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A picture taken in 1938 of our production facility after we installed our air separation unit and were able to produce a lot more gas .
This is our main production facility in Indianapolis where we produce 7000 to 9000 Cylinders every week .
… the most important thing for me as a father is that my kids do what they genuinely want to do , rather than feel pressured to join the family business
completed two tours in Southeast Asia on a B-52 combat crew with the US Air Force . I ’ d had little interest in joining my father ’ s company , but he called me with a proposition one day while I was on the island of Guam , and I flew back to Indiana .
“ Within three days I ’ d changed my mind and I wanted to help my father in
the business ; coming home and making a difference was the main attraction ,” Wally reflects . “ As a side note , I then panicked once I ’ d had my last day in the Air Force , as the thought that I was returning to a job I would have for the rest of my life was overwhelming . So , I took the long way home , traveling through the Philippines , Southeast Asia , and
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