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1Aircraft Fuel Tank Inerting Aircraft Fuel Tank Inerting

For years, nitrogen has been used to inert the headspace in combat aircraft fuel tanks. In 1996, the crash of TWA flight 800 brought the issue of explosive fuel vapors to the forefront for commerci...more

Aircraft Tires / Struts Aircraft Tires / Struts

Around the world, you'll find On Site Gas membrane and PSA tire and strut N2 pressurizing systems at work for the US military and commercial airlines. Our systems are custom engineered for individu...more

Air-Driven Tools / Machinery Air-Driven Tools / Machinery

When air is compressed, the moisture and impurities within it become concentrated. A refrigerated air drier can lower the dew point from 70-80°F to as low as 40° F. But even at a 40° ...more

Algae and Sparging Algae and Sparging
A few years ago our founder, Frank Hursey, made a fascinating discovery: When nitrogen is sparged, or bubbled, into liquids, the oxygen level is reduced to a point at which most biologics and all bota...more
Autoclaves Autoclaves

Autoclaves, ovens, and curing facilities for materials such as metal, carbon fiber, Kevlar and other high-strength or pre-preg fibers are an ideal application for non-cryo nitrogen. Maintaining a d...more

Bacteria Elimination Bacteria Elimination
Like most living things, bacteria need oxygen to survive. If oxygen is removed from a product, bacteria cannot live and grow. No bacteria means no mold or mildew. No food spoilage. Organics or che...more
Ballast / Bilge Purification Ballast / Bilge Purification

Invasive pest species transported in ballast water and discharged at ports continues to impact global ecosystems and threaten entire economies. On Site Gas Systems patented process for su...more

Beverage Mixing / Dispensing Beverage Mixing / Dispensing

For years, we've been providing N2 generation systems for beverage storage, CO2 mixing and beverage transport/dispensing to end users such as breweries, large venue contractor...more

Blanketing for Adhesive Curing Blanketing for Adhesive Curing
Blanketing or purging is an ideal application for generated non-cryo nitrogen. Nitrogen purges furnaces of oxygen where the adhesive compound is applied to various tape materials, reducing the inciden...more
Bottling Bottling

Our work with bottlers has been one of our favorite studies. Together, we’ve explored and expanded the use of nitrogen and nitrogen generation systems in bottling various types of liquids and...more

Brazing Brazing
Brazing is a process that is well matched for PSA generated N2. We’ve done extensive testing with the most discerning of customers, and found that either 100 ppm N2 or 99.99% nit...more
Bright Annealing Bright Annealing

Because of the potential for oxidation, bright annealing requires high purity nitrogen when the oven temperature is over 1,500° F, however, the greatest volume of N2 is needed during...more

Cable Splice Drying Cable Splice Drying

For years, phone and cable companies have been using our proprietary compressed air splice and switch dryer. Now, with the advent of 12- and 24-volt high-efficiency compressors, our no-moving-par...more

Carbon Fiber Curing Carbon Fiber Curing
Small autoclaves, ovens, and curing facilities for materials such as metal, Carbon fiber, Kevlar, and other high strength fibers (particularly prepreg) are an ideal application for generated non-cryo ...more
Chemical Plants Chemical Plants

Nitrogen is used to inert the headspace in chemical storage or process tanks. The purpose of nitrogen is to defeat hazardous or explosive environments, or because of the adverse effect oxygen has o...more

Coal Mine Fire Services Coal Mine Fire Services
Economical emergency nitrogen rental within 24 hours available for when you need N2 ASAP. On Site’s experienced fie...more
Coffee Producers / Packers Coffee Producers / Packers

New roasters, private packagers, and third-generation family businesses are all saving hundreds of thousands of dollars after switching to On Site Gas Systems (in many cases, our system is augmenti...more

Coil Tubing Coil Tubing
Whether you’re performing major maintenance or remedial treatments on an oil or natural gas well, replacing air with inert nitrogen on your coil tubing rig makes good sense; nitrogen is the gas of cho...more
Curing Curing

Small autoclaves, ovens, and curing facilities for materials such as metal, carbon fiber, Kevlar, and other high strength fibers (particularly prepreg) are an ideal application for generated non-cr...more

Enhanced Oil Recovery Enhanced Oil Recovery

Nitrogen is an ideal gas choice for repressurizing oil wells. Along with the benefit of increased productivity, inert nitrogen has no corrosive effect on borehole piping (unlike carbon dioxide). Ni...more

Ethanol Production / Bio-fuels Ethanol Production / Bio-fuels

Nitrogen is used to eliminate moisture while pressurizing, blanketing, and inerting storage and holding tanks.

