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In The Winery

term contracts, delivery schedules, surcharges and Michael Montesi is Sales Manager of Commercial
tank rental fees. Products for On Site Gas Systems. He told The
Grapevine Magazine about the design and features
There is also the benefit of low energy use, result- of one of the company’s latest nitrogen generators
ing in more stable long-term costs. The option to for on-site use.
expand is attractive, too, since, with nitrogen gas
generators, there is room for adding extra capacity “We offer a newer unit
to accommodate a winery’s growth. called the Nitroblast that
is specifically designed for
On Site Gas Systems, Inc. the beverage industry,” he
said. “The main innovation
One of the global leaders in gas generating of this product is the com-
technology is On Site Gas Systems, Inc., based in pact size and all-in-one
Newington, Connecticut. Its President and Founder, product integration. That
Francis X. Hursey, was among the veteran scien- is very cost-effective for
tists and engineers who developed pressure swing the small user that might
adsorption oxygen technology for NASA’s Project have been prevented from
Apollo space program, which sent the first humans purchasing a nitrogen gen-
to the moon. Hursey has received multiple patents erator in the past.”
in non-cryogenic gas technology, medical products
and nitrogen applications. After developing PSA Montesi said that nitrogen systems manufactured
oxygen technology for the Apollo Breathing Air by On Site Gas Systems are based on continuous
Team, Hursey would use that same core knowledge innovation, which ensures that the company is not
to launch On Site Gas Systems in 1987. only staying ahead of the curve but also defining it.

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