BOC secures major deal with UK superconducting magnets company
The deal with Oxford Magnet Technology (OMT), based in Eynsham, near Oxford, will see BOC invest more than £5.5m in new capital equipment to create an on-site facilities management operation to co-ordinate OMT's supply of cryogenic gases, such as liquid helium and liquid nitrogen.
Jim Ford, the BOC managing director responsible for the deal, officially signed the contract with OMT's managing director, David Hawksworth, at the offices of OMT.
In addition to monitoring the supply of gas, the three strong BOC on-site team will be responsible for the management of the helium gas recovery operation and the supply of re-liquefied helium to OMT. Gaseous helium is generated from liquid helium at various stages during the magnet testing process. The gaseous helium is recovered through a series of pipes into a network of gas bags. The gas is then compressed from the gas bags to medium and high pressure storage. Once stored, the gas is then re-liquefied for use in future testing by OMT, or shipped for use by BOC in its gaseous business.
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