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Explosive Atmospheres Explosive Atmospheres

Nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, break the “burning triangle,” and prevent explosions. On Site Gas systems are hard at work now, 24/7, around the world in oilfields, on...more

Fire Prevention / Suppression Fire Prevention / Suppression

The most effective way to extinguish or prevent a fire is to eliminate the oxygen.  Nitrogen is a cost effective way to displace oxygen which will result in creating an inert atmosphere. ...more

Food Industry Food Industry

Nitrogen is an efficient, cost-effective way to displace oxygen and moisture. Today, more and more companies in the food industry realize that the purity and flow demands are ideally suited to...more

Fruit Orchards / Storage Fruit Orchards / Storage

Like most living things, bacteria need oxygen to survive. If oxygen is removed from a product, bacteria cannot live and grow. No bacteria means no mold or mildew. No food spoilage. Chemicals do not...more

Fuel Tank Inerting Fuel Tank Inerting
Nitrogen is used to blanket the headspace in fuel tanks. It reduces the possibility of an explosion by eliminating gaseous fumes. Put an On Site nitrogen generator to work for you.
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Gas Barrier Gas Barrier
Anywhere there is fear of explosion — or one gas has to be kept separate from another — an N2 curtain is used. In enclosed areas or even open chemical plants, N2 is blown between...more
Gas blanketing Gas blanketing
Nitrogen is the ideal inert gas for blanketing or purging. It can be used to blanket storage tanks where various hydrocarbons or chemicals are housed, or used to reduce the oxygen content to a safe le...more
Glove Boxes Glove Boxes

Today, On Site Gas N2 systems can be found inerting glove boxes and CA (controlled atmosphere) storage facilities all over the world. Since they require a relatively low flow of nitrogen...more

Grain Elevator Explosion Prevention Grain Elevator Explosion Prevention

Nitrogen is used to inert grain silos and grain elevators, eliminating explosions in dust-filled atmospheres. Grain dust in these environments is very hazardous, and in an oxygen-rich environment, ...more

Health and Beauty Aids Health and Beauty Aids

In many processes, raw materials and various ingredients would be compromised if exposed to oxygen. The answer? Nitrogen inerting. Nitrogen is also used to inert the packaging of finished products,...more

Heat Treating Heat Treating

Kilns and furnaces used for heat treating may be under pressure; that classifies them as autoclaves that require a greater volume of N2. Kilns and furnaces may also be used as a melting ...more

Inerting Inerting
Nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, retard oxidation, break the “burning triangle,” and prevent explosions. On Site systems are hard at work now, 24/7, around the world in oilfields, on ...more
Injection Molding Injection Molding
Most injection molders require 99% nitrogen for their applications. Membrane systems are effective to approximently 99% while the PSA systems generates N2 up to 99.9995% and is more eff...more
Jewelry Manufacturing Jewelry Manufacturing

The furnaces used to melt gold for jewelry or connectors have a silent enemy – oxygen. O2 discolors the product and can dangerously weaken it. Any metal over 600° F will oxidiz...more

Kiln / Grain Drying Kiln / Grain Drying

The low dew point of nitrogen (as low as -69° F) makes it an ideal choice for grain drying and kiln drying. Because of the need for a continuous feed of dry ...more

Laboratory N2 Laboratory N2

On Site Gas manufactures N2 generators for every lab application. We have a full line of high-efficiency compact nitrogen generators for LCMS at 99-99.5% purity at flows from 3 to 500 LPM. We also ...more

Laser Cutting Laser Cutting

A lean and efficient shop has become vital to the success of a laser cutter. Nothing can provide you with more cost savings than to generate your own N2. On Site Gas systems are in dozens of laser ...more

Laser Welding Laser Welding
Nitrogen is used around the laser tip for two purposes; 1) to maintain the proper weld temperature, and 2) to get oxygen and moisture out of the beam path. Purity levels are typically 99% to 99.9%, bu...more
Lead-Free Solder Lead-Free Solder

High purity nitrogen is used in many solder applications. Its benefits include reduced dross on solder pots, and reduced surface tension, which allows solder to cleanly break away from the solder s...more

Leak Check Leak Check

Nitrogen is used to detect leaks in a variety of plumbing or piping applications. The gas is injected under pressure to assure good connections in brazing, welding and threaded pipefittings.

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Medical Tool Driving Medical Tool Driving

Because nitrogen is so dry, it prevents air tools from oxidizing, and makes them last 3-4 times longer. 95% nitrogen is acceptable, but usually under pressures in the 100-150 PSIG range. Skidd...more

Military Nitrogen Military Nitrogen
For over 6 years, On Site has been producing military nitrogen systems. Our strict adherence to the philosophy that our real customer is the soldier in the field has never failed us. Both PSA and...more
Mine Fires Mine Fires

Economical emergency nitrogen rental within 24 hours available for when you need N2 ASAP. On Site’s experienced field personnel are always ready.

