MATHESON has launched an online store for specialty gas equipment, welding equipment, welding supplies, associated accessories, safety products, and power and construction tools.

The store can be found at: www.MATHESONDirect.com.

MATHESON has offered online ordering to its customers with existing “house accounts” for several years. The new MATHESONDirect site enables transactions by credit card, so customers are able to browse and make purchases even if they have not done business with MATHESON in the past. MATHESON’s customer reach and production capacity have seen dramatic expansion – particularly in the area of industrial gas and welding products – in the last couple of years. The MATHESONDirect.com online store includes an extensive selection of welding equipment, tools, accessories, and consumables.

Welding products, power tools and construction tools from over 120 well-known manufacturers such as Lincoln, Miller, Hitachi, Milwaukee, Skil, Bosch, Makita, and Dremel are offered. To simplify the experience, online browsing features allow searching and sorting by price, category, manufacturer, or product SKU number.

MATHESONDirect.com also offers several MATHESONSelect products. MATHESONSelect is a premium line of welding gas and equipment offering today’s welders the highest quality products at affordable prices.

Specialty gas users will appreciate the offering of MATHESON regulators. An interactive Regulator Selection Tool simplifies the process of sorting through the various pressure regulator options. The MATHESONDirect.com customer simply chooses options using pull-down menus for regulator type, gas service, pressure, and other categories. At any point, the customer may select the “search” key for a list of regulators matching the chosen parameters. The parameters can be interactively updated, resulting in a new list of choices.

Other types of MATHESON specialty gas equipment are also available, including mass flowmeters, gas distribution panels, hoses, pigtails, pressure gauges, gas detectors, and personal monitors.

A diverse selection of safety products, including gloves, goggles, respirators, and welding helmets is also offered.

“Online shopping is part of everyone’s life today,” says Mary Smickenbecker, Corporate Vice President Marketing for MATHESON. “An online resource that is easy to use and carries products that customers want to be able to order online was an unfilled need in this business.” Customers can now review specifications and purchase thousands of gas related, welding related, and industrial equipment items through the MATHESONDirect.com online store.

MATHESON is a single source for industrial, welding and safety supplies, medical, specialty and electronic gases, gas handling equipment, high performance purification systems, engineering and gas management services, and on-site gas generation with a mission to deliver innovative solutions for global customer requirements. MATHESON is the largest subsidiary of the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation Group, one of the five largest suppliers of industrial, specialty, and electronics gases in the world.