Thursday, July 31, 2008

HOUSTON, Jul 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Azima announces that Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP, part of Air Liquide Group, the worldwide leader in industrial and medical gases, has selected Azima as its new condition monitoring partner. As part of a multi-year enterprise contract, Azima will be providing a range of services to Air Liquide's plants across the United States.

Azima will supply Air Liquide with a complete range of condition monitoring services including wireless-enabled remote monitoring and AutoWalk(TM: 73.1608, -0.5092, -0.69%) on-site data collection services. Azima's ADVANTAGE(TM: 73.1608, -0.5092, -0.69%) web portal is designed to provide Air Liquide's production managers and maintenance staff with an at-a-glance overview of all their critical equipment. They will automatically be notified of alert conditions with prompt recommendations on remedial action from Azima's dedicated team.

"We selected Azima because it presented us with an enterprise-wide solution that could be customized to meet our specific needs," said Sean Sanders, maintenance and reliability manager of Air Liquide Large Industries U.S LP, "Azima offered us a unique combination of enterprise software, remote diagnostics, and high-level expertise."

"We are delighted Air Liquide turned to Azima as its condition monitoring partner," said Jonathan Hakim, CEO of Azima. "We are confident that Azima's solutions will demonstrate their business value to Air Liquide, and we are excited about moving forward with a nationwide rollout. Air Liquide's customers benefiting from our best-in-class reliability."

Air Liquide is one of many high-profile clients who rely on Azima's solutions. Azima services a number of global industrial clients, in industries such as oil and gas, paper, power generation, steel, and industrial gases. For industrial gas firms such as Air Liquide, Azima is known for reducing consequential damage, minimizing downtime, controlling maintenance costs, and improving efficiency.

About Azima

Azima (www.azimainc.com) is the premier provider of condition monitoring services. The company utilizes industry experts and its unique Advantage(TM: 73.1608, -0.5092, -0.69%) web portal to deliver timely information and advice about equipment condition, either in a single plant or across the enterprise. Azima lowers production risk, reduces maintenance costs and increases reliability. Azima provides a complete service offering that includes on-site and remote vibration monitoring, thermography; lube oil analysis, motor and battery testing, reciprocating compressor monitoring and advanced diagnostic services. Azima is a reliability partner for many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 industrial companies, offering international sales and support. The company is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts with offices across the country.

About Air Liquide

With more than 40,000 employees in 72 countries, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. The company offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies and produces air gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases) and many other gases including hydrogen. Air Liquide contributes to the manufacturing of many everyday products: bubbles in sparkling beverages, protective atmosphere for packed foods, oxygen for hospitals and homecare patients, ultra-pure gases for the semiconductor industry, hydrogen to desulfurize fuels, and more. Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP is the subsidiary of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. responsible for serving large industry in the U.S. American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Air Liquide Group responsible for its North American operations.

SOURCE: Azima
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