Gas and Dry Ice

Gases are available through Airgas or Arc 3 (see BuyCarolina vendors for more information). Contact information is below.

Ordering and Returning

You can order cylinders, request to return a cylinder without replenishment, or order refills and have the empties picked up through the ePro system. Directions on how to place such orders are detailed in the ePro vendor catalog. For those who need more help, a training on how to order is found on the training website under procurement.

If you are familiar with the ePro system, complete details on how to order or have cylinders picked up for each company are available in the Quick Reference Guides below:

• Purchasing and Returning Airgas Cylinders Quick Reference Guide
• Arc3 Ordering and Returning Quick Reference Guide

Selecting Your Product

For more detail on how to select the right cylinders, see the following:

• Arc 3 Compressed Gas Selection Guide
• Airgas Argon Pure Gases Guide
• Airgas Nitrogen Pure Gases Guide

Rental Charges

Charges are based on the pick-up date, not the request date. For every cylinder your have, a rental charge will start on the first calendar day of the next month. We recommend returning it before the last business day of the current month. For example, if you receive a cylinder on 9/03/2018 and return it on 9/28/2018, there will be no rental charges. However, if you return it on 10/01/2018, you will be charged for the month. Likewise, if you receive your cylinder on 9/28/2018 and return it on 10/01/2018, you will still be charged rental charges. Procurement recommends returning the cylinder 3-5 business days before the end of the month to ensure it gets picked up on time.

Returning

You can request to return a cylinder without replenishment or order refills and have the empties picked up. Request a return going through ePro and create a requisition for “ReturnCylinder.” Complete details are available in the Quick Reference Guide below:

Parts

For part numbers, there is a cross-reference guide.