Des Plaines, IL, USA – HyRadix ® Inc., a leading provider of on-site hydrogen generation systems and
supply solutions announced today an agreement with Pilkington North America, part of the NSG Group of
Japan, to supply an Aptus ® hydrogen generation unit. The Aptus plant, producing 100 Nm3/h of high purity
hydrogen will be located at one of Pilkington’s U.S. sites
“We are pleased to have been selected by a leader in the float glass industry,” said David Cepla, President
of HyRadix. “The float glass industry has demanding product reliability requirements and this installation
says a lot about the maturity and reliability of the Aptus product. With the installation of the Aptus unit before
year-end we will have operating plants in each of our main targeted industries; float glass production, edible
oils hydrogenation, and metals annealing.”
“Our team sees an opportunity for an increasing role for on-site hydrogen generation not only in North
America, but also in float plants in other parts of the world, particularly sites in developing countries or
remote locations,” said David Robinson, manager of Pilkington North America’s, Laurinburg (NC) plant. “We
thoroughly reviewed the Aptus technology and feel it offers the performance we require. We’re anxious to
get it installed so we can begin to realize further process efficiencies.”
The HyRadix Aptus hydrogen generation system allows customers to have on-site control over their
hydrogen production with high reliability for uninterrupted manufacturing processes. The systems produce
high purity hydrogen between 50 Nm3/h (1850 scfh) and 100 Nm3/h (3900 scfh) from a feedstock of natural
gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and can be combined to generate up to 300 Nm3/h (11,700 scfh) very
economically compared to alternative means of delivered hydrogen.