LOX System Receives Praise from Cryogenics Society of America

RIX Industries’ Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Production System receives much praise in the latest edition of the Cryogenics Society of America’s online magazine, “Cold Facts.” Published in the 3rd quarter of 2016, the magazine’s section, Spotlight on Industry, has highlighted the RIX LOX system for cutting cost and increasing efficiency for the U.S. Navy.


Onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the RIX LOX Production System provides benefits in safety, performance, and reliability in the production of liquid oxygen for both medical and pilot uses aboard the carrier. Developed by RIX Industries in partnership with Chart Inc., the LOX Production System features energy-efficient Thermoacoustic Stirling Technology (TST) by Chart Inc. and new militarized VSPA separators by RIX Industries. As a result, the system operates at 50 psig pressure and liquefy at approximately 105 K; thusly successfully causing a major reductions in the lifecycle cost to the U.S. Navy.


“The Cryogenics Society of America in tandem has been very supportive of our innovative achievements with Chart to produce an advanced product for the U.S. Navy,” says Terry Allvord, USN Retired and Director of Business Development at RIX Industries. “We look forward to the opportunity to produce more innovative products in the future.”


For more information about the LOX System, please visit the website at RIX Industries or read the full article below.


ABOUT RIX INDUSTRIES:


RIX Industries manufactures a wide range of reciprocating piston compressors and generators for industrial gases and breathing air. RIX specializes in oil-free, high-pressure pneumatic technology. RIX has been in business since 1878 and has been proudly serving our US Armed Forces for over 120 years. With a solid industry reputation that is second to none, RIX is the established leader in American-made compressor engineering and manufacturing.


A company built on trust, experience, and a growing client base of over 80% repeat customers, RIX is dedicated to making clients for life, both domestically and globally. RIX Industries’ compressors and generators are used by an extensive list of customers including industrial gas companies, refineries and chemical plants, offshore oil platforms, commercial diving, OEM’s, SCUBA tank filling, and Government Agencies, all of which increases RIX’s global role in strategic deterrence, homeland defense, and economic security.


The men and women who preserve our freedoms internationally deserve the very best compressor technology the industry can provide. At RIX Industries we are driven to design and produce systems that provide reliable, safe, and economical benefits to our customers. With a reputation as a leader in military pneumatic systems and pneumatic applications that support maritime and weapons ejection science, reliability, innovation, and experience has been, and continues to be, our standard of excellence for all our Military customers and products.

LOX System Receives Praise from Cryogenics Society of America

 

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