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Mine Seal Inerting Mine Seal Inerting

On October 20, 2008, MSHA issued the Final Rule for submitting a mine seal design for approval.  The Final Rule focuses on the strength, construction, maintenance, and repair of mine seal...more

Modified Atmosphere Packaging Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Whether vertical form fill, cup filling, bottling, bagging, or any form of packaging for liquid, solids, shred, grated paste or gel, nitrogen is the gas of choice. It prevents spoilage, preserves fres...more
Nitrogen as a Propellant Nitrogen as a Propellant

Nitrogen is an ideal propellant — it helps maintain flow of the most viscous liquids through piping of almost any length. Nitrogen not only moves product efficiently around the plant, it does...more

Nitrogen Tire Inflation Nitrogen Tire Inflation

Nitrogen Tire Inflation: Higher gas mileage, longer tire life and cost savings are major benefits of using nitrogen for tire inflation. Nitrogen (N2) eliminates oxidation (which causes prematu...more

Off Shore Platforms Off Shore Platforms

Replacing air in your off shore applications with inert nitrogen makes good sense. Nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, retard oxidation, break the “burning triangle,” an...more

Oil Extraction Oil Extraction

Nitrogen is an ideal gas choice for repressurizing depleted oil wells. Along with the benefit of increased productivity, inert nitrogen has no corrosive effect on borehole piping (unlike carbon d...more

Packaging Packaging

On Site systems can be found in the packaging industry all over the world. Whether it’s vertical form fill, cup-fill, bulk, bullet, shrink-wrap, canning, bagging, encapsulation, blister pack,...more

Perishable Transportation Perishable Transportation

Like most living things, bacteria needs oxygen to survive. If we displace the oxygen from a product, we remove a vital element that the bacterium needs to live. No bacteria means no mold or mildew....more

Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals

Most pharmaceutical companies have multiple nitrogen uses and purity demands. Lab GCs and some other low-flow processes require very low flow at very high purity (99.999%-99.9995%), while the LCMS ...more

Pipeline Drying Pipeline Drying

The low dew point of nitrogen (as low as -40� F/C) makes it an ideal choice for pipeline drying. As a value-added feature, nitrogen is totally...more

Pipeline Inerting Pipeline Inerting

Nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, retard oxidation, break the “burning triangle,” and prevent explosions. On Site systems are hard at work now, 24/7, around the world in...more

Pipeline Maintenance Pipeline Maintenance

Whether you’re performing major maintenance or remedial treatments on your pipeline, nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, retard oxidation, break the “burning triangle,&rdq...more

Pipeline Pigging Pipeline Pigging
Whether you’re performing major maintenance or remedial treatments on your pipeline, using nitrogen as an inert propellant for moving “pigs” through your pipeline makes good sense. Nitrogen is the gas...more
Printing Printing

On Site systems are providing high-speed printers with nitrogen for drying, and to prevent oxygen contamination for film production and separation. Purity needs vary depending on the process. We ca...more

Refineries Refineries
Nitrogen is used to inert storage or process tanks as well as move product through pipelines at refineries. The purpose of nitrogen is to prevent hazardous or explosive environments, or because o...more
RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Materials) RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Materials)
When used for lead-free soldering applications, high-purity nitrogen offers benefits such as reduced dross on solder pots, and reduced surface tension, which allows solder to cleanly break away from t...more
Selective Soldering Selective Soldering

High purity nitrogen is used in many solder applications. Its benefits include reduced dross on solder pots and reduced surface tension, which allows solder to cleanly break away from the solder si...more

Semi-Conductors Semi-Conductors

For years, component level manufacturers and semi-conductor producers have been using nitrogen inertion. Whether in the fabrication of stacked dies, rework, or component solder bumping, N2 allows f...more

Shipboard Inerting Shipboard Inerting

Before membrane technology, shipboard use of nitrogen for inerting propulsion, and bulk cargo combustibles, was dominated by combustion-based inert gas generators. On Site's expertise in offshore N...more

Sintering Sintering
Nitrogen is used to inert the sintering process. (Sintering is the process of melting and compressing metal into molds).  Oxygen (which causes rust) is removed from the environment by introducing...more
SMT (Surface Mount Technologies) SMT (Surface Mount Technologies)

High purity nitrogen is required in many solder applications and provides several benefits. It reduces the dross on the solder pots. It also reduces the surface tension, allowing the solder to brea...more

Steel Cutting Steel Cutting

We can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars over bulk N2. A lean, efficient process has become vital to the success of laser cutting operations. Nothing can provide you with more cost savings ...more

Surgical Tool Driving Surgical Tool Driving

We use nitrogen to drive medical air tools because the gas is so dry it prevents tools from oxidizing — and makes them last 3-4 times longer. The most technical version of N2 pressure driving...more

Underbalanced Drilling Underbalanced Drilling

Replacing air with inert nitrogen on your underbalanced drill rig makes good sense; nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, retard oxidation, break the �burning tri...more

Vertical Form Fill Machines Vertical Form Fill Machines

Oxygen is the enemy of most foods and beverages. Purging oxygen not only prolongs the life of these products, but also allows the product to be transported longer distances. Most vertical form fill...more

Wave Solder Wave Solder
High purity nitrogen is used in many solder applications. Its benefits include reduced dross on solder pots, and reduced surface tension, which allows solder to cleanly break away from the solder site...more
Well Workover Well Workover
Whether you’re performing major maintenance or remedial treatments on an oil or natural gas well, nitrogen is the gas of choice to displace oxygen, retard oxidation, break the “burning triangle,” ...more
Winemakers Winemakers

Our work with winemakers and bottlers has been one of our favorite studies. Together, we’ve explored and expanded the use of nitrogen and nitrogen generation systems in winemaking and bottlin...more

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