # 5/11
• Sensitivity with 5 steps Adjustment
• Lightweight (only 107 g)
• Ultrasoft rubber pad
• Low Battery Alarm
• Auto power off
• Free hands for your operations
• Perfect fit also with hard hat

REFERENCE STANDARD

• 89/686/EEC
• EN-379

GENERAL APPLICATIONS
Supervision, inspection and control of Cutting & Welding operations.

Contact us for more information.

Big gas cylinder for welding is too big ?

Consider smaller size cylinder equipped with GCE COMBInation LITE valve, designed for smaller ARGON cylinders and created to change welding process into a pleasure. Ergonomic, light design of valve integrates features of shutoff valve and regulator in one body.. Special dedicated plastic cover protects the valve from potential mechanical damage. Easy operation and precise flow control are big help during welding. 

Contact us for more information or click here.

Find out more information about this product here or contact us directly.

Beijing Essen Welding & Cutting Fair

• Venue: Shanghai - New International Expo Center
• Booth: N5254

www.beijing-essen-welding.com

Safety is always a primary concern in any oxygen/fuel process and GCE is fully committed to the elimination of all risks in this area. By using GCE safety devices you can eliminate the danger a flash back can cause. GCE Safe Guard products meet all the requirements of the European governing standard EN730 and the international standard ISO5175.

Want to know more?

Learn more about safety in the oxy/fuel processes by using the link below and watch our videos and download GCE product data sheets:

GCE Safety Campaign 2015

China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF Spring 2015)

• Venue: Shanghai - National Exhibition and Convention Center
• Booth: Hall 6.2 ZA29

www.cmef.com.cn

You are welcome to visit us at stand number 650 to meet our GCE team and learn more about our latest innovations regarding:

• Manifold, laser and plasma cutting
• High purity cylinder regulator
• Low and high pressure manifold
• Cylinder regulator
• Combi torches and cutters
• Cutting and welding sets
• Personal protective equipment, accessories, among others.

To register for the exhibition, please click here

For more information about our products please download our catalogue or contact Flavio Altamirano, our exclusive commercial representative for Mexico.

www.fabtechmexico.com

China International Scientific Instrument and Laboratory Equipment Exhibition

• Venue: Beijing - National Conference Center
• Booth: T7A

www.cisile.com.cn

The PHD-4 is a portable compact leak detector which includes a battery for autonomous use in the field and uses helium as a tracer gas. It allows detection of very small leaks in objects where a slight helium pressure has been introduced.

For more information please see our brochure.

We have shifted to new location, in Centre of Bangalore city of bigger office space, Service Centre, Ware house , Demonstration and Training room. Currently We have employed more than 20 people and increasing.
We have also developed Service centre to cater our Indian customers, and demonstration Room for our products,
We are welcoming our customers for training and demonstration needs.

I am pleased to announce that Mr Gareth Pemberton has been appointed GCE Group Director of Innovation.

Gareth has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Warwick University in the UK and has extensive experience with Research, Development and Design of Equipment for use with Industrial and Medical gases. He has been working for Air Products gases for the last nine years, most recently managing new product development for the metal fabrication market on a global basis.

Working directly for the GCE CEO, Gareth’s main tasks in this role will be; to manage the Innovations and Technical teams in the GCE Group. To identify new materials, technologies, product opportunities and to provide rapid but “Sustainable Product Development “ as identified in the GCE Group long range plan during 2014.

Gareth will start his new role on the 19th May 2014 and will be based in the GCE UK office, managing the new Innovations team which will be created during 2014.

I would like to welcome Gareth into his new job in the GCE Group and wish him every success in working together with the GCE Business Area Management and Technical teams in the future.



Christophe de Fitte
CEO
GCE Group

19th May 2014

The latest innovation from GCE the SAFE-GUARD-5 offers the maximum level of protection required by EN730-1 to prevent dangerous flashbacks from reaching the regulator and cylinder supply sources.

FEATURES

There are so many conditions that can cause a flashback, the fitting a flashback arrestor is commonsense. This unit offers the highest level of safety;

• Maximum number of safety features defined by EN730-1
• High visibility trip/reset lever coupled with quick acting reset even when pressurised
• Angled inlet to minimise hose damage
• 100% production flame tested for Flashback resistance
• Inspection dates can be marked on product for easy reference
  
  

FUNCTIONS

• Flame arresting element FA
• Non return valve NV
• Pressure sensitive cut off valve PV
• Temperature sensitive cut off valve TV
• Reset mechanism to clearly advise unit activation RM

Download leaflet here

GCE Healthcare is pleased to announce the launch of the Zen-O Lite™ lightweight portable oxygen concentrator (POC) – its second portable oxygen concentrator launched this year to increase mobility for patients that require supplemental oxygen therapy.

Compact and ultra-portable, Zen-O Lite™ is designed to reduce the limitations that respiratory disorders put on mobility. It helps patients with disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, to stay independent and active.

Zen-O Lite™ weighs in at 2.5kg (5.5lbs) and delivers oxygen on demand at an output of 1050ml per minute. For patients who need more oxygen, there’s the Zen-O™, which was launched in January 2016. It has a higher output of 2litres of oxygen per minute and is also portable at 4.66kg (10lbs). 

Mike Galvin, Managing Director of GCE Healthcare, said: "The Zen-O Lite™ extends our homecare product range to provide more choice and freedom for patients with respiratory disorders. Zen-O Lite™ is one of the lightest portable oxygen devices on the market and will help patients who are more active to continue to be mobile and do the activities they love."

Both Zen-O Lite™ and Zen-O™ are simple to operate and come with a battery, DC and AC power cords, and a carry bag, a pull cart (Zen-O only) plus a three-year device warranty. They are also easy to maintain, with sieve modules that are easily replaced in the field, avoiding the need to return the device to a service centre, which in turn reduces the cost of ownership for home oxygen providers. 

"Zen-O Lite™ and Zen-O™ represent a major investment in high-quality innovative products by our parent company, GCE Group, in GCE Healthcare’s homecare business," added Mike Galvin. "The devices are devised by our dedicated engineering team at our Innovation Centre in St Helens, UK and designed and manufactured in the UK to relevant, international standards. As part of GCE Group’s global supply chain, we’re also able to deliver our range, parts and accessories, efficiently and promptly."

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