Trust Nippon Sanso Matheson for AEROSPACE Applications
Nippon Sanso Matheson is a single-source supplier of industrial, specialty, and rare gases trusted across the country to meet the demanding requirements of the aerospace industry.
Nippon Sanso Matheson combines global supply chain, engineering, and technical support with local service, to provide launch providers, propulsion developers, airplane component manufacturers, defense contractors, and satellite companies with industry leading supply reliability. We understand the rigorous quality control, traceability, and compliance needed by aerospace customers operating under AS9100 and NADCAP-controlled processes, and our quality control programs support the most demanding standards.
Cryogenic Gases for Launch Systems
For launch systems and ground support equipment, Nippon Sanso Matheson’s fleet of portable onsite supply options, ISO containers, and tube trailers support all aspects of launches, including propulsion, pressurization, purging, and inerting. Aerospace companies choose Nippon Sanso Matheson for its industry leading, globally capable helium supply in all purities, along with liquid and gaseous oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, and hydrogen. Nippon Sanso Matheson solutions are designed to ensure safety, repeatability, and mission assurance for spaceflight operations.
Propulsion and Secondary Thruster Gases
Nippon Sanso Matheson is a recognized leader in high purity, rare, and specialty gases used for propulsion in satellites, including xenon, krypton and argon. Xenon’s low ionization potential makes it a great propellant, however, krypton or argon can offer cost savings. Whatever your preferred satellite propulsion gas is, Nippon Sanso Matheson has the gas purification, analytical verification, and rare gas supply reliability to keep your satellite moving.
Additive Manufacturing
3D printing and additive manufacturing facilitate the creation and prototyping of complex shapes, making it a valuable resource for the aerospace industry. Nippon Sanso Matheson has the expertise to provide the right gas and equipment to support your additive manufacturing process. Nippon Sanso Matheson is one of the largest producers of argon, nitrogen, and specialty gas blends in the US. Our proprietary NANOCHEM® solutions for gas purification are customized for the demanding applications of additive manufacturing. NANOCHEM® purifiers are capable of reducing oxygen, moisture, and hydrocarbons to single-digit ppm or ppb. Our engineering expertise and custom designed purification products are perfect for your NADCAP-aligned additive manufacturing processes for titanium, nickel superalloys, and aluminum alloys.
Helium for Lifting
Nippon Sanso Matheson has international and US supply sources for helium supply reliability for your lifting application. Whether you are lifting weather balloons or airships, Nippon Sanso Matheson can provide helium in ISO containers, tube trailers, 12-packs, cylinders, or whatever the job requires.
Welding Gases, Welding Supplies, & Filler Metals
Nippon Sanso Matheson is a leading supplier of welding gases and supplies in the US, with local stores, and AWS Certified Welding Sales Representatives. We can provide high-purity argon, argon/helium blends, and other shielding gases essential for GTAW and GMAW of critical components. We support titanium welding with 99.999% argon, trailing shields, purge systems, and support for welding done in an argon glovebox, and we have titanium filler metals, as well as other alloys. In addition to local delivery and expertise, we have vending solutions available to provide your personnel with easy, controlled access to the supplies they need.
Heat Treating Gases for Aerospace Components
Nippon Sanso Matheson supports aerospace parts and component manufacturers with nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and other gases and chemicals for heat treat furnace atmospheres and inerting. Nippon Sanso Matheson has the necessary expertise to help end users with NFPA 86 requirements for class C furnaces, ten packs of DMF acetylene for vacuum carburizing solutions and all the gases needed for annealing, normalizing, quenching, hardening, decarburization, nitriding, and other heat treat processes. Our quality program is second to none, and as a single source supplier we can provide the traceability to support NADCAP heat treat compliance. Our heat treat specialists have the expertise to assist manufacturers with gas delivery systems and equipment as well as process and equipment troubleshooting to ensure consistent mechanical properties and process repeatability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aerospace operations use helium, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, argon, xenon, krypton, welding gases, heat-treating gases, and specialty mixtures. Applications include launch support, propulsion, purging, pressurization, inerting, testing, additive manufacturing, welding, heat treating, and satellite propulsion.
Nippon Sanso Matheson is a single-source supplier of industrial, specialty, and rare gases for launch providers, propulsion developers, aircraft-component manufacturers, defense contractors, and satellite companies. It combines global supply resources with engineering, analytical verification, technical support, and local service.
Launch systems and ground-support equipment can use helium, liquid or gaseous oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, and hydrogen for propulsion, pressurization, purging, and inerting. Nippon Sanso Matheson supports these applications with portable supply options, ISO containers, tube trailers, and other delivery modes.
Xenon is widely used as an electric-propulsion gas because of its low ionization potential, while krypton and argon may be considered as alternative propellants. Nippon Sanso Matheson supplies high-purity xenon, krypton, and argon with purification, analytical verification, and rare-gas sourcing capabilities.
Aerospace metal additive manufacturing commonly uses argon, nitrogen, and specialty gas mixtures to control the process atmosphere. Nippon Sanso Matheson also provides NANOCHEM® purification solutions intended to reduce oxygen, moisture, and hydrocarbons to ppm or ppb levels.
High-purity argon is commonly used to shield titanium from atmospheric contamination during welding. Nippon Sanso Matheson supplies 99.999% and higher purities of argon, trailing shields, purge systems, glovebox welding support, and titanium filler metals for critical titanium-welding applications.
Aerospace-component heat treatment can use nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, acetylene, and other gases or chemicals for furnace atmospheres, inerting, carburizing, annealing, normalizing, quenching, hardening, decarburization control, and nitriding. Nippon Sanso Matheson also provides atmosphere and gas-delivery troubleshooting.
Nippon Sanso Matheson’s gas quality, traceability, heat-treating expertise, and process support can assist customers operating in NADCAP-controlled environments. It also provides gas systems, purification, analytical verification, and technical support for demanding aerospace manufacturing applications.
Depending on the gas and application, Nippon Sanso Matheson can provide ISO containers, tube trailers, multipacks, cylinders, bulk supply, and portable on-site supply options. The appropriate format depends on required purity, pressure, volume, flow, location, and mission requirements.
Nippon Sanso Matheson combines industrial, specialty, and rare gases with global supply chains, local service, purification, analytical verification, engineering, welding expertise, additive manufacturing support, and heat-treating knowledge. These capabilities support aerospace customers with demanding quality, traceability, reliability, and mission-assurance requirements.
Aerospace Companies Choose Nippon Sanso Matheson
Nippon Sanso Matheson is the right choice for Aerospace companies. As a single source supplier with a world class reputation in specialty and pure gases, we help our customers align with NADCAP, AS9100, and mission-critical standards. Whether you are using gas for propulsion, launching, testing on the ground or manufacturing aerospace components, Nippon Sanso Matheson’s purification technology, reliability, local support and quality standards reduce risk and achieve uncompromising performance—on the ground and FAR beyond. Contact us Today!
