Press Releases

  ** Urgent Update – September 26, 2024** Due to an unexpected plant disruption and shutdown, our CO2 supply source has implemented a temporary $35/ton Contingency Adder to cover the additional costs of transporting CO2 from plants in neighboring states.  This Contingency Adder is expected to be in place starting Thursday, September 26, 2024, and…

ST. CLOUD, MINN. (November 1, 2021) – Central McGowan (www.CentralMcGowan.com), a leading supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest and a FANUC- and Lincoln-authorized integrator, announced it has completed the acquisition of Preferred Welder Sales in Mankato, Minn.—bringing its acquisition roster for…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (October 23, 2021) – Central McGowan (www.CentralMcGowan.com), a leading supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest and a FANUC- and Lincoln Electric Automation-authorized  integrator, is introducing a new CRX Fab-Pak* Cobot Welding Package at the 2021 ATX/Automation Technology Show.…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (October 23, 2021) – Central McGowan (www.CentralMcGowan.com), a leading supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest and a FANUC- and Lincoln Electric Automation-authorized  integrator, talks about its growing automation and robotics division and the manufacturing experience and focus that…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (October 28, 2020) – Central McGowan (www.centralmcgowan.com), a leading supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest and a FANUC-authorized integrator of automation/robotic solutions, announced today that it is expanding its Fargo, N.D. CO2 distribution hub to be a fully-stocked…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (November 6, 2019) – Central McGowan (www.centralmcgowan.com), a leading supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest and an automation/robotic solution integrator, has acquired St. Paul, MN-based Jasons Beverage Carbonation Company. This more than doubles the company’s CO2 Solutions business—started…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (October 23, 2019) – Central McGowan, a FANUC-authorized integrator that seamlessly incorporates custom robotic solutions and technologies, and a leading local supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries, will showcase its automation and robotics growth and capabilities at ATX Minneapolis 2018/Automation & Technology…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (October 23, 2019) – Central McGowan (www.centralmcgowan.com), a FANUC-authorized integrator that seamlessly incorporates custom robotic solutions and technologies, and a leading local supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries, is pleased to announce that Pete Rogers has joined its growing Automation Division. Rogers…

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (October 8, 2018) – Central McGowan, a trusted supplier of gases and state-of-the-art equipment/technology for the manufacturing, welding, medical, and food and beverage industries in the upper Midwest, announced its expansion into the solid carbon dioxide (CO2) or dry ice business with its launch of ColdZERO™—a line of professional grade, locally made…