Taylor-Wharton Announces Safety Precautions

For biological refrigerators, dewars and freezers

Harsco Corporation’s industrial gas division, Taylor-Wharton has announced that effective immediately, virtually all of their biological refrigerators, dewars and freezers will come equipped with devices for locking and securing their contents.

Most of the aluminum dewars and shippers such as the XT, HC, CX and LS-Series will come equipped with an eye-hole outlet for use with a combination or pad-lock, while the larger stainless steel K-Series refrigerators include a lock and key mechanism. Additionally, refrigerators equipped with the Kryos Controller restrict access to certain key features such as power and the menu system.

According to John Wimberley, Taylor-Wharton’s Product Manager – Portable Cryogenics, "These features are designed to offer added protection to user’s biological samples. He added, "With the recent concerns of national security, we are taking all precautions to offer our customers the safest and most secure product possible for their biological samples."

In addition to these safety features, Taylor-Wharton has offered to work with any user that has specialized needs or security requirements.

The Gas & Fluid Control Group of Harsco Corporation manufactures the broadest range of gas and fluid control equipment in the world, including Taylor-Wharton cryogenic containers, high pressure cylinders, and acetylene cylinders; American Welding & Tank propane tanks; Structural Composites Industries (SCI) composite pressure vessels and structures; Sherwood valves for industrial, commercial, and recreational use, including Superior Refrigeration Products; Air-X-Changers heat exchangers and Capitol Manufacturing fluid fittings. Operating from 30 facilities in eight countries on four continents, the Gas & Fluid Control Group markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide.

Additional information about Harsco, including the company’s latest financial results and news releases, can be found at Harsco's World Wide Web site at www.harsco.com.